NEWS STUFF HAPPENS
A Winning Partnership SKF & Penske Racing Celebrate Big It was just over a year ago that SKF and Penske Racing finalized their partnership agreement related to Penske’s NASCAR and IndyCar teams, a relationship they defined as somewhat different from the traditional one between a sponsor and team. The recipe must have worked. This year, the two partners have plenty to celebrate: delivery of the first-ever Sprint Cup Championship for Driver Brad Keselowski, Crew Chief Paul Wolfe and Team Owner Roger Penske. Unlike many companies involved with racing teams, SKF brought years of racing experience and customer-event marketing to the table in its participation with Penske. Since last November, SKF and Penske Racing have engaged in more than 25 different application and development projects, drawing from all five of SKF’s technology competence areas (i.e., bearings, seals, lubrication, mechatronics and services). This collaboration helped the No. 2 Penske/SKF Dodge build a reputation as one of the most fuel-efficient machines on the track during the 2012 season, something that played a key role in Keselowski’s September 30th victory at Dover Speedway, As Penske moves to the Ford Platform for the 2013 season, SKF’s knowledge, experience and innovations in frictionreducing technologies (on and off the track) should be just as important, if not more.
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MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY
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Gardner Denver’s Board of Directors has voted to appoint Michael M. Larsen as the corporation’s President and CEO. Larsen, who had served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the corporation since 2010, and as its Interim Chief Executive Officer since July of this year, was also appointed to the Board of Directors. He will continue to serve as CFO until a successor is named for that position. Prior to joining Gardner Denver, Larsen spent 15 years with General Electric, where he held a number of finance roles, including CFO of GE Water & Process Technologies.
GREAT APPS
Global water-business leader Xylem, Inc., has introduced another mobile app for its Bell & Gossett brand. Suitable for all iPad, iPhone and Android devices, it provides onetouch access to brochures, submittals, performance curves, drawings, specifications, part lists and installation and operation manuals. The second Bell & Gossett iOS app rolled out this year (following the launch of the company’s ESP-Syzer® app last January), it’s free and available for download from the iTunes App Store® or Google Play Store™.
The 17th Annual ARC World Industry Forum is just around the corner (February 11-14, 2013, in Orlando, FL). As the conference theme would suggest, if your operations have any interest in “Achieving Breakthrough Performance with New Processes and Technologies,” it’s the place to be. To review the schedule and register, visit www.arcweb.com.
ARC Advisory
DECEMBER 2012