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equipment

design,

installation,

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Flowserve to buy valve rights

service

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Flowserve has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of the Valtek Engineering of Allen Power Division Engineering, from Rolls Royce. Engineering The Valtek Division has been the British licensee for many of Flowserve’s Valtek control valve products, with exclusive territorial rights for portions of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

considerations.

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Gasket Fabricators The Association (GFA) has elected Raymond

Smith

and

Robert

Coleates to its Board of Directors at its annual

meeting

in Orlando,

Florida. Mr Smith is president of Ilene Industries, Shelbyville, Tennessee and Mr Coleates is vice president, Industrial Gaskets of Garlock Sealing Technologies, Palmyra, New York

HEICO acquires jet engine

parts company HEICO Corp, a US jet engine parts manufacturer, has reached an agreement to acquire ail the stock of McClain International, a jet engine parts company, for US$41 million. The company believes adding McClain’s air seals to its product its Flight range reinforces Support Group as the world’s leading non-original equipment manufacturer of factory new, FAA approved jet aircraft replacement components.

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DuPont Engineering Polymers has announced that John Magilton has been appointed for Director Regional Polymers in Engineering Europe. This is in addition to his current assignment as the Global Director of Human Resources. He replaces Edward Donnelly, who returns to Wilmington as Global Director of Planning for DuPont Automotive.

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partnership

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pump

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single

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of rubber

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methods

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time-between-failures.

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