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Blackmer celebrates 115 years in pumps
NEWS/IN BRIEF critical process industries. The company’s headquarters and production facility are located in Vellmar, Germany and Pune, India. Seebach will complement John Crane’s existing filtration business. John Crane moved into filtration in 2008 when parent company Smiths Group plc bought Indufil BV, a Dutch manufacturer of patented systems used for rotating equipment in the petrochemical and power sectors. “The acquisition of Seebach GmbH will provide numerous benefits for our customers,” said John Crane CEO and division president Jean Vernet. “A combined filtration organisation will enhance our portfolio to develop more innovative filtration solutions, provide faster response times to customer inquiries, and improve planning allowing for quicker turnaround and shorter lead times. We look forward to welcoming the Seebach employees to the John Crane organisation.” “We are excited about the opportunity becoming part of a global technology network,” said Dr Thomas Grimm-Bosbach, managing director of Seebach. “We are sure that we can contribute our unique application knowledge as well as our very short innovation cycle to support the future growth path of the John Crane filtration organisation.” For further information, visit www.johncrane.com, www.seebach.com and www.smiths.com
Blackmer celebrates 115 years in pumps
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lackmer, part of PSG, a Dover company, is celebrating its 115th anniversary in 2018. The Grand Rapids, Michigan, USAheadquartered company specialises in positive displacement, regenerative turbine and centrifugal pumps, and reciprocating compressor technologies. Blackmer started in 1899 with Robert Blackmer working to develop a more reliable, efficient alternative to rotary gear pumps. That year, he created a new rotary, self-compensating pumping principle that would become the predecessor to today’s sliding vane pumps. In 1903, a few years after the invention of the new positive displacement rotary vane pump, Robert Blackmer founded the Blackmer Pump, Power and Manufacturing Co in Petoskey, Michigan, where the company remained until 1925 when it relocated to Grand Rapids.
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Blackmer says that the 115-year milestone is a tribute to its people, partners and products. “Celebrating 115 years in business is a testament to the dedication shown by both our employees and channel partners,” said Blackmer general manager Bob Lauson. For further information, visit www.blackmer.com and www.psgdover.com
Magnequench wins Grundfos Supplier Award
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he 2018 Grundfos Supplier Award has gone to magnet supplier Magnequench, part of the Neo Performance Materials company. Grundfos incorporates Magnequench magnets into products like its ALPHA circulation pumps. “Our partnership and way of collaborating is characterised by openness and trustworthiness. Magnequench has proven very strong and consistent as regards to cost, quality, delivery and sustainability. One of the company’s strong points is supporting Grundfos in research activities to improve the performance of our products,” explained Klavs Hornum, Group Vice President, Group Purchasing, Grundfos. Magnequench guarantees that its raw materials meet Grundfos’s environmental requirements. Grundfos says that Magnequench has helped it to secure customers and provide new technology development and material samples to benefit its products. “The award is very important and it is a great honour to receive it. Grundfos and Magnequench share some of the same values and both companies focus on sustainability and quality. We have worked together for more than 20 years and we want to keep building on this strong long-term relationship,” said Geoffrey Bedford, CEO and president of Neo Performance Materials.
For further information, visit www.grundfos.com and www.neomaterials.com
Voith undertakes Discover Hydropower Tour
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In Brief • Evoqua Water Technologies Corp has signed a definitive agreement to purchase ProAct Services Corp, a US provider of on-site water and air treatment solutions and services, from private equity firm Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Co Inc and members of management, for US$132 million. ProAct Services, which has annual revenues of US$54 million, will expand Evoqua’s service capabilities in mobile/temporary process water and wastewater treatment, hydrostatic water treatment and coal ash pond remediation. With in-field service technicians and a fleet of modular equipment, ProAct Services provides customised, on-site groundwater and soil treatment solutions, hydrostatic water treatment and tank degassing solutions. ProAct Services employs 180 people, has a US-wide service footprint and facilities in California, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia and Texas. “The addition of their 900 mobile assets using remote-monitoring technology enhances Evoqua’s ability to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for customers that are looking for temporary and mobile water treatment solutions,” said Evoqua CEO Ron Keating. www.evoqua.com and www.proact-usa.com • US-based hydraulic and pneumatic systems specialist Copper State Fluid Power has opened a new sales and service facility in Tuscon, Arizona, USA. Copper State Fluid Power provides repair and restoration services to cylinders, pumps and valves as well as offering custom machining services with a fully equipped machine shop, which includes a lathe, end mill and welding machines. The company is also the authorised distributor for a number of manufacturers, providing parts such as hose assemblies, fittings, valves, gauges, adaptors, motors, cylinders, O-rings, seals and air prep products. www.copperstatefluidpwr.com • Sulzer’s new BLUE BOX advanced remote analytics platform, the Top 10 pump business news stories of 2017 and Terrestrial Energy’s Department of Energy funding to develop a next-generation molten salt pump were the most popular stories on the World Pumps website in June. www.worldpumps.com
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Blackmer celebrates 115 years in pumps
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lackmer, part of PSG, a Dover company, is celebrating its 115th anniversary in 2018. The Grand Rapids, Michigan, USAheadquartered company specialises in positive displacement, regenerative turbine and centrifugal pumps, and reciprocating compressor technologies. Blackmer started in 1899 with Robert Blackmer working to develop a more reliable, efficient alternative to rotary gear pumps. That year, he created a new rotary, self-compensating pumping principle that would become the predecessor to today’s sliding vane pumps. In 1903, a few years after the invention of the new positive displacement rotary vane pump, Robert Blackmer founded the Blackmer Pump, Power and Manufacturing Co in Petoskey, Michigan, where the company remained until 1925 when it relocated to Grand Rapids.
June 2018
Blackmer says that the 115-year milestone is a tribute to its people, partners and products. “Celebrating 115 years in business is a testament to the dedication shown by both our employees and channel partners,” said Blackmer general manager Bob Lauson. For further information, visit www.blackmer.com and www.psgdover.com
Magnequench wins Grundfos Supplier Award
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he 2018 Grundfos Supplier Award has gone to magnet supplier Magnequench, part of the Neo Performance Materials company. Grundfos incorporates Magnequench magnets into products like its ALPHA circulation pumps. “Our partnership and way of collaborating is characterised by openness and trustworthiness. Magnequench has proven very strong and consistent as regards to cost, quality, delivery and sustainability. One of the company’s strong points is supporting Grundfos in research activities to improve the performance of our products,” explained Klavs Hornum, Group Vice President, Group Purchasing, Grundfos. Magnequench guarantees that its raw materials meet Grundfos’s environmental requirements. Grundfos says that Magnequench has helped it to secure customers and provide new technology development and material samples to benefit its products. “The award is very important and it is a great honour to receive it. Grundfos and Magnequench share some of the same values and both companies focus on sustainability and quality. We have worked together for more than 20 years and we want to keep building on this strong long-term relationship,” said Geoffrey Bedford, CEO and president of Neo Performance Materials.
For further information, visit www.grundfos.com and www.neomaterials.com
Voith undertakes Discover Hydropower Tour
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oith embarked on its first influencer tour in the
In Brief • Evoqua Water Technologies Corp has signed a definitive agreement to purchase ProAct Services Corp, a US provider of on-site water and air treatment solutions and services, from private equity firm Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Co Inc and members of management, for US$132 million. ProAct Services, which has annual revenues of US$54 million, will expand Evoqua’s service capabilities in mobile/temporary process water and wastewater treatment, hydrostatic water treatment and coal ash pond remediation. With in-field service technicians and a fleet of modular equipment, ProAct Services provides customised, on-site groundwater and soil treatment solutions, hydrostatic water treatment and tank degassing solutions. ProAct Services employs 180 people, has a US-wide service footprint and facilities in California, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia and Texas. “The addition of their 900 mobile assets using remote-monitoring technology enhances Evoqua’s ability to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for customers that are looking for temporary and mobile water treatment solutions,” said Evoqua CEO Ron Keating. www.evoqua.com and www.proact-usa.com • US-based hydraulic and pneumatic systems specialist Copper State Fluid Power has opened a new sales and service facility in Tuscon, Arizona, USA. Copper State Fluid Power provides repair and restoration services to cylinders, pumps and valves as well as offering custom machining services with a fully equipped machine shop, which includes a lathe, end mill and welding machines. The company is also the authorised distributor for a number of manufacturers, providing parts such as hose assemblies, fittings, valves, gauges, adaptors, motors, cylinders, O-rings, seals and air prep products. www.copperstatefluidpwr.com • Sulzer’s new BLUE BOX advanced remote analytics platform, the Top 10 pump business news stories of 2017 and Terrestrial Energy’s Department of Energy funding to develop a next-generation molten salt pump were the most popular stories on the World Pumps website in June. www.worldpumps.com
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