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Sharing good news from the heat exchanger community and wider industry ....
Watlow celebrates 100-year anniversary
Industrial heating technology
manufacturer Watlow , specialized
in electric components for
complete thermal systems , has
reached its 100-year anniversary
milestone . The company , founded
in 1922 in Missouri USA , is now a
global electric heating specialist
with over 1,000 patents and
The 2010s became the most
4,200 employees working across
productive and significant period
locations in North America , Asia
of the company ’ s journey so far .
and Europe .
Within just eight years , Watlow
Watlow began manufacturing
introduced ten new products including
electric heating elements for the
the F4T process controller
shoe industry , before widening
with touch-screen technology ,
its product offering in the 1930s
OPTIMAX ® heat exchanger and
to introduce electric immersion
the range of FLUENT ® in-line
heaters to replace steam pipes
heaters . Now , the company
and fire-hazardous gas . In the
serves any application that may
1980s , Watlow expanded its
use industrial process heating
global reach with the opening of
such as semiconductor processing
sales offices in Italy , France , the
, energy generation and medi-
UK and Taiwan .
cal and food service equipment .
Since its founding , the company
“ Marking a century in business is
has grown to nine manufacturing
one of the biggest achievements
facilities and five technology
a company can realize ,” said Rob
centers across three continents .
Gilmore , CEO of Watlow . “ Watlow
Watlow now gains sales coverage
has grown in product capability
in 178 countries .
and global reach and is well
Success for SÄKAPHEN in China
Despite the continuing global
Simijia for the first time have also
challenges within the worldwide
applied the company ’ s baked
supply chain and ongoing
epoxy-phenolic lining , Si 57 EG on
disruption due to the COVID-19
the tube side of three tube bundles
pandemic , SÄKAPHEN ’ s Chinese
exposed to sea water in a marine
representative , Jiangsu Simijia
environment in Thailand .
Tank Service Co ., Ltd has now
SÄKAPHEN Si 57 EG is a highquality
begun full operational activity in
single-component epoxy-
their new factory facility located
phenolic thermosetting heat cured
in the Economic and Technological
lining , resistant to water vapor
Development Zone of Binhai
diffusion ( ≤ ∆T 85 ° C ). The shop
County in Jiangsu Province .
applied baked linings in cooling
As well as SÄKAPHEN lining
service prevent corrosion caused
of ISO tank containers , Jiangsu
by conditioned and unconditioned
cooling and sea water and further
reduce fouling and incrustation
due to their smooth hydrophobic
surface , leading to a reduced pressure
drop , improved flow speed ,
thus lowering energy consumption
when in operation . Further
capital costs decrease through
deserving of this achievement . Our purpose of enriching lives through inspired innovation has motivated our team members for generations . While we are excited to celebrate this significant milestone , we are equally excited about our outlook for our next 100 years . “ I have been with the company for 34 years and have seen many positive changes . Watlow has continued to grow , while the commitment remains the same — to provide customers with superior products and services for their individual processing needs . “ I am honored to lead Watlow as we enter our next century to continue serving customers across the globe , and demonstrating how we can innovate further . To honor the milestone anniversary and jumpstart the next chapter , all Watlow headquarters will host events throughout the summer , kicking off in June 2022 with celebrations at the USA headquarters in Missouri .”
the use of simple carbon steel and provide significant lifetime extension . Disruption continues to inhibit travel within China with only limited journeys possible , however Jiangsu Simijia complied with and completed all the procedural requirements of SÄKAPHEN lining and coating application without a specialist from Germany being present . This included degreasing , abrasive blasting , multilayer application with intermediate and final polymerization of the lining all carried out under the digital supervision of SÄKAPHEN in Germany . This included full quality assurance inspection and data recording with the final inspection carried out by a 3 rd party inspection authority in the workshop .
Mauri Kontu receives Golden Hoe Award
On 16 June 2022 , Vahterus founder and CEO Mauri Kontu received the ’ Golden Hoe ’ award from Growth Collective Finland ( Kasvuryhmä ), an accelerator for Finnish scale-up companies . Golden Hoe is given annually to an inspirational successful scale-up leader in recognition of a strong track record of growth , internationalisation and renewal . Growth Collective Finland ( Kasvuryhmä ) was created in 2015 by 29 wellknown Finnish business leaders , including Matti Alahuhta , Mika Anttonen , Risto Siilasmaa and Ilkka Paananen . The purpose was to develop the entrepreneurial spirit in Finland and to accelerate the renewal and growth of Finnish scale-ups in an inspiring way . Today , the Kasvuryhmä community consists of 250 leaders of mediumsized growth companies . These include CEOs , chairpersons and owners of companies with a turnover of between € 10 million and € 1 billion , who grow and innovate their business in a way that benefits the entire country . Mauri Kontu received the acknowledgement for his growth leadership , inspirational attitude and expressing the Growth Collective ’ s values in his work . He believes that there ’ s always strong local knowledge and activity behind successful international companies . “ We ’ re committed to thinking globally and acting locally , and we wouldn ’ t exist without our employees ,” he says . “ Some of our them have worked with us since 1990 .” “ This is a big honor for me and for Vahterus , and a doubly happy day because our sixth grandchild was also born today . To build a successful company , you need the right people , skills , persuasiveness , and a little luck . We believe in deep collaboration , conversation and working together – in our teams , and with our customers . Together we succeed ,” Kontu says .
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