Watlow ^® , a designer and manufacturer of complete industrial thermal systems , is pleased to announce that it has completed its acquisition of Eurotherm ^® from Schneider Electric Company ^® , the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation , on October 31 , 2022 . Eurotherm is a premier provider of temperature , power and process control , measurement and data management equipment , systems ,

software and services for global industrial markets . The company employs about 650 people worldwide , with headquarters in Worthing , U . K . and core manufacturing operations in Ledziny , Poland . Rob Gilmore , Watlow ’ s CEO , said , “ We are excited about Watlow and Eurotherm and all we will accomplish together . This acquisition aligns with our vision of providing innovative thermal products and technologies that help increase our

customers ’ competitive advantage . The combination of Watlow and Eurotherm products and technologies will create new global opportunities for our collective customers and allow us to focus our advanced thermal systems in important areas .” Watlow will establish Eurotherm ’ s sites in Worthing , U . K . and Dardilly , France as Advanced Development Centers for its electronics and controls product offering and plans to invest in Eurotherm ’ s facility in Poland to become

Watlow ’ s Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Europe . This additional capacity and capability also provide a path to growth in other parts of the world including the Americas and Asia .

Funded with $ 4 million from the US Department of Energy ’ s Integrated Research Projects program , the University of Michigan Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences is leading a project focused on compact heat exchangers , which would transfer heat from a nuclear reactor to the systems that use the heat directly or convert it to electricity . They are much smaller and thus less expensive than traditional designs . Diffusion bonding , the process used to create compact heat exchangers , involves stacking grooved plates and pressing them together , causing

the grooves to form channels . This new manufacturing technique creates a large number of small channels , which maximize the contact between the metal and the heated fluid , allowing more heat to pass through than in conventional heat exchangers . However , high temperatures weaken the bonds between plates , limiting the heat exchangers to a lower temperature and eliminating the gains made by making them small . This project ’ s goal is to improve the knowledge of the bonding process to enable strong bonds at high temperatures .

“ By bringing together the top experts from around the country , the research from this project will improve our ability to make lower cost and efficient heat exchangers that will decrease the overall costs

associated with nuclear energy ,” said Todd Allen , principal investigator of the project and the Glenn F . and Gladys H . Knoll Department Chair of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences .