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John Crane adds new service and manufacturing facility in Dubai
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In Brief UÊ DMW Corp’s Mishima plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan has obtained ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) N category certificate and is now authorised as an ASME-N nuclear power plant equipment supplier. The ASME-N certificate enables DMW to provide equipment for the US nuclear market, which requires N-certification. www.dmw.co.jp UÊ Scherzinger has a new production and assembly site in Kunshan, China. “Some of our main German customers import our pumps to China in order to integrate them in their systems there and resell them in the Chinese market. Every order incurs import and management costs for the customer – although these additional costs could be avoided by direct procurement from our plant in Kunshan,” said Scherzinger sales manager Thomas King. The Kunshan site will also be used to store pumps produced in Germany and commission them as required instead of delivering them as single pieces to China with high transport costs. www.scherzinger.de UÊ Grundfos is partnering with The Kansas City Royals baseball team to be their official pump and pump systems provider. The partnership is focused on water use and efficiency, both inside and outside the Kauffman Stadium. The Royals and Grundfos are currently undergoing an audit of the stadium’s fountains. Grundfos has its US headquarters in Olathe, Kansas. www.grundfos.us UÊ / iÊPentair Foundation has announced a US$1 million grant to the non-profit Water Missions International (WMI) to fund clean water and sanitation projects in developing countries, building on Pentair’s existing Project Safewater initiative with WMI. www.pentair.com UÊ / iÊ Xylem Watermark 2012 China Program has been launched in conjunction with China Women’s Development Foundation to provide a clean water supply, sanitation and hygiene education to 16 rural schools in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Guizhou and Jiangsu. www.xylemwatermark.com and www.xyleminc.com 12
Pump Industry Analyst
Dover seals Maag purchase
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over Corp has completed its acquisition of the Maag Group in a US$285 million deal (see Pump Industry Analyst, February 2012). Gear pump manufacturer Maag will become part of Dover’s Pump Solutions Group. For further information, visit www.maag.com, www. pumpsg.com and www.dovercorporation.com
Bornemann Pumps in Gulf of Mexico strategic alliance
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ornemann Pumps Inc and oilfield services company Deep Down Inc have formed a strategic alliance to provide subsea pumping packages and services to the Gulf of Mexico subsea oil and gas industry. Under the alliance, Bornemann will handle system and process engineering, fabrication of the subsea pumps and hydraulic control modules, while Deep Down will manage the overall project management, subsea engineering, local support functions and fabrication of the subsea structures. Both parties will work together on other technical aspects of the projects, as needed. For further information, visit www.bornemann.com and www.deepdowncorp.com
John Crane adds new service and manufacturing facility in Dubai
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eal specialist John Crane has officially opened its expanded and upgraded Middle East and Africa headquarters in Dubai, adding a new service and manufacturing facility. The new 2000 sq m service and manufacturing facility has been built adjacent to John Crane Middle East FZE’s original building in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza).
The new John Crane premises house one of the world’s largest state-of-the-art gas seal test rigs. The rig features a customer viewing suite, an on-line witness testing and reporting facility, as well as full inspection services. Full diagnostic, inspection and refurbishment facilities for both wet seals and metal bellows are available at the plant, which also has a new central parts warehouse. Ruben Alvarez, managing director, John Crane Middle East and Africa, said: “We are justifiably proud of the outstanding new facilities that the expansion project has delivered. Our aim is to be recognized by process and energy industry customers in this area as the automatic provider of choice for engineered solutions. We firmly believe that this gives us an extremely competitive advantage and allows us to offer our customers more rapid turnaround times, greater technical assistance and even better levels of value-added support than ever before.” For further information, visit www.johncrane.co.uk
Flowserve opens valve manufacturing JV in Saudi Arabia
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lowserve Corp and Saudi Arabia’s S&A Abahsain Co Ltd have inaugurated a new valve manufacturing, service and training facility in the Dammam Second Industrial City. The 55 000 sq ft Dammam manufacturing plant is operated by Flowserve Abahsain Flow Control Co Ltd, a joint venture between Flowserve and S&A Abahsain. The new facility provides component machining, valve assembly and testing. The training centre combines classroom instruction with hands-on training for Flowserve valve and actuation products. The fully equipped Flowserve Quick Response Center (QRC) will provide service and repair support to Saudi-based customers. “Our continued investment in this venture underscores our commitment to Saudization and by leveraging our global application expertise, we are able to meet to the needs of our customers in the Saudi Arabia market and across the region.” said Flowserve president and CEO Mark Blinn. “The new facility opens doors for more opportunities within the Saudi market,” said
March 2012
In Brief UÊ DMW Corp’s Mishima plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan has obtained ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) N category certificate and is now authorised as an ASME-N nuclear power plant equipment supplier. The ASME-N certificate enables DMW to provide equipment for the US nuclear market, which requires N-certification. www.dmw.co.jp UÊ Scherzinger has a new production and assembly site in Kunshan, China. “Some of our main German customers import our pumps to China in order to integrate them in their systems there and resell them in the Chinese market. Every order incurs import and management costs for the customer – although these additional costs could be avoided by direct procurement from our plant in Kunshan,” said Scherzinger sales manager Thomas King. The Kunshan site will also be used to store pumps produced in Germany and commission them as required instead of delivering them as single pieces to China with high transport costs. www.scherzinger.de UÊ Grundfos is partnering with The Kansas City Royals baseball team to be their official pump and pump systems provider. The partnership is focused on water use and efficiency, both inside and outside the Kauffman Stadium. The Royals and Grundfos are currently undergoing an audit of the stadium’s fountains. Grundfos has its US headquarters in Olathe, Kansas. www.grundfos.us UÊ / iÊPentair Foundation has announced a US$1 million grant to the non-profit Water Missions International (WMI) to fund clean water and sanitation projects in developing countries, building on Pentair’s existing Project Safewater initiative with WMI. www.pentair.com UÊ / iÊ Xylem Watermark 2012 China Program has been launched in conjunction with China Women’s Development Foundation to provide a clean water supply, sanitation and hygiene education to 16 rural schools in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Guizhou and Jiangsu. www.xylemwatermark.com and www.xyleminc.com 12
Pump Industry Analyst
Dover seals Maag purchase
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over Corp has completed its acquisition of the Maag Group in a US$285 million deal (see Pump Industry Analyst, February 2012). Gear pump manufacturer Maag will become part of Dover’s Pump Solutions Group. For further information, visit www.maag.com, www. pumpsg.com and www.dovercorporation.com
Bornemann Pumps in Gulf of Mexico strategic alliance
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ornemann Pumps Inc and oilfield services company Deep Down Inc have formed a strategic alliance to provide subsea pumping packages and services to the Gulf of Mexico subsea oil and gas industry. Under the alliance, Bornemann will handle system and process engineering, fabrication of the subsea pumps and hydraulic control modules, while Deep Down will manage the overall project management, subsea engineering, local support functions and fabrication of the subsea structures. Both parties will work together on other technical aspects of the projects, as needed. For further information, visit www.bornemann.com and www.deepdowncorp.com
John Crane adds new service and manufacturing facility in Dubai
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eal specialist John Crane has officially opened its expanded and upgraded Middle East and Africa headquarters in Dubai, adding a new service and manufacturing facility. The new 2000 sq m service and manufacturing facility has been built adjacent to John Crane Middle East FZE’s original building in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza).
The new John Crane premises house one of the world’s largest state-of-the-art gas seal test rigs. The rig features a customer viewing suite, an on-line witness testing and reporting facility, as well as full inspection services. Full diagnostic, inspection and refurbishment facilities for both wet seals and metal bellows are available at the plant, which also has a new central parts warehouse. Ruben Alvarez, managing director, John Crane Middle East and Africa, said: “We are justifiably proud of the outstanding new facilities that the expansion project has delivered. Our aim is to be recognized by process and energy industry customers in this area as the automatic provider of choice for engineered solutions. We firmly believe that this gives us an extremely competitive advantage and allows us to offer our customers more rapid turnaround times, greater technical assistance and even better levels of value-added support than ever before.” For further information, visit www.johncrane.co.uk
Flowserve opens valve manufacturing JV in Saudi Arabia
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lowserve Corp and Saudi Arabia’s S&A Abahsain Co Ltd have inaugurated a new valve manufacturing, service and training facility in the Dammam Second Industrial City. The 55 000 sq ft Dammam manufacturing plant is operated by Flowserve Abahsain Flow Control Co Ltd, a joint venture between Flowserve and S&A Abahsain. The new facility provides component machining, valve assembly and testing. The training centre combines classroom instruction with hands-on training for Flowserve valve and actuation products. The fully equipped Flowserve Quick Response Center (QRC) will provide service and repair support to Saudi-based customers. “Our continued investment in this venture underscores our commitment to Saudization and by leveraging our global application expertise, we are able to meet to the needs of our customers in the Saudi Arabia market and across the region.” said Flowserve president and CEO Mark Blinn. “The new facility opens doors for more opportunities within the Saudi market,” said
March 2012