Economy & Enterprise
Nov
2023
AVK takes over valve manufacturers from Spain and France
At the beginning of October, the AVK Group acquired 100 percent of the shares in the Bayard and Belgicast groups. The two valve manufacturers are active in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and China. Bayard and Belgicast ...
Oct
2023
SAMSON: Building permit granted, work begins
SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT has received the official certificate of completion of the building permit procedure for its new factory in Offenbach am Main. Prior to this, the second necessary building permit for ...
Oct
2023
Seal manufacturer relies on automation in the warehouse
A German seal manufacturer is investing five million euros in an automated storage system at its production site in Eurasburg. The company has already been recording increasing sales figures for several years and is ...
Sep
2023
Rotork takes over manufacturer of miniature drives
Rotork, a global supplier of industrial drive and flow control systems, has acquired Canadian company Hanbay, Inc. The Montreal-based company designs and manufactures precision miniature electric actuators. The ...
Aug
2023
Test bench for large valves
SAMSON LEUSCH GmbH Industriearmaturen has set up a high-performance facility especially for large butterfly valves. The test bench ensures the quality of the company’s control and butterfly valves. The valves are ...
Aug
2023
Start of construction for new plastics injection moulding plant
The construction of the new building at the Bürkert Campus Criesbach will begin on 20 July 2023 with the official breaking of the ground. A hall for plastic production technology with tool construction and building, as ...
Aug
2023
German and British actuator manufacturer agree on cooperation
ARIS Stellantriebe GmbH is expanding its worldwide distribution. In May this year, the company concluded a cooperation agreement with the English actuator manufacturer KINETROL. With its headquarters in England, ...
Jul
2023
SAMSON: New Chief Sales Officer appointed
The Supervisory Board of SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT has appointed Mr. Marcus Miertz (51) as Chief Sales Officer to the Executive Board. The appointment was announced by Dr. Nikolaus Hensel, the Chairman of the SAMSON ...
Jul
2023
VDMA Valves Association: New Vice-Chairman
At the beginning of July 2023, the board of the Building Fittings Division of the VDMA elected Stefan Gesing, CEO of Dornbracht AG & Co KG, as its new chairman. From now on, the 45-year-old will also assume the role ...
Jul
2023
Watertight actuators for underwater hydro turbine control
An AUMA electric actuation solution ensures high-precision guide vane adjustment for a fully-submersible hydro turbine from Natel Energy. It is located at the Sauerbrunn hydropower plant near Graz, Austria. The ...
Jun
2023
AUMA: Old acquaintance returns to the management board
Ferdinand Dirnhofer has resumed his position as Managing Director at AUMA Riester GmbH & Co. KG once ...
Jun
2023
Valmet: Personnel change in management
As of 1st June 2023, Tero Kokko is Valmet's new President EMEA and a new member of the Executive Team at ...
May
2023
Endress+Hauser aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero
Endress+Hauser supports the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degree target and aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero until ...
Apr
2023
Acquisition of Canadian valve manufacturer
Flowserve Corporation, a supplier of valves, pumps and seals, has acquired the Canadian valve manufacturer Velan. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2023. The price for the ...
Apr
2023
Valves for hydrogen production
Using intelligent valve construction to drive environmentally friendly hydrogen production. Under this heading, production at SAMSON PFEIFFER is running at full ...
Mar
2023
Shut-off valves certified for hydrogen use
Bureau Veritas Italia has certified Emerson’s BM6X series slam-shut valves for use in hydrogen applications. The certification of the slam-shut valves is valid for applications with up to 100 % hydrogen at a ...
Mar
2023
Inauguration of new valves technology centre
SISTO Armaturen S.A., a member of the KSB Group, inaugurated a newly built technology center in Echternach (Luxembourg) by end of February. The TechCenter includes testing facilities specifically tailored to the needs ...
Mar
2023
Industrial valves manufacturers draw mixed conclusions
The industrial valves manufacturers in Germany look back on the year 2022 with mixed feelings. The industry managed to generate a nominal 12 percent increase in sales despite the difficult conditions. This is the result ...
Feb
2023
Machinery exports to reach record level in 2022
Germany’s strong exporting machinery and plant manufacturers have held up well in a difficult global environment. According to preliminary results from the German Federal Statistical Office, machinery exports ...
Nov
2022
Flexible actuators proven in Cape Town water treatment
AUMA’s new PROFOX actuators have been in operation for more than a year at Zandvliet wastewater treatment plant in Cape Town, South Africa. The customer is particularly happy with the reliability of the new actuators ...
Mar
2022
AUMA actuators foster geothermal power in Taiwan
AUMA’s proven electric actuation technology is helping to boost green energy in Taiwan. 40 AUMA actuators are installed at Qingshui, Taiwan’s first new-generation geothermal power plant. The operator’s decision ...
May
2020
CERTINA acquires Pibiviesse
CERTINA Holding, whose Flow Control division also includes PRUSS Industriearmaturen, has successfully completed the takeover of Pibiviesse S.r.l. from CIRCOR International Inc. in a corporate carve-out. Purchase price ...
May
2020
Thermador International now called SYVECO
Thermardor International is changing its name. The new name is primarily intended to express the company's commitment to its customers. Since 2006, the company has been marketing Thermador Groupe products on the ...
May
2020
VAG extends its knife gate valve range
The VAG-Group has extended its product range of resilient-seated knife gate valves by nominal diameters of up to DN1400. As a result, the VAG ZETA® Knife Gate Valve is now available in all common nominal diameters ...
