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Z ..2 < Z Filtration Industry Analyst July 1997 BAKER HUGHES COMPLETES DEUTZ DEAL Baker Hughes Incorporated has completed the acquisition of the Environmental Tech- nology Division of Deutz AG for approximately DM92 mil- lion (see Filtration Industry Analyst, May 1997). The Environmental Tech- nology Division consists of the decanter centrifuge and dryer businesses of KHD Humboldt Wedag AG in Cologne, Ger- many, Humboldt Decanter Inc in Norcross, Georgia, and the HUMSA decanter centrifuge division in Elandsfontein, South Africa as well as the filter press business of Rittershaus & Blecher in Wuppertal, Ger- many, Congleton, UK and Marietta, Georgia, USA. Max L Lukens, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Baker Hughes said: "We welcome the employees and customers of the Environ- mental Technology Division to Baker Hughes. This acquisition contributes to one of Baker Hughes' growth objectives and strategic goals through the ex- pansion of a core, non-oilfield business". Baker Hughes will add the Environmental Technology Di- vision to its Baker Hughes Proc- ess Equipment Company (BHPEC) operations as part of its Bird Machine Company di- vision, headquartered in South Walpole, Massachusetts. The acquisition will provide Bird with a strategic presence in Europe. BHPEC consists of Bird, EIMCO Process Equip- ment Company, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and Baker Hughes Process Systems, headquartered in Rugby, UK. Matthew G Dick, president of Baker Hughes Process Equip- ment Company, said: "This ac- quisition will increase BHPEC's already strong presence in municipal and in- dustrial wastewater equipment applications". Baker Hughes is a leading provider of products and serv- ices Ibr the oil, gas and continu- ous process industries. 16 PALL IN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH UNIT INSTRUMENTS Pall Corporation and Unit In- struments Inc have formed a strategic alliance to de- velop a unique mass flow controller (MFC) that incor- porates Pail's PPT puri- fier into a single component for the gas delivery systems used by semiconductor manufacturers. By designing an MFC that incorporates the PPT into a sin- gle component, and within the same "footprint" of conven- tional MFCs, this will allow semiconductor manufacturers to achieve enhanced purifica- tion without redesigning exist- ing gas delivery systems. Unit Instruments Inc is a manufacturer of mass flow con- trollers, ultra high purity gas isolation boxes and ultraclean gas panels that are critical to the semiconductor manufacturing ~rocess. The company main- tains support and service centers throughout North . America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. Unit Instruments is ,traded on the Nasdaq National Market un- der the symbol UNII. IONICS AND NOMURA MICROSCIENCES IN MARKETING AGREEMENT Nomura Microsciences Inc (NMS) and Ionics Incorpo- rated have ,announced that NMS will begin selling the electrodeionisation (EDI) products of Ionics to its cus- tomers in the semiconductor industry in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The EDI products are the subject of a licensing and mar- keting agreement recently signed between Nomura and lonics. EDI products are used to purify water to the extremely high levels required by the semiconductor and pharmaceu- tical industries as well as for power generation applications. Ionics developed the EDI technology used in large-scale ultrapure water applications and has installed more than 50 of such systems worldwide. Ionics owns several patents for the EDI process. Nomura has indicated that it has already received nu- merous inquiries for EDI and that negotiations are underway for several EDI systems. Ionics is a separations technology company involved worldwide in the manufacture and sale of membranes and related equip- ment for the purification, con- centration, treatment and analysis of water and wastewa- ter, in the supply of purified water, food and chemical prod- ucts, and in the sale of bottled water and home water purifiers. ADVANCED CERAMIC MEMBRANE ALLIANCE An alliance of five global com- panies has been formed to de- velop a revolutionary technology that should have a major cost and efficiency im- pact on the way in which natu- ral gas is converted to synthesis gas (syngas). Ceramic membrane technol- ogy is used to combine oxygen separation from air, and meth- ane partial oxidation, in a single unit. By eliminating the need for a separate oxygen production ~lant, the technology signifi- cantly reduces the energy and capital cost associated with syn- gas production. The five members of the newly formed alliance are: Amoco Production Company; British Petroleum (BP); Praxair Inc; Den norske stats oljesel- skap as (Statoil); and Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd. These participants will share costs and contribute their extensive tech- nical expertise, research and de- velopment resources and financial capabilities to develop critical areas and cross-license technology rights to move this technology towards commercialisation. consent does not extend to other kindsof copying, such as for gem eml dis~hution,resale, advertis* ing andpromotion purposes,or for creatingnew collective works _ suchcopying. ~. --- ~-'J~ * 365693 ~ F~I'T !S $t~-~ EEQ~C E 2C, C0~ I/llll/lll/lll/ll/$ 00133378 02207 Printed by

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Filtration Industry Analyst July 1997

BAKER HUGHES COMPLETES DEUTZ DEAL

Baker Hughes Incorporated has completed the acquisition of the Environmental Tech- nology Division of Deutz AG for approximately DM92 mil- lion (see Filtration Industry Analyst, May 1997).

The Environmental Tech- nology Division consists of the decanter centrifuge and dryer businesses of KHD Humboldt Wedag AG in Cologne, Ger- many, Humboldt Decanter Inc in Norcross, Georgia, and the HUMSA decanter centrifuge division in Elandsfontein, South Africa as well as the filter press business of Rittershaus & Blecher in Wuppertal, Ger- many, Congleton, UK and Marietta, Georgia, USA.

Max L Lukens, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Baker Hughes said: "We welcome the employees and customers of the Environ- mental Technology Division to Baker Hughes. This acquisition contributes to one of Baker Hughes' growth objectives and strategic goals through the ex- pansion of a core, non-oilfield business".

Baker Hughes will add the Environmental Technology Di- vision to its Baker Hughes Proc- ess Equipment Company (BHPEC) operations as part of its Bird Machine Company di- vision, headquartered in South Walpole, Massachusetts. The acquisition will provide Bird with a strategic presence in Europe. BHPEC consists of Bird, EIMCO Process Equip- ment Company, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and Baker Hughes Process Systems, headquartered in Rugby, UK. Matthew G Dick, president of Baker Hughes Process Equip- ment Company, said: "This ac- quisition will increase BHPEC's already strong presence in municipal and in- dustrial wastewater equipment applications".

Baker Hughes is a leading provider of products and serv- ices Ibr the oil, gas and continu- ous process industries.

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PALL IN STRATEGIC

ALLIANCE WITH UNIT

INSTRUMENTS

Pall Corporation and Unit In- struments Inc have formed a strategic alliance to de- velop a unique mass flow controller (MFC) that incor- porates Pail's PPT puri- fier into a single component for the gas delivery systems used by semiconductor manufacturers.

By designing an MFC that incorporates the PPT into a sin- gle component, and within the same "footprint" of conven- tional MFCs, this will allow semiconductor manufacturers to achieve enhanced purifica- tion without redesigning exist- ing gas delivery systems.

Unit Instruments Inc is a manufacturer of mass flow con- trollers, ultra high purity gas isolation boxes and ultraclean gas panels that are critical to the semiconductor manufacturing ~rocess. The company main-

tains support and service centers throughout North . America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. Unit Instruments is ,traded on the Nasdaq National Market un- der the symbol UNII.

IONICS AND NOMURA

MICROSCIENCES IN MARKETING

AGREEMENT

Nomura Microsciences Inc (NMS) and Ionics Incorpo- rated have ,announced that NMS will begin selling the electrodeionisation (EDI) products of Ionics to its cus- tomers in the semiconductor industry in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

The EDI products are the subject of a licensing and mar- keting agreement recently signed between Nomura and lonics. EDI products are used to purify water to the extremely high levels required by the semiconductor and pharmaceu-

tical industries as well as for power generation applications.

Ionics developed the EDI technology used in large-scale ultrapure water applications and has installed more than 50 of such systems worldwide. Ionics owns several patents for the EDI process. Nomura has indicated that it has already received nu- merous inquiries for EDI and that negotiations are underway for several EDI systems. Ionics is a separations technology company involved worldwide in the manufacture and sale of membranes and related equip- ment for the purification, con- centration, treatment and analysis of water and wastewa- ter, in the supply of purified water, food and chemical prod- ucts, and in the sale of bottled water and home water purifiers.

ADVANCED CERAMIC

MEMBRANE ALLIANCE

An alliance of five global com- panies has been formed to de- velop a revolutionary technology that should have a major cost and efficiency im- pact on the way in which natu- ral gas is converted to synthesis gas (syngas).

Ceramic membrane technol- ogy is used to combine oxygen separation from air, and meth- ane partial oxidation, in a single unit. By eliminating the need for a separate oxygen production ~lant, the technology signifi- cantly reduces the energy and capital cost associated with syn- gas production.

The five members of the newly formed alliance are: Amoco Production Company; British Petroleum (BP); Praxair Inc; Den norske stats oljesel- skap as (Statoil); and Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd. These participants will share costs and contribute their extensive tech- nical expertise, research and de- velopment resources and financial capabilities to develop critical areas and cross-license technology rights to move this technology towards commercialisation.

consent does not extend to other kinds of copying, such as for gem eml dis~hution, resale, advertis* ing and promotion purposes, or for creating new collective works _

such copying. ~ . --- ~-'J~ * 365693 ~ F~I'T

!S $t~-~ E E Q ~ C E

2C, C0~

I/llll/lll/lll/ll/$ 00133378

02207 Printed by