Donaldson company acquires
le bozec filtration and systems
Donaldson Company announced that it has acquired
Le Bozec Filtration and Systems, headquartered in
Paris, France. Financial details of the all-cash
transaction were not announced. Le Bozec designs,
manufactures and sells filtration equipment for the
management of air, fuel, hydraulic fluid and air
pressure on aircraft and helicopters and has annual
sales of approximately US$ 9 million."Le Bozec complements
our existing filtration
business well," said Nick
Priadka, Donaldson's Senior
Vice President,
International, adding its also
broadens their product
offering and customer base
within the aircraft industry.
Rocol Lubricants develops
lubrication solution
Following a series of successful trials over a six month
period at several major UK bakeries, the new Rocol
Foodlube High Temperature Chain Fluid was proven
to reduce build on bakery chains and lessening the
likelihood of product contamination.
With the risk of food contamination in the
production environment higher than ever on the news
agenda, this product enables bread and bakery product
manufacturers to avoid lubricants that are traditionally formulated using graphite.
Using a graphite-free
lubricant removes the potential
for black deposits contaminating
the food product. Foodlube
High Temperature Chain Fluid
gives a dry white film above 180 degree celcius with
excellent antiwear and load-carrying properties. The
product is NSF H1 registered ensuring food-safe
lubrication even in the most extreme environments.
Castrol and Dongfeng Group
join hands
Castrol, the lubricant brand of the BP group, and
Dong Feng Group are to form a joint venture
company to supply lubricants to the growing Chinese
market. The new company, Dong Feng-Castrol
Lubricant Co, will be based in Wuhan, in Hubei
Province, the largest city in central China and is the
first Chinese-based lubricant equity joint venture
between a global lubricant major and a leading
Chinese automobile manufacturer. Under the joint
venture contract, BP, Dong Feng Motor Corporation
and Dong Feng Automobile Ltd will have equity
stakes of 50:20:30 per cent respectively in the joint
venture, which will run for an initial 30 year period.
With a total investment of RMB120 million and total
production capacity of 50,000 tons per year, the joint
venture will carry out product research and
development, manufacturing and the marketing of a
range of dual-branded Dong Feng-Castrol automotive
lubricant and antifreeze products.
New Slider engine design
launched at Stuttgart
Engine Expo
The Slider Engine, developed by Australian Slider
Engine Technologies, was unveiled at the recent
Engine Expo in Stuttgart in vee-twin form. Their
engineers say they have developed a way to stabilise
the pistons and cranking arrangement of the 'infamous
'scotch yoke' engine. The company unveiled
manufacturing solutions for vee, inline, W, boxer and
radial engine configurations.The technology is claimed
to have the potential to "unify and rationalise the
R&D efforts of manufacturers around the globe" and
to deliver significant advantages including improved
fuel economy and also offer a considerable increase in
overall refinement.
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