CHICAGO ― John Crane announced that as of June 13, the company finalized its purchase of Seebach GmbH, a German-based provider of highly engineered filtration solutions for use in polymer, oil and gas, mining and other high-end applications.

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Atlas Copco Power Technique announced that Mikael Andersson will be appointed General Manager of its North American Customer Center effective July 16, 2018. Andersson will lead the company in growing each of its core product categories—air, power and flow—within the contractor, dealer and rental segments across the U.S. and Canada.

KENNETT SQUARE, Penn. - CPV Manufacturing announced that Jay H. Loomis has been named vice president of sales. Loomis will be responsible for the expansion and development of CPV’s sales team.

HASSELT, Belgium – Software AG announced its acquisition of data analytics scale-up TrendMiner NV. Founded in 2008 and based in Hasselt, Belgium, TrendMiner specializes in visual data analytics for the manufacturing and process industry and will complement Software AG’s Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 product portfolio. TrendMiner is an intuitive, web-based, self-service analytics platform for rapid-fire visualization of time series-based processes and asset data.

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) announced the appointment of Shashank Patel as chief financial officer effective July 2, 2018.

Patel joins Watts from Xylem Inc., where he most recently served as vice president of finance for its Applied Water Systems, Dewatering and America’s Commercial Team.

FRANKFURT, Germany - SAP and Endress+Hauser will intensify their cooperation in the development of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications for the process industry. The companies made the announcement during ACHEMA in Frankfurt, Germany, the world’s leading trade fair for the process industry. In the future, both companies intend to work closer together in the development of joint solutions, sales and customer implementation.