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Unibloc Pump acquires Standard Pump

The acquisition is the second in four months for Unibloc Pump.

January 5, 2022

Unibloc Pump, a Kennesaw, Ga.-based manufacturer of positive displacement pumps, air-operated double-diaphragm pumps and other flow-control products, said it continues to grow its family of hygienic flow control brands through the acquisition of Standard Pump.

Schubert North America plans new U.S. headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina

The new headquarters will allow the German company to better service its U.S.-based customers.

December 9, 2021

Crailsheim, Germany-based Schubert Group said North America is one its most important export markets and is developing at a rate that is well above average.

Intralox announces $60 million plant expansion

The expansion will create 425 jobs and increase belting output by 50%.

November 30, 2021

For the third time in four years, Intralox is expanding operations at its Hammond, La., location.

FlexXray opens new inspection facility in South Carolina

The location will provide foreign material inspection and QA hold resolution services.

November 10, 2021

FlexXray opened a new state-of-the-art, USDA- and FDA-registered inspection facility specializing in foreign material QA hold resolution services in Fort Mill, S.C.

Hart Design & Manufacturing partners with MilkyLAB

The partnership will expand Hart’s cheese processing and packaging capabilities.

September 28, 2021

Green Bay, Wis.-based Hart Design & Manufacturing announced a new strategic alliance and partnership with Modena, Italy-based MilkyLAB.

Krohne Group celebrates its 100th anniversary

The company is hosting a digital fair in celebration.

May 18, 2021

Krohne Group said it is celebrating its 100th anniversary under with the message "the spirit of creativity."

Tetra Pak Rockwell Automation collaboration

Tetra Pak, Rockwell Automation collaborate to advance performance for powder manufacturers

The collaboration merges processing solutions with process control architecture.

March 17, 2021

Tetra Pak, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, announced a strategic business collaboration for cheese and powder solutions.

ProMach acquires Serpa Packaging

The deal further enhances ProMach’s turnkey line-integration capabilities and adds automated cartoning systems to its portfolio.

February 4, 2021

ProMach, a Cincinnati-based provider of packaging machinery solutions, said it acquired Serpa Packaging Solutions, a Visalia, Calif.-based provider of cartoning and end-of line packaging systems for the pharmaceutical, medical device, nutraceutical, food, cosmetics and personal care markets.

Unibloc Pump acquired by May River Capital

The news follows Unibloc’s expansion into a larger facility.

January 12, 2021

Kennesaw, Ga.-based Unibloc Pump, a manufacturer of positive displacement pumps, strainers, valves, bubble traps and other solutions for sanitary flow control applications, said it was acquired by May River Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on helping high-caliber industrial businesses grow and prosper.

Gerald Vogt becomes new CEO of the Stäubli Group

Vogt previously was responsible for the company’s Robotics Division.

December 15, 2020

Stäubli Group, a Pfäffikon, Switzerland-headquartered provider of industrial and mechatronic solutions, said it is starting the New Year with a new CEO.