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13 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® MARCH 2016 Breaking News Jeff Goldberg, market manager of industrial motors and systems for Nidec Motor Corporation was pleased to share the u.S. MOTORS ® brand ACCu-SERIES™ Pump Panel with WWDR at the las Vegas Expo. The new panel for agricultural irrigation systems links the pump motor with the drive. Nidec spent countless hours interviewing water industry contractors, asking which problems they could help solve. Contractors expressed a need for a drive and motor to be produced by the same manufacturer. u.S. MOTORS brand ACCu-SERIES pump panels and vertical HOllOSHAFT ® motors are manufactured by Nidec. The pump panel is designed to make life easier for well drilling professionals and pump installers by creating a single point of responsibility for both components. Goldberg said company service down to the smallest detail is what really makes the difference. One unique detail about this panel is the keypad’s location outside the drive, which enables installers to program the drive with the door closed. WHO’S IN THE NEWS Chris Mikell, PG, was given a certificate of appreciation for his dedication and service to the utah Ground Water Association (uGWA) as a board member and conventions chair 2014-15. For additional Who’s in the News announcements, including more UGWA award recipients, a new director for New England Water Works Association, a Central Mine Equipment retirement celebra- tion, as well as a partner addition at BakerHostetler, visit worldwidedrillingresource.info/Whos2.pdf Send your Who’s in the News to: promotions@worldwidedrillingresource.com Jeff Goldberg and the new U.S. MOTORS ® brand ACCU-SERIES™ Pump Panel. New Product for Agricultural Irrigation