Industry News

Danfoss, a manufacturer of high pressure valves and pumps, has appointed Miha Kavcic as Head of Sales and Business Development in North America. In this role, Kavcic will be responsible for advancing the company’s business within the heating market, including energy-saving hydronic balancing and control, electric heating, and combined heat and power solutions.

Pentair - a global provider of water flow and energy solutions, including valve manufacturing - and the Minnesota Vikings recently announced that Pentair has been named a Founding Partner of U.S. Bank Stadium.

GE Oil & Gas, manufacturer of industrial valves and other solutions to the oil and gas industry, has announced the completion of a Contractual Service Agreement (CSA) with the Asian energy company PT Donggi Senoro LNG (DSLNG).

Moog Industrial Group, a part of Moog Inc., based out of East Aurora, New York, has opened a new purpose-built production facility in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK. The new facility will support existing high performance motion control engineering, design, manufacturing and service both globally as well as in the UK.

Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, SPX Flow is a supplier of highly engineered flow components, process equipment and turn-key systems, including valves, to the food and beverage, power and energy, and industrial end markets.

American multinational chemical corporation, Dow Chemical Co. is in late-stage talks to merge with DuPont Co., which provided solutions in the chemical industry, including valve solutions. This would mark one of the largest deals in the chemical industry to date.

Innovyze, a global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, recently announced that Champlain Water District (CWD), Vermont, has chosen the company’s industry-leading and award-winning InfoWater to support its master planning effort.

Master-Bilt, manufacturer of a full line of commercial refrigeration equipment, has introduced its new Alternative Industrial Refrigerant (AIR) Initiative which outlines the use of hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) blended refrigerants and foaming agents to meet the U.

Technetics Group, a global manufacturer of engineered components, seals, assemblies and sub-systems for critical applications, including valve applications, received a platinum and two gold awards at the 2015 MarCom Awards, an international competition for marketing communications professionals.

Antares Capital and American Capital have arranged for USD $170 million in financing to support the acquisition of Kele Inc. by Snow Phipps Group LLC. Kele is a distributor of peripheral control products, including control valves, used in industrial and commercial building automation systems.