Kaman Industrial Acquires Fluid Power Products Distributor
Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp. has acquired the business of Catching FluidPower Inc., a distributor of fluid power products based in Bolingbrook, Ill. In conjunction with the acquisition, Parker Hannifin Corp. recognized Kaman nationally as a value-added reseller of Parker hydraulics, fluid connector, and automation products.
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Alstom Opens Wind Turbine Plant in Brazil
Alstom opened a wind turbine plant in the industrial complex of Camaçari, State of Bahia, with an output capacity of 300 MW per year. With a total area of 50,000 m2 and a built-up area of 10,000 m2, the new plant represents an initial investment of R$ 50 million (about 20 million euros). It will generate, at first, 150 direct and 500 indirect jobs.
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PIRTEK Overhauls Hammer for Belt Parkway Project
PIRTEK Newark and PIRTEK South Brunswick provided support for a Long Island, N.Y.-based contractor who wanted to ready their Sennbogen Hammer for the Belt Parkway project. The project required several hoses totally over 800 feet of 1-1/4-in. diameter (Dash 20), 5000-psi hoses with an assortment of German metric fittings. Within eight hours, PIRTEK technicians had all the hoses removed, measured, fittings identified and verified with technical drawings. Within 24 hours, all the hoses, weighing over 1000 lbs, were assembled and delivered.
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Gar Kenyon Acquires Pneumatic Business
Gar Kenyon has acquired General Pneumatics Corp., a New Jersey-based design and manufacturing company in pneumatic control valves and pressure regulators. The move to merge the additional product lines into the Gar Kenyon existing pneumatics offerings gives the company additional service and product strength in the aerospace industry.
www.garkenyon.com

Eaton Helps Power Mobile Cone Rock Crusher
Brightwater Manufacturing Ltd. of Christchurch, New Zealand, is equipping a mobile cone-type rock crusher, the TC1885C mobile crusher, with Eaton products. Onboard the 140-ton machine are Eaton® heavy-duty Series 1 pumps that power the track drive and conveyors, Vickers® screw-in cartridge valves for conveyor controls, and Aeroquip® hose and fittings for all fluid-conveying arteries. At the heart of the rock crusher is a control system equipped with F(x)™ electrohydraulic architecture. The hydraulic system was designed and supplied by Scarlett Hydraulics Ltd. in New Zealand.
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RT Dygert Opens New Headquarters
RT Dygert, a 53-year old global provider of seals, engineered rubber, machined plastic components, O-rings, and other products opened new offices in Burnsville, Minn., a 15-minute drive south of its previous headquarters. The facility is larger than its predecessor and easily accommodates the company’s warehouse needs, sensitive high-tech inspection equipment, research and testing labs, customer service, purchasing needs, and more.
www.rtdygert.com