New president of European Sealing Association
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and
Elmar
Baur
be completed ‘I’he
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of
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chief
officer of Burgmann,
executive
was elected to
the post in May, in Bilbao, Dr Amtat
Patmat
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over the vice-presidency Crane
Spain.
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products,
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and
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to them.
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programme
1998.
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month News
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the project to develop
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used in creating will
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business
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Ktieser,
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forthcoming
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customer managers
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provide
for a wide range of customer
engineering
said
will
Harry to serve
who will continue
president
strategies,
and
will include
Seal chairman,
as chief executive
for
of its customers’ needs
and advanced
support
and
with them in their regions as another
who will continue
expanded
in and
company
of the new company
as
which
in the USA, Mexico,
China.
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and
revenues
US$300
global O-ring
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Brazil.
plants
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Dana
and Sao Paula,
plants
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help
understanding
business NOK
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affiliated
engineer
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by John as
module
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of prototype
and field experience.
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company’s as well
components
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box packings”
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automotive
of the results
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awareness
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seals” specialist groups.
to sttcngthen
facilities
with
units.
in the new office
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business
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excess
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global strategic
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into
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from John
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name
in International
also taken
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The
the
headquartered
integral
Professor
company
Seal,
Sealing Association
(ESA).
to
1, 1998.
under
recent market
global
International
offices
has been
out
was expected
by July
conducted
elected as the new president the European
to round
capabilities,
Nevada; Professor
driven by a desire
service to the American
be discussed
ion design
this new in the
Powering
on
efficiency
- improving the of turbines
minimising
by
leakage
along with a demonstration
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