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Parker names new filtration group president
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Industry news
Filtration+Separation March 2008
ITT ‘Technology Centre’ to promote Indian competence ITT Corporation has opened a major ‘Technology Centre’ in Gujarat, India. The company says that the centre will develop “deep engineering competencies” in core water and other fluid transport technology areas. It will also focus on localising ITT’s portfolio of products to meet the region’s needs and help the company’s global new product development teams achieve their growth goals in emerging markets. “The new India Technology Centre is a centerpiece of ITT’s emerging markets strategy,” said Brenda Reichelderfer, chief technology officer of ITT. “In India, we can take advantage of a large pool of experienced engineers to create a product design resource focused on meeting the needs of local customers, while adding unique skills and depth to ITT’s global engineering capability.” Reichelderfer added that, with the opening of the India technology centre and including ITT’s engineering services partnerships, approximately 8% of the company’s product development engineers are employed in Asia to serve current customers in emerging markets, including China, India and the Middle East. She expects that
ITT’s new technology centre will develop fluid transport in India.
number will rise generally in-line with the growth opportunities in these markets. ITT has named Pradip Bhattacharyya to be the director of the India Technology Centre. Bhattacharyya previously worked for Larsen & Toubro Ltd, India’s largest engineering and construction company, and Voith, a multi-national engineering
company headquartered in Germany. “A unique aspect of this technology centre is that it brings all of ITT’s commercial businesses under one umbrella,” Bhattacharyya told Filtration+Separation. “The centre will also foster better Indo-US partnership in areas of technology and cultural synergy. This is a positive step towards ITT’s desire to
create a culture that embraces and derives value from a diverse and inclusive workplace.” By the end of 2007, ITT also expects to complete construction of a manufacturing and assembly plant in the Gujarat region. The facility will primarily manufacture products for ITT’s fluid technology business. www.itt.com
Donaldson filters for new Boeing Parker names new filtration Donaldson has been selected 0.3 μm, the highest rating group president by Boeing to provide the HEPA cabin recirculation filter and electronic equipment (E/E) cooling filter for the new Boeing 747-8 Freighter and Intercontinental aircraft.
Donaldson will design, develop, and qualify the HEPA cabin recirculation filter and the E/E cooling filter. When installed, the filter will reportedly provide higher efficiency and an extended filter life due to its media design. Donaldson HEPA filters meet or exceed 99.97% efficiency on
available for aircraft cabin recirculation systems, trapping dust, lint, smoke, bacteria, viruses, spores and other contaminants. The new E/E cooling filter will protect the avionics equipment from contamination, which can cause higher operating temperatures and can lead to equipment malfunction or failure. Donaldson expects to deliver the first set of filters in the last quarter of 2008. www.donaldson.com
Parker Hannifin has appointed Peter Popoff as president of the company’s filtration group, replacing John Oelslager.
and has served as vice president and general manager of Parker’s Racor brand of filtration systems.
Popoff will lead Parker’s global filtration business including products for fluid and air filtration on mobile, industrial, marine and military platforms and fluid and gas separations technologies for high growth markets.
“We are pleased to have someone of Pete’s background and experience assume this key leadership role and [are] confident that he will continue the success of this vital and growing Parker business,” said Don Washkewicz, chairman of the board, CEO and president of Parker.
He previously worked as group vice president of operations for Parker’s filtration technologies
www.parker.com
Industry news
Filtration+Separation March 2008
ITT ‘Technology Centre’ to promote Indian competence ITT Corporation has opened a major ‘Technology Centre’ in Gujarat, India. The company says that the centre will develop “deep engineering competencies” in core water and other fluid transport technology areas. It will also focus on localising ITT’s portfolio of products to meet the region’s needs and help the company’s global new product development teams achieve their growth goals in emerging markets. “The new India Technology Centre is a centerpiece of ITT’s emerging markets strategy,” said Brenda Reichelderfer, chief technology officer of ITT. “In India, we can take advantage of a large pool of experienced engineers to create a product design resource focused on meeting the needs of local customers, while adding unique skills and depth to ITT’s global engineering capability.” Reichelderfer added that, with the opening of the India technology centre and including ITT’s engineering services partnerships, approximately 8% of the company’s product development engineers are employed in Asia to serve current customers in emerging markets, including China, India and the Middle East. She expects that
ITT’s new technology centre will develop fluid transport in India.
number will rise generally in-line with the growth opportunities in these markets. ITT has named Pradip Bhattacharyya to be the director of the India Technology Centre. Bhattacharyya previously worked for Larsen & Toubro Ltd, India’s largest engineering and construction company, and Voith, a multi-national engineering
company headquartered in Germany. “A unique aspect of this technology centre is that it brings all of ITT’s commercial businesses under one umbrella,” Bhattacharyya told Filtration+Separation. “The centre will also foster better Indo-US partnership in areas of technology and cultural synergy. This is a positive step towards ITT’s desire to
create a culture that embraces and derives value from a diverse and inclusive workplace.” By the end of 2007, ITT also expects to complete construction of a manufacturing and assembly plant in the Gujarat region. The facility will primarily manufacture products for ITT’s fluid technology business. www.itt.com
Donaldson filters for new Boeing Parker names new filtration Donaldson has been selected 0.3 μm, the highest rating group president by Boeing to provide the HEPA cabin recirculation filter and electronic equipment (E/E) cooling filter for the new Boeing 747-8 Freighter and Intercontinental aircraft.
Donaldson will design, develop, and qualify the HEPA cabin recirculation filter and the E/E cooling filter. When installed, the filter will reportedly provide higher efficiency and an extended filter life due to its media design. Donaldson HEPA filters meet or exceed 99.97% efficiency on
available for aircraft cabin recirculation systems, trapping dust, lint, smoke, bacteria, viruses, spores and other contaminants. The new E/E cooling filter will protect the avionics equipment from contamination, which can cause higher operating temperatures and can lead to equipment malfunction or failure. Donaldson expects to deliver the first set of filters in the last quarter of 2008. www.donaldson.com
Parker Hannifin has appointed Peter Popoff as president of the company’s filtration group, replacing John Oelslager.
and has served as vice president and general manager of Parker’s Racor brand of filtration systems.
Popoff will lead Parker’s global filtration business including products for fluid and air filtration on mobile, industrial, marine and military platforms and fluid and gas separations technologies for high growth markets.
“We are pleased to have someone of Pete’s background and experience assume this key leadership role and [are] confident that he will continue the success of this vital and growing Parker business,” said Don Washkewicz, chairman of the board, CEO and president of Parker.
He previously worked as group vice president of operations for Parker’s filtration technologies
www.parker.com