Wilo Celebrates Reopening of Expanded Regional Hub in Kenya

On 27 July 2023, with the ceremonial reopening of a hub in Nairobi, Kenya, expanded to include state-of-the-art assembly, testing and training capacities, the multinational technology group Wilo has strengthened its presence in East Africa and reaffirmed its ambition to help shape the sustainable development in the continent as a whole. This was most recently […]

GEA Mourns the Death of Chief Financial Officer Marcus A. Ketter

With deep sadness, GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft announces the sudden and unexpected death of Chief Financial Officer Marcus A. Ketter, who passed away on Sunday, August 6 at the age of only 55. “We are shocked and devastated by this loss. With Marcus Ketter, GEA loses an outstanding CFO and a highly valued individual whose drive, […]

CIRCOR Brand Portland Valve Announces 50 Year Anniversary 

CIRCOR International, Inc. joins their brand Portland Valve in celebrating their 50 year anniversary. Originally incorporated June 29, 1973 with 5 employees, PV has grown to become a standard name in valves for both submarines and surface vessels over the past 50 years. Portland Valve manufactures a full line of ship service ball valves and […]

Pentair Appoints Tracey Doi to Board of Directors

Pentair plc announced the appointment of Tracey Doi to its board of directors effective August 15, 2023. With her appointment to the Pentair plc board of directors, Ms. Doi will serve on the Company’s Audit and Finance Committee. Ms. Doi is the retired Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Toyota Motor North America […]

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG Reports Record Sales for H1 2023

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG announced results for the first half of 2023. Sales increased by 12.7% to EUR 496.7 million compared to the previous year, the highest sales level in the history of the Company within a half-year period (H1 2022: EUR 440.6 million). The operating result (EBIT) decreased by 6.2% to EUR 56.3 million […]

New Approvals for Butterfly Valves GEMÜ R480

The GEMÜ R480, R481, R487 and R488 butterfly valves now have an NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 certification and a DVGW (German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water) certification. Both approvals certify that the products from the Ingelfingen-based valve specialist GEMÜ are suitable for use in drinking water applications. <!—-> For GEMÜ R480, R481, R487 and […]

Hydrogen: A Déjà Vu Moment for Arlon 3000XT

The key to new challenges is sometimes hidden in the past. Such is the case with equipment and processes needed to produce, store, and transport hydrogen. A major hurdle facing those looking to upgrade their equipment or design new equipment is: Lack of polymer materials capable of withstanding the extreme challenges inherent to the hydrogen […]