FRANKSVILLE, Wisc. (May 4, 2012) – AW-LAKE Company announced a new partnership with POMTAVA, Europe’s premier pump manufacturer based in Switzerland. The family-owned company is known for their superior gear pumps machined with extremely tight tolerances. AW-Lake Company will be POMTAVA’s first Master Distributor serving North America.
With the automotive and manufacturing industries in mind, AW-Lake Company will initially supply paint application gear pumps to North America, with plans to increase inventory in the future. POMTAVA pumps can serve as alternate pumps to select models of Kawasaki & Zenith paint pumps.
AW-Lake identified three major industry problems that motivated their breakthrough into the pump market. First, was long lead times sometimes taking as long as four months; second, replacement parts were not available, forcing customers to purchase a new pump instead of repairing their existing pump; lastly, pumps are expensive. David Hamilton, Business Development Manager, speaks to AW-Lake’s entrance into the Gear Pump Market, “We are extremely excited to have a master distribution agreement with the highly respected POMTAVA, whose pumps are widely used across Europe, and is known to be one of the best machining houses in the world. We plan to stock select models used in the paint industry, offering repair / re-build kits and pricing the pumps competitively in the marketplace.”
Founded in 1986, POMTAVA carried on production of Tavannes and Dima dosage pumps first manufactured in 1922. With locations in Switzerland and Spain, the hub of European machine-making and worldwide watchmaking, they carry on the tradition of precision and reliability, with a highly qualified staff operating the latest manufacturing equipment. As a result, they export 98 percent of their output to customers worldwide.
AW-Lake Company, a TASI Group company, is a North American design, manufacturing and service company of flow measurement technology for the fluid control needs of various industries, including oil & gas, paints & coatings, hydraulics & pneumatics, food processing, fluid power and waste water treatment. Together with its German sister company, KEM, AW-Lake services and distributes throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.
The TASI Group of Companies is comprised of three technologically advanced product platforms commonly linked by a disciplined focus on Test, Measurement, and Assembly. Each TASI company delivers products and services to today’s world manufacturing environments, focusing on Automotive, Medical Devices, Oil and Gas, Plastic Containers, Consumer and General Industrial markets.