Flowserve has formed an alliance agreement with Tweed WR to make Tweed's Greene line of non-metallic engineered wear components available to Flowserve aftermarket customers. Tweed's WR product line is used in pumping systems for key markets such as chemicals and refining. In other Flowserve news, the company hosted more than 60 industry trade partners and government research organizations last Sept. 24-25 for the 8th Annual Process Equipment Consortium. The event aims to explore partnerships and joint ventures to access private and public funding for new projects.