EXTON, Pa. (March 11, 2013) – NETZSCH Pumps North America, LLC recently named David J. Fillo the business field manager for dosing technology with responsibility for the North American market for the Dosing and Meter Mix Industries. For more than 30 years Fillo has spent the majority of his career pioneering the acceptance of progressing cavity pumps for hard- to-dispense, highly abrasive and viscous applications. Fillo is based in St. Louis, Mo.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (March 5, 2013) – North America is a mature market for submersible pumps, a scenario that challenges suppliers to sharpen their strategic thinking and expand their toolbox of tactics to grow beyond today's market averages, according to Frost & Sullivan. With 2012 growth estimated at approximately 3 percent, pump manufacturers must find the dynamic seams in the market that can provide growth that is more in line with their corporate objectives.

EXTON, Pa. (March 5, 2013) – Netzsch Pumps North America, LLC, has expanded its sales force by hiring Jan Torrellas as the Regional Sales Manager for the Southwest Region of the U.S. He is responsible for supporting our Industrial and Municipal distributors in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Western Tennessee as well as the many OEM’s and Engineering/Contractors located in the region. Torrellas is based in Houston, Texas.

MANSFIELD, Ohio (March 1, 2013) – The Gorman-Rupp Company announces its 80th anniversary.

Eighty years ago today, Gorman-Rupp was founded by J.C. Gorman and Herb Rupp, two entrepreneurs who had a chance encounter on the streets of Mansfield, Ohio. That meeting in March 1933 was the formation of what would eventually become one of the premier pump manufacturing organizations in America - and one that would have worldwide impact.

NORDBORG, Denmark, and AMES, Iowa (March 1, 2013) – Danfoss A/S and Sauer-Danfoss Inc. today announced a definitive merger agreement for Danfoss to acquire the 24.4 percent of Sauer-Danfoss common shares not already owned by Danfoss and its affiliates for $58.50 per share in cash. The $58.50 per share price represents a 48.6 percent premium to the closing price of Sauer-Danfoss shares on Nov.