GLENDALE, Ariz. (Feb. 28, 2013) – National Pump Company (NPC) announced the appointment of Allen Hobratschk to President of National Pump and recently acquired American Turbine Pump. Hobratschk joined National Pump in 1980, working alongside Roger Jeschke, in developing the company. Roger Jeschke, former President, has assumed the role of Vice President of Business Development.
LEONBERG, Germany (Feb. 27, 2013) – Since Feb. 1 of this year, the Pump and System Division of the Lewa-Nikkiso Group has been led by a triumvirate. The former CEO of Lewa GmbH, Bernd Stütz, already left the company at the end of 2012. On Jan. 1, Naota Shikano took over as his successor. Shikano is now sharing responsibility for the pump and systems business of the entire group with Stefan Glasmeyer, who is responsible for sales, and with Dr.
BALTIMORE (Feb. 22, 2013) – Ole Møller-Jensen will take over as President of the Danfoss Power Electronics division with effect from March 2013. Ole Møller-Jensen is currently the Senior Vice President of the VLT Drives business unit in Danfoss Power Electronics. He joined Danfoss in 1978, and has held a number of positions primarily within sales & marketing, product development and business management.
PLYMOUTH, Mich. (Feb. 22, 2013) – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ laser welding process, which eliminates up to 73 percent of the engineered waste produced during traditional stamping operations, has won a coveted Manufacturing Leadership 100 Sustainability Award from Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing Leadership Council.
ANNECY, France (Feb. 21, 2013) – ClydeUnion Pumps, an SPX Brand, received a contract to supply a specialized fire protection pump for the Iberdrola S.A. Cofrentes nuclear power plant in Spain. The order for the seismic fire protection pump was awarded to SPX in December 2012 by the plant operator Iberdrola S.A. with a scheduled delivery in March 2014.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Feb. 20, 2013) – IDEX CORPORATION announced the appointment of Cynthia ‘CJ’ Warner to the company’s Board of Directors.