Flowserve
The Flowserve Corporation is an American multinational corporation and one of the largest suppliers of industrial and environmental machinery such as pumps, valves, end face mechanical seals, automation, and services to the power industry|power], oil, gas, chemical and other industries. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, which is in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, Flowserve employs close to 16,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Flowserve sells products and offers aftermarket services to engineering and construction firms, original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and end users. The Flowserve brand name originated in 1997 with a merger of BW/IP and Durco International.
History
Flowserve's heritage dates back to the 1790 founding of Simpson & Thompson by Thomas Simpson, later to become Worthington Simpson Pumps, one of the companies that became part of BW/IP. The company was created in 1997 with the merger of two fluid motion and control companies: BW/IP and Durco International.Acquisitions include HydroTechnik Olomouc in 2006, Sealing Systems in 2007, Calder AG in 2009, and Valbart Srl in 2010. In October 2011, Flowserve acquired Lawrence Pumps Inc. In March 2013, it acquired a manufacturing plant from L&T Valves situated in Maraimalainagar, Tamil Nadu. In 2015 Flowserve acquired SIHI.
Products
Flowserve comprises over 48 fluid motion and control products. They are in alphabetical order:ACEC Centrifugal, Accord, Aldrich, Anchor Darling, Argus, Atomac, Automax, BW Seals, Byron Jackson, Cameron, Calder, DuraClear, Durametallic, Durco, Edward, Five Star Seals, Flowserve, IDP, Innomag, Interseal, Jeumont-Schneider, Kammer, Limitorque, Logix, McCANNA/MARPAC, NAF, NAVAL, Noble Alloy, Norbro, Nordstrom, PMV, Pac-Seal, Pacific, Pacific Wietz, Pleuger, Polyvalve, Schmidt Armaturen, Scienco, Serck Audco, Sier-Bath Rotary, SIHI, TKL, United Centrifugal, Valtek, Valtek EMA, Vogt, Western Land Roller, Wilson-Snyder, Worcester Controls, Worthington
Acquisitions
Flowserve has grown through mergers and acquisitions.Acquisitions under Flowserve Corporation
- 1997 - Merger of BW/IP and Durco International
- 1997 - Stork Engineered Pumps
- 2000 - Ingersoll-Dresser Pumps
- 2000 - Innovative Valve Technologies Inc.
- 2002 - Flow Control division of Invensys
- 2004 - Thompsons Kelly & Lewis
- 2005 - Interseal assets
- 2006 - HydroTechnik
- 2007 - MF Sealing Systems
- 2009 - Calder AG
- 2010 - Valbart Srl
- 2011 - Lawrence Pumps Inc.
- 2013 - Audco India Limited
- 2013 - Innomag Sealless Pumps
- 2015 - Sihi Group
- 2024 - MOGAS
Industries served
- Oil and gas: production, refining, pipeline, gas processing
- Power generation: nuclear power, combine cycle, conventional boiler, renewable water energy
- Chemical processing: acid transfer, caustic and chlor-alkali, pharmaceuticals, polymers, slurry processing, solvents, volatile organic compounds, waste processing, auxiliary
- Water resources: water supply and distribution, water treatment, desalination, flood control, ground water development and irrigation, wastewater collection and treatment, snowmaking
- General industry: mining, primary metals, pulp and paper