STUFF HAPPENS NEWS
BIZ BUZZ
Invensys has acquired InduSoft. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Austin, TX, InduSoft has delivered more than 250,000 HMI software licenses to more than 700 customers worldwide. Clients are primarily industrial computer manufacturers and machine and system builders, who embed the company’s software into their products. According to Norm Thorlakson, Vice President, HMI and Supervisory Software and Solutions for Invensys, this acquisition means that Wonderware® users will now be able to buy industrial devices, machines and computers with InduSoft software, while companies using InduSoft software will be able to expand their solutions with Wonderware supervisory, historian and manufacturing operations management software. Allied Reliability Group (ARG) has announced a new partnership with Pfingsten Partners, LLC. Pfingsten is a longestablished private equity group with decades of experience building services companies. Since its founding in 1997, ARG has provided a wide range of reliability and maintenance services and products, including condition-based monitoring, consulting, training, staffing and integrated software solutions. According to ARG Partner and co-founder John Schultz, “With Pfingsten’s operational expertise, global capabilities and financial support, we will have the resources to embark on our next stage of growth by investing in a broader service offering and expanding our reach internationally.”
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PEOPLE PEOPLE
Pump-maker Grundfos has appointed Duncan Cooper as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company’s North American region. He succeeds Jes Munk Hansen, who leaves the company to pursue other interests after having led the region for the past five years. In his new position, Cooper will oversee and direct all operations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico with continued emphasis on residential and commercial buildings services, as well as the industry, water utility, irrigation and agriculture and wastewater businesses. He’s been with the company since 1997, and most recently served as Regional Managing Director of Grundfos Western Europe. Going forward, he will continue in his role as Group Senior Vice President. (BTW: This year, Grundfos celebrates its 40th anniversary in the U.S. The company opened new North American headquarters in the Chicago area [Downers Grove, IL] in August 2013.)
N’ I T H FIG WORDS The great Winston Churchill could always be
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counted on to inspire those fighting the good fight. This one seems particularly appropriate for those in the maintenance and reliability arena:
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” Inspiration For Those Battling The Enemies Of Reliability & Productivity
Have you read, heard, seen, thought or written down something that falls into the realm of “fightin’ words” for the maintenance and reliability community?
Send your favorites to quotes@atpnetwork.com. We’ll be selecting one or two (maybe even three) to feature each month. Be sure to give full credit to the individual (dead, alive, real or fictional) that uttered or wrote the words, and why those words inspire you. Don’t forget to include your complete contact info.
OCTOBER 2013
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