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NEWS meaningful aftermarket content, representing approximately 40% of revenue. The acquisition of Wolverine gives ITT the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s automotive and industrial channels to accelerate growth in seals for pumping applications and to use Wolverine’s elastomeric technologies to develop new aerospace and industrial applications. Denise Ramos, CEO and President, ITT, said: ‘With leading market positions and long-standing brands, ITT and Wolverine will both have new opportunities to strengthen our capabilities and create long-term value through an expanded presence in key geographies and end markets.’ Luca Savi, who is the president of ITT’s motion technologies business, added: ‘Whilst this transaction will broaden ITT’s offering to customers, it also will give both companies new opportunities to strengthen design, testing and performance capabilities.’ ‘This acquisition will also enable Wolverine to leverage ITT’s manufacturing capabilities, operational systems, materials science expertise and legacy of quality and performance to enhance the products, technology and service it provides customers.’ Grant Beard, Chairman and CEO, Wolverine, said: ‘Wolverine is excited about joining ITT. The strategic fit and the cultural alignment between the two organisations is very strong. This transaction will enable us to accelerate our growth and better serve our customers as well as provide enhanced opportunities for our employees.’ Wolverine, which is based in Dearborn, Michigan, anticipates full year 2015 revenues of approximately $180 million (including sales to ITT), with adjusted EBITDA of approximately $38 million. Contacts: ITT Corp, 1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604-3516, USA. Tel: +1 914 641 2041, Fax: +1 914 6962 950, Web: www.itt.com Wolverine Advanced Materials Llc, 5850 Mercury Drive, Suite 250, Dearborn, MI 48126, USA. Tel: +1 313 749 6100, Fax: +1 313 749 6150, Web: www.wamglobal.com
FST announces key leadership changes
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reudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST), which supplies sealing and vibration-control products to a wide range of industries, has announced key changes in its leadership, including an appointment to its management board and naming a new president of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies. 6
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Dr Theodore Duclos will become a member of FST’s management board on 1 January 2016, and is relocating from the USA to the company’s headquarters based in Weinheim, Germany. Following the formation of FST in 2011, Dr Duclos was named, Senior Vice President, Global Fluid Power Division. In 2014, he took on the additional position as President of Freudenberg-NOK. Dr Duclos is becoming chief technology (CTO) officer at FST. In this role he will be responsible for technology, quality, components, and the health, safety and environment field at the global technology company. He is currently President, North America, Freudenberg-NOK, and Senior Vice President, Fluid Power, FST. In a related change, Matthew Portu will take over as President of Freudenberg-NOK whilst retaining his role as Senior Vice President, Global Procurement. Portu has been Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing, at Freudenberg-NOK since July 2013. He will also assume his new position in January 2016 and will be based at Freudenberg-NOK headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan, USA. With these changes, the board will consist of Claus Möhlenkamp (CEO), Dieter Schäfer (COO), Ludger Neuwinger-Heimes (CFO) and Dr Duclos (CTO). Contacts: Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, 47690 East Anchor Court, Plymouth, MI 48170-2455, USA. Tel: +1 734 451 0020, Fax: +1 734 451 2547, www.fst.com Freudenberg Sealing Technologies GmbH & Co Kg, Höhnerweg 2–4, 69465 Weinheim/Bergstrasse, Germany. Tel: +49 6201 80 6666, Web: www.fst.com
LMK receives favourable ruling from US Patent and Trademark Office
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he US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has ruled in favour of LMK Technologies Llc, declining institution of inter partes reviews on two petitions filed by BLD Services Llc. The decisions were issued in IPR2015-00723 (Paper 7) and IPR2015-00721 (Paper 9). The LMK patents at issue pertain to the company’s T-Liner main-to-lateral cured-inplace connection lining with Insignia gasket sealing technology, and are the subject of pending district court litigation against BLD. BLD previously unsuccessfully challenged the same
claims with earlier IPR petitions. The original complaint, filed in February 2014 by LMK in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that BLD has and continues to infringe US Patents 7,975,726 and 8,667,991 (also see Sealing Technology June 2014, page 6) ‘This is a great victory for LMK and the industry,’ said Larry Kiest, Jr, President, LMK. ‘We are pleased that the PTAB properly shut down BLD’s duplicative attempts to challenge claims of LMK patents.’ LMK, which specialises in trenchless methods to renew lateral sewer infrastructure, has more than 100 US and foreign patents relating to pipeline rehabilitation technologies. Based in Ottawa, Illinois since 1993 it serves the municipal and residential markets through a network of licensed contractors. Contact: LMK Technologies Llc, 1779 Chessie Lane, Ottawa, IL 61350, USA. Tel: +1 815 433 1275, Fax: +1 815 433 0107, Email:[email protected], Web: www.lmktechnologies.com
Garlock distributes Mesa ETP’s products in China
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esa Engineered Tank Products (Mesa ETP), a manufacturer of above-ground storage tank products, has announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with EnPro Industries company Garlock. The agreement entitles Garlock to the exclusive distribution rights of Mesa ETP products in China. ‘Garlock is a global leader in sealing technology across many industries. It has an extensive network and foundation in China, and is a perfect fit to represent our products,’ commented Terry Segerberg, CEO, Mesa Industries. Stan Chen, Vice President, Garlock China, added: ‘We are excited about this partnership with Mesa ETP in China. With China’s drive to control VOC emissions we see great synergy for Garlock and Mesa to work together to provide high-performance sealing products, engineering expertise and local service to customers in China.’
Contacts: Mesa Engineered Tank Products, 4141 Airport Road, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA. Tel: +1 513 321 2950, Web: www.mesaetp.com Garlock Sealing Technologies Llc, 1666 Division Street, Palmyra, NY 14522-9383, USA. Tel: +1 315 597 4811, Fax: +1 315 597 3216, Web: www.garlock.com
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news/in brief EnPro Industries Inc, 5605 Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28209-4674, USA. Tel: +1 704 731 1500, Fax: +1 704 731 1511, Web: www.enproindustries.com
Conferences and Meetings News Discounted ECITB MJI10 training programme offered
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n the UK, the Academy of Joint Integrity, working in conjunction with The TTE Training Group in Middlesbrough, has arranged a set of discounted ECITB MJI10 training courses for workers and contractors affected by the closure of Sahaviriya Steel Industries’ (SSI) steel works. ECITB MJI10 is a one-day course in hand torque bolted connection techniques, and is an industry recognised certification. In addition, the course will cover gasket identification and a basic introduction to the use of bolt tightening equipment. These training courses are being run on Friday 11 December 2015 and Friday 18 December 2015. To check course availability and costs, please contact TTE at the address below.
Contacts: The TTE Technical Training Group, Edison House, Middlesbrough Road East, South Bank, Middlesbrough, UK. Tel: +44 1642 770310, Email: [email protected], Web: www.tte.co.uk The Academy of Joint Integrity, Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton BD19 4EJ, West Yorkshire, UK. Tel: +44 1274 860795, Web: www.academyofjointintegrity.com
Maximising safe production from ageing assets in a low-cost environment
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eaders are reminded that Offshore Engineering 2015 is being held on 7–8 December 2015, in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, which is organising this event, says this conference will examine the best designs and operat-
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ing practices in a challenging environment. Experts from the operator and contractor community will present technical papers showing how problems have been solved offshore. Topics covered include major hazards and process safety, asset life extension, the use of computational fluid dynamics, subsea technologies, decommissioning, well integrity and human factors – all issues at the leading edge of modern offshore engineering. Contact: Event Registrations, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ, UK. Tel: +44 20 7973 1258, Fax: +44 20 7304 6845, Email: [email protected], Web: www.imeche.org/offshoreengineering
Publications of Interest Moderate CAGR forecast for global adhesives and sealants market
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report published recently by US-based Transparency Market Research forecasts a moderate 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the global adhesives and sealants market from 2012 to 2018. The report, entitled ‘Adhesives and Sealants Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2012 – 2018’, projects the sealants and adhesives market to reach an estimated value of US$31.64 billion by the end of 2018. The market was worth US$22.70 billion in 2012. The research has identified expansion of enduse industries such as automotive, construction, and packaging as a major factor fuelling the sealants and adhesives market around the world. However, environmental issues, which are creating ripples worldwide, might impede the growth of the market by pulling industries away from using adhesive and sealants that are derived from petroleum – choosing more ecofriendly bio-based alternatives instead.
Contact: Transparency Market Research, State Tower, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany NY 12207, USA. Tel: +1 518 618 1030, Email: [email protected], Web: www.transparencymarketresearch.com
IN BRIEF Cooper Standard poised for further growth with two new facilities in China Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc, the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc, has unveiled two new facilities in China. The company unveiled its second Kunshan facility, a manufacturing and test centre dedicated to fluid-transfer, and fuel and brake delivery systems. It also opened its new facility in Shenyang, which will produce sealing systems. ‘As Cooper Standard continues to grow in China and across the Asia–Pacific region these new facilities will further strengthen our market positions and enable us to better serve our customers,’ commented Jeffrey Edwards, Chairman and CEO, Cooper Standard. Federal-Mogul Powertrain completes piston-ring joint-venture agreement Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of US-based Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp, recently completed a joint-venture agreement for the operation of an industrial largebore piston-ring facility in Changsha, China. According to the company, the facility, which became fully operational during June, positions Federal-Mogul Zhengsheng (Changsha) Piston Ring Co Ltd as a leader in the industrial pistonring market in China and the broader market in Asia – providing piston rings for large-bore industrial engines in the commercial shipping, railway and power-generating industries. University of Arkansas leads new research centre In the USA, a new federally funded research centre led by the University of Arkansas will partner with Arkansas industries to create new products for use in manufacturing, aerospace and defence, agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, food packaging and healthcare. The Center for Advanced Surface Engineering is being funded with a $20-million grant from the National Science Foundation, through its Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which promotes scientific progress nationwide by establishing partnerships with government, higher education and industry. Min Zou, who holds the endowed TwentyFirst Century Professorship in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas, will serve as the centre’s director. Henkel builds new adhesives factory in India Henkel Ag & Co Kgaa recently held a groundbreaking ceremony with 200 guests to commemorate the start of the construction of its 20 000-m2 adhesives factory in Kurkumbh, near Pune, India. The facility will be country’s largest adhesives plant and is expected to start production by early 2017.
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FST announces key leadership changes
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reudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST), which supplies sealing and vibration-control products to a wide range of industries, has announced key changes in its leadership, including an appointment to its management board and naming a new president of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies. 6
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Dr Theodore Duclos will become a member of FST’s management board on 1 January 2016, and is relocating from the USA to the company’s headquarters based in Weinheim, Germany. Following the formation of FST in 2011, Dr Duclos was named, Senior Vice President, Global Fluid Power Division. In 2014, he took on the additional position as President of Freudenberg-NOK. Dr Duclos is becoming chief technology (CTO) officer at FST. In this role he will be responsible for technology, quality, components, and the health, safety and environment field at the global technology company. He is currently President, North America, Freudenberg-NOK, and Senior Vice President, Fluid Power, FST. In a related change, Matthew Portu will take over as President of Freudenberg-NOK whilst retaining his role as Senior Vice President, Global Procurement. Portu has been Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing, at Freudenberg-NOK since July 2013. He will also assume his new position in January 2016 and will be based at Freudenberg-NOK headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan, USA. With these changes, the board will consist of Claus Möhlenkamp (CEO), Dieter Schäfer (COO), Ludger Neuwinger-Heimes (CFO) and Dr Duclos (CTO). Contacts: Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, 47690 East Anchor Court, Plymouth, MI 48170-2455, USA. Tel: +1 734 451 0020, Fax: +1 734 451 2547, www.fst.com Freudenberg Sealing Technologies GmbH & Co Kg, Höhnerweg 2–4, 69465 Weinheim/Bergstrasse, Germany. Tel: +49 6201 80 6666, Web: www.fst.com
LMK receives favourable ruling from US Patent and Trademark Office
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he US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has ruled in favour of LMK Technologies Llc, declining institution of inter partes reviews on two petitions filed by BLD Services Llc. The decisions were issued in IPR2015-00723 (Paper 7) and IPR2015-00721 (Paper 9). The LMK patents at issue pertain to the company’s T-Liner main-to-lateral cured-inplace connection lining with Insignia gasket sealing technology, and are the subject of pending district court litigation against BLD. BLD previously unsuccessfully challenged the same
claims with earlier IPR petitions. The original complaint, filed in February 2014 by LMK in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that BLD has and continues to infringe US Patents 7,975,726 and 8,667,991 (also see Sealing Technology June 2014, page 6) ‘This is a great victory for LMK and the industry,’ said Larry Kiest, Jr, President, LMK. ‘We are pleased that the PTAB properly shut down BLD’s duplicative attempts to challenge claims of LMK patents.’ LMK, which specialises in trenchless methods to renew lateral sewer infrastructure, has more than 100 US and foreign patents relating to pipeline rehabilitation technologies. Based in Ottawa, Illinois since 1993 it serves the municipal and residential markets through a network of licensed contractors. Contact: LMK Technologies Llc, 1779 Chessie Lane, Ottawa, IL 61350, USA. Tel: +1 815 433 1275, Fax: +1 815 433 0107, Email:[email protected], Web: www.lmktechnologies.com
Garlock distributes Mesa ETP’s products in China
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esa Engineered Tank Products (Mesa ETP), a manufacturer of above-ground storage tank products, has announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with EnPro Industries company Garlock. The agreement entitles Garlock to the exclusive distribution rights of Mesa ETP products in China. ‘Garlock is a global leader in sealing technology across many industries. It has an extensive network and foundation in China, and is a perfect fit to represent our products,’ commented Terry Segerberg, CEO, Mesa Industries. Stan Chen, Vice President, Garlock China, added: ‘We are excited about this partnership with Mesa ETP in China. With China’s drive to control VOC emissions we see great synergy for Garlock and Mesa to work together to provide high-performance sealing products, engineering expertise and local service to customers in China.’
Contacts: Mesa Engineered Tank Products, 4141 Airport Road, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA. Tel: +1 513 321 2950, Web: www.mesaetp.com Garlock Sealing Technologies Llc, 1666 Division Street, Palmyra, NY 14522-9383, USA. Tel: +1 315 597 4811, Fax: +1 315 597 3216, Web: www.garlock.com
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news/in brief EnPro Industries Inc, 5605 Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28209-4674, USA. Tel: +1 704 731 1500, Fax: +1 704 731 1511, Web: www.enproindustries.com
Conferences and Meetings News Discounted ECITB MJI10 training programme offered
I
n the UK, the Academy of Joint Integrity, working in conjunction with The TTE Training Group in Middlesbrough, has arranged a set of discounted ECITB MJI10 training courses for workers and contractors affected by the closure of Sahaviriya Steel Industries’ (SSI) steel works. ECITB MJI10 is a one-day course in hand torque bolted connection techniques, and is an industry recognised certification. In addition, the course will cover gasket identification and a basic introduction to the use of bolt tightening equipment. These training courses are being run on Friday 11 December 2015 and Friday 18 December 2015. To check course availability and costs, please contact TTE at the address below.
Contacts: The TTE Technical Training Group, Edison House, Middlesbrough Road East, South Bank, Middlesbrough, UK. Tel: +44 1642 770310, Email: [email protected], Web: www.tte.co.uk The Academy of Joint Integrity, Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton BD19 4EJ, West Yorkshire, UK. Tel: +44 1274 860795, Web: www.academyofjointintegrity.com
Maximising safe production from ageing assets in a low-cost environment
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eaders are reminded that Offshore Engineering 2015 is being held on 7–8 December 2015, in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, which is organising this event, says this conference will examine the best designs and operat-
November 2015
ing practices in a challenging environment. Experts from the operator and contractor community will present technical papers showing how problems have been solved offshore. Topics covered include major hazards and process safety, asset life extension, the use of computational fluid dynamics, subsea technologies, decommissioning, well integrity and human factors – all issues at the leading edge of modern offshore engineering. Contact: Event Registrations, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ, UK. Tel: +44 20 7973 1258, Fax: +44 20 7304 6845, Email: [email protected], Web: www.imeche.org/offshoreengineering
Publications of Interest Moderate CAGR forecast for global adhesives and sealants market
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report published recently by US-based Transparency Market Research forecasts a moderate 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the global adhesives and sealants market from 2012 to 2018. The report, entitled ‘Adhesives and Sealants Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2012 – 2018’, projects the sealants and adhesives market to reach an estimated value of US$31.64 billion by the end of 2018. The market was worth US$22.70 billion in 2012. The research has identified expansion of enduse industries such as automotive, construction, and packaging as a major factor fuelling the sealants and adhesives market around the world. However, environmental issues, which are creating ripples worldwide, might impede the growth of the market by pulling industries away from using adhesive and sealants that are derived from petroleum – choosing more ecofriendly bio-based alternatives instead.
Contact: Transparency Market Research, State Tower, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany NY 12207, USA. Tel: +1 518 618 1030, Email: [email protected], Web: www.transparencymarketresearch.com
IN BRIEF Cooper Standard poised for further growth with two new facilities in China Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc, the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc, has unveiled two new facilities in China. The company unveiled its second Kunshan facility, a manufacturing and test centre dedicated to fluid-transfer, and fuel and brake delivery systems. It also opened its new facility in Shenyang, which will produce sealing systems. ‘As Cooper Standard continues to grow in China and across the Asia–Pacific region these new facilities will further strengthen our market positions and enable us to better serve our customers,’ commented Jeffrey Edwards, Chairman and CEO, Cooper Standard. Federal-Mogul Powertrain completes piston-ring joint-venture agreement Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of US-based Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp, recently completed a joint-venture agreement for the operation of an industrial largebore piston-ring facility in Changsha, China. According to the company, the facility, which became fully operational during June, positions Federal-Mogul Zhengsheng (Changsha) Piston Ring Co Ltd as a leader in the industrial pistonring market in China and the broader market in Asia – providing piston rings for large-bore industrial engines in the commercial shipping, railway and power-generating industries. University of Arkansas leads new research centre In the USA, a new federally funded research centre led by the University of Arkansas will partner with Arkansas industries to create new products for use in manufacturing, aerospace and defence, agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, food packaging and healthcare. The Center for Advanced Surface Engineering is being funded with a $20-million grant from the National Science Foundation, through its Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which promotes scientific progress nationwide by establishing partnerships with government, higher education and industry. Min Zou, who holds the endowed TwentyFirst Century Professorship in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas, will serve as the centre’s director. Henkel builds new adhesives factory in India Henkel Ag & Co Kgaa recently held a groundbreaking ceremony with 200 guests to commemorate the start of the construction of its 20 000-m2 adhesives factory in Kurkumbh, near Pune, India. The facility will be country’s largest adhesives plant and is expected to start production by early 2017.
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