September 2007

Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH, has completed the sale of its North American coupled products business to Coupled Products LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wanxiang (USA) Holdings Corporation.
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The sale concludes the divestiture of Dana’s fluid products business. Last month, the company closed the sale of its North American fluid products hose and tubing operations to Orhan Holding, A.S. Dana previously sold its European fluid products hose and tubing operations to Orhan in July 2007.
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The completion of this divestiture marks another important step in Dana’s efforts to concentrate our resources on the core products and competencies that are the foundation for our future growth,” said Dana Chairman and CEO Mike Burns.
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The coupled products plants …

The Timken Company, Canton, OH, has agreed to acquire The Purdy Corp., Manchester, CT, a precision manufacturer and systems integrator for military and commercial aviation customers, for $200 million.
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The acquisition will further expand the growing range of power-transmission products and capabilities Timken provides to the aerospace market.
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The Purdy Corp.’s expertise includes design, manufacturing, testing, overhaul and repair of transmissions, gears, rotor-head systems and other high-complexity components for helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft platforms. Purdy employs more than 200 people and had 2006 sales of $87 million.
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Timken offers a comprehensive line of aerospace quality bearings, along with a select range of turbine engine …

Flowserve Corp., Dallas, TX, a global supplier of fluid motion and control products and services, has agreed to sell certain product distribution assets of its non-core instrumentation and positioner facility in Karlstad, Sweden, to Indutrade.
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The Karlstad facility provides instrumentation products and systems including gas analyzers, I/O devices, recorders, radiation density meters and other non-core products used for measurement and control of flow processes in industries such as power, paper and machinery.
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Under the terms of the agreement, Indutrade will continue to sell Flowserve’s products and services, which should provide Flowserve wider access to sales channels in the region.
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This agreement enables Flowserve to strengthen its focus …