Since the closing of the quarter, Breen said orders for flow-control products, part of the engineered products division, has seen a "turn in order rate" as non-residential construction orders are "picking up".
"He's absolutely the most demanding person I've worked for in my life," says Harvey Perry, who heads the firm's engineered products division.
Other projects financed by the VC fund: In BorgWarner's engine division engineers are working on strategies to optimize airflow in diesel engines for more efficient combustion.
In 1959, the company merged its engine operations with Hawker Siddeley's to create Bristol Siddeley engines, and Blackwell became deputy chief engineer of the aero-engine division.
Flowserve is moving a portion of its Engineered Pumps Division from New Jersey to a facility in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania.
Saint-Gobain Seals Group, a business unit operating under Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics' Engineered Components division, says that its OmniSeal dynamic and static sealing components have been specified for use in a new series of geared jet engines.
Saint-Gobain Seals Group, a business unit operating under Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics' Engineered Components division, reports that it has gained expertise in seal ring applications through its recent acquisition of LS Kunststofftechnologie GmbH, a manufacturer of high-performance polymer components for the automotive, medical and industrial markets, that is based in Germany.
Saint-Gobain Seals Group, a business unit operating under Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics' Engineered Components division, says that its OmniGasket is being used in the aerospace market as a flanged sealing component on aircraft wing slats and their de-icing telescopic duct system.
The OmniSeal – a spring-energised anti-blowout seal – developed by Saint-Gobain Seals Group, a business unit operating under Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics' Engineered Components division, has been qualified for use as a static seal in rocket engine check valves for the aerospace industry.
The engineered consortia utilized strategic division of labor to simultaneously optimize multiple tasks enhancing overall culture performance.
The Flex-Tek division provides engineered components that heat and move fluids and gases for the aerospace, medical, industrial, construction and domestic appliance markets.
