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John Crane opens super service centre in India
NEWS/IN BRIEF will become a division of OTP Industrial Solutions, which provides technical sales and service for industrial automation, motion control, fluid power, pumps, spray finishing, sealant and adhesive application and power transmission systems and products. The acquired companies will continue to operate under their own names and with current management, including president George Furey and vice president Jack Furey, who will both remain with the organisation. “Furey Filter & Pump and PSI Engineering will become an important part of our pump, filtration, service and fabrication business,” said Rob Webb, president of OTP Industrial Solutions. George Furey believes that becoming part of OTP Industrial Solutions will offer growth opportunities for Furey and PSI employees, customers and suppliers. “We strive to safely deliver quality products, engineering expertise and technical support as well as repair and field services to the market,” said George Furey. “OTC provides resources that will enhance our ability to deliver those objectives. Our employees will also benefit from training and growth opportunities as well as the availability of marketing and sales tools for customer and project recognition. Ultimately, our customers will benefit from OTC’s commitment to providing the products and services that the customers need when they need them.” With the acquisition of Furey Filter & Pump and PSI Engineering, OTC now has 37 locations throughout the US’s South, Southeast, Midwest and Northeast regions, along with 18 service shops, and nearly 1000 employees. Earlier this year, US private equity firm Genstar Capital purchased OTC from Irving Place Capital, in partnership with management (see Pump Industry Analyst, April 2019). For further information, visit www.otpnet.com, www. fureyfp.com and www.psiengineering.net
John Crane opens super service centre in India
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ohn Crane has added a super service centre in Pune, India to provide engineering and service capabilities to customers in the region. The super service centre enhances John Crane’s local service and support network
June 2019
for OEM customers serving oil & gas, power generation, chemical and pharmaceutical markets. While a traditional service centre is designed only for repair services, the Pune super service centre serves as a Centre of Excellence for machining capabilities, providing additional engineering capabilities on top of its repair services including repair and testing of mechanical seals, full dynamic testing and engineering expertise. “Our new Pune super service centre not only provides key manufacturing support for our local market, but also acts as a Centre of Excellence for our machining capabilities, as well as an assembly centre for our local OEMs,” said Philippe Lambert, vice president, Asia-Pacific GeoMarket at John Crane. “The addition of the Pune facility also provides us with a wide breadth of local talent, which brings valuable skills to our team, while also strengthening our engineering and service capabilities. “Asia is an important growth market for John Crane, and will provide rapid expansion opportunities in the near future,” continued Lambert. “Our continuous investment in local capabilities, as well as a higher level of technology and service differentiation, are key drivers for John Crane as we continue to strengthen our service capabilities around the world and strategically build out our strong global footprint of more than 200 facilities.” • John Crane has also opened a service centre in Yeosu, South Korea. The workshops include wet and gas seal reconditioning and repair with root cause analysis, and assembly and testing facilities for standard, engineered and metal bellows cartridge seals, and optional bonded stock for contractual repair needs. For further information, visit www.johncrane.com
Water utilities share digital experience in IWA/Xylem white paper
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he International Water Association (IWA) and Xylem have published a white paper that examines how digitalisation is transforming the water sector through the experience of water and wastewater utilities. Digital Water: Industry Leaders Chart the Transformation Journey provides insights to water utilities at all stages of digitalisation. The paper also introduces the Digital Water
In Brief • Wilo Group CEO Oliver Hermes had a meeting with the newly elected president of the Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky when he visited Germany in June. President Zelensky met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and German business representatives, including Hermes, in Berlin. The Wilo Group has been active in Ukraine for more than 20 years. www.wilo.com • Following on from the recent partnership deal signed between Sulzer and Nidec Industrial Solutions (see Pump Industry Analyst, October 2018), the two companies have developed a series of free training workshops for their customers. Initially, the training course was organized to provide Sulzer and Nidec engineers with a better understanding of the benefits of their combined organizations. Held in Pasadena, Texas, the course uses a fully functioning demonstration unit to illustrate the interaction between the electric motor and the driven equipment. Following the success of the initial course, it is now being rolled out to customers to help them reduce operating costs, improve the performance of their operations and prolong the use of existing equipment. Over the five days, attendees learn about preventative maintenance, MV drives and their operation with pumps, compressors, fans and extruders as well as a demonstration of how to install and commission an MV drive. www.sulzer.com • Organisers of Aquatech Amsterdam say more than 1000 water professionals from around 100 countries pre-registered for the event within the first 24 hours of registration opening. This year’s Amsterdam exhibition will be expanded, with plans in place to streamline the show and move to larger halls. Aquatech Amsterdam will take place from 5–8 November 2019. www.aquatechtrade.com/amsterdam • SPX Flow’s plans to divest its Power and Energy business, Ingersoll-Rand’s acquisition of Precision Flow Systems and Gardner Denver’s combination with Ingersoll Rand’s Industrial business were the most popular news stories on the World Pumps website in May 2019. www.worldpumps.com
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John Crane opens super service centre in India
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ohn Crane has added a super service centre in Pune, India to provide engineering and service capabilities to customers in the region. The super service centre enhances John Crane’s local service and support network
June 2019
for OEM customers serving oil & gas, power generation, chemical and pharmaceutical markets. While a traditional service centre is designed only for repair services, the Pune super service centre serves as a Centre of Excellence for machining capabilities, providing additional engineering capabilities on top of its repair services including repair and testing of mechanical seals, full dynamic testing and engineering expertise. “Our new Pune super service centre not only provides key manufacturing support for our local market, but also acts as a Centre of Excellence for our machining capabilities, as well as an assembly centre for our local OEMs,” said Philippe Lambert, vice president, Asia-Pacific GeoMarket at John Crane. “The addition of the Pune facility also provides us with a wide breadth of local talent, which brings valuable skills to our team, while also strengthening our engineering and service capabilities. “Asia is an important growth market for John Crane, and will provide rapid expansion opportunities in the near future,” continued Lambert. “Our continuous investment in local capabilities, as well as a higher level of technology and service differentiation, are key drivers for John Crane as we continue to strengthen our service capabilities around the world and strategically build out our strong global footprint of more than 200 facilities.” • John Crane has also opened a service centre in Yeosu, South Korea. The workshops include wet and gas seal reconditioning and repair with root cause analysis, and assembly and testing facilities for standard, engineered and metal bellows cartridge seals, and optional bonded stock for contractual repair needs. For further information, visit www.johncrane.com
Water utilities share digital experience in IWA/Xylem white paper
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he International Water Association (IWA) and Xylem have published a white paper that examines how digitalisation is transforming the water sector through the experience of water and wastewater utilities. Digital Water: Industry Leaders Chart the Transformation Journey provides insights to water utilities at all stages of digitalisation. The paper also introduces the Digital Water
In Brief • Wilo Group CEO Oliver Hermes had a meeting with the newly elected president of the Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky when he visited Germany in June. President Zelensky met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and German business representatives, including Hermes, in Berlin. The Wilo Group has been active in Ukraine for more than 20 years. www.wilo.com • Following on from the recent partnership deal signed between Sulzer and Nidec Industrial Solutions (see Pump Industry Analyst, October 2018), the two companies have developed a series of free training workshops for their customers. Initially, the training course was organized to provide Sulzer and Nidec engineers with a better understanding of the benefits of their combined organizations. Held in Pasadena, Texas, the course uses a fully functioning demonstration unit to illustrate the interaction between the electric motor and the driven equipment. Following the success of the initial course, it is now being rolled out to customers to help them reduce operating costs, improve the performance of their operations and prolong the use of existing equipment. Over the five days, attendees learn about preventative maintenance, MV drives and their operation with pumps, compressors, fans and extruders as well as a demonstration of how to install and commission an MV drive. www.sulzer.com • Organisers of Aquatech Amsterdam say more than 1000 water professionals from around 100 countries pre-registered for the event within the first 24 hours of registration opening. This year’s Amsterdam exhibition will be expanded, with plans in place to streamline the show and move to larger halls. Aquatech Amsterdam will take place from 5–8 November 2019. www.aquatechtrade.com/amsterdam • SPX Flow’s plans to divest its Power and Energy business, Ingersoll-Rand’s acquisition of Precision Flow Systems and Gardner Denver’s combination with Ingersoll Rand’s Industrial business were the most popular news stories on the World Pumps website in May 2019. www.worldpumps.com
Pump Industry Analyst
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