Norgren's New Fluid Control Group Combines A Wealth of Expertise
Littleton, Colorado, USA - April 2006, Norgren has announced that it is combining the well established and proven brands of FAS, Webber, Buschjost and KIP to form the new Norgren fluid control group. The new group will focus its energy and resources on fluid control valves and solutions and, by bringing these brands into one organization, will provide customers with the combined resources, expertise and breadth of product range to enable them to source any fluid control solution from one capable global supplier.
The new group benefits from over 100 engineers who are completely dedicated to the development of solenoid valves, process valves and customized fluid control solutions. FAS, Webber, Buschjost and KIP have the project management experience, the specialized industry knowledge as well as an in depth understanding of standards. This expertise is utilized to create competitive advantage by actively helping customers to increase sales, improve market share and reduce total cost of ownership.
With a vast amount of experience in a wide variety of industry sectors such as medical, on board vehicle, inkjet, water management and environmental technology the group's expertise lies in customizing a world leading portfolio of technologies into dedicated system solutions to overcome customer specific problems. As an IMI subsidiary, and part of the global Norgren organization, the new fluid control group provides customers worldwide with the reassurance of dealing with an established global supplier with financial strength and security, plus all the advantages of a global sales and service network.
" By bringing Norgren's fluid control brands into one team means we are able to combine their extensive customer experience and technological capabilities to provide some very innovative solutions" said Sean Toomes managing director of the new fluid control group. " The engineers within the group are highly focused on providing solutions that deliver real engineering advantage. The teams capabilities and the results they deliver astonishes me"
The new group, headquartered in Switzerland, has a multi national approach with FAS located in Geneva, Buschjost in Germany, KIP in the USA and Webber based in the UK. From these facilities the group is able to offer both technical and manufacturing capabilities. For further information please visit www.norgren.com
Norgren is one of the world leaders in the supply of motion and fluid control technologies for a wide variety of different industry sectors and is committed to optimizing technological performance for its customers' advantage. All of Norgren's solutions are engineered for flexibility based on strong product fundamentals.
Application specific solutions frequently involve integrated or modular combinations of actuator, control valve and air preparation technologies utilized in projects such as ultra fine control of dosing valves for a child's respirator to the arduous environment of on board vehicle suspension systems.
With established manufacturing facilities in USA, Germany, UK, Switzerland, and Spain and with newer facilities in Mexico and the Czech Republic Norgren has the global manufacturing and support capabilities to be able to cope with the most demanding international projects.
Featuring support through an established sales and service network in 75 countries Norgren has the global reach and capability to ensure continuity of supply and local support where it is needed for customers involved in export markets or multi site operations.
With three global technical centers in USA, Germany and the UK supported by 270 engineers Norgren is a subsidiary of the £1.6bn IMI PLC.
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Ian Jarrett (ijarrett@norgren.com)
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Norgren Limited
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