ITT celebrates seventh-annual Pump Appreciation Day, Goulds Pumps’ 170th Anniversary and Bornemann’s 165th Anniversary
SENECA FALLS, N.Y., April 10, 2018—
ITT Inc.’s (NYSE: ITT) Goulds Pumps, PRO Services and Bornemann brands today observed the seventh-annual
Pump Appreciation Day, a global event held to raise awareness of the value of pumps to modern manufacturing and products, and honor those that make them possible. In addition, the company celebrates Goulds Pumps’ 170
th anniversary and Bornemann’s 165
th. Both Goulds Pumps and Bornemann are two of the oldest brands in ITT’s portfolio.
The
history of Goulds Pumps’ innovation started in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York when it produced its first water pump, made of wood and banded with metal. A year later, during the Gold Rush in California, the company produced the world’s first all-metal pump, a significant innovation that helped shape industrialization.
“Since then, Goulds Pumps has been developing
engineered solutions that help our customers pump the most corrosive materials, monitor their rotating equipment and control their pumps, with the goal of improving efficiency and equipment total cost of ownership,” says David Malinas, president of ITT Industrial Process.
Several of these innovations are industry firsts including the extensive series of ANSI process pumps, XHD next generation slurry pump, VICR compact vertical multi-stage low flow pump and the i-ALERT® asset intelligence monitoring solution.
“Bornemann’s
history as an innovative machine manufacturing company evolved in 1853, as the family-owned business started making products and solutions that were technologically outstanding and cost effective to meet market needs. From that point on, Bornemann has been setting the pace in positive displacement pump technology. In 1934, it patented the twin-screw pump with external bearings,” said Malinas.
Several innovative products followed, including the multiphase pumps for the oil & gas industry and the hygienic pumps for the food and pharmaceutical industries
ITT is recognizing their legacies today, as the company celebrates pumps as the heart of industry. “We have been observing Pump Appreciation Day on the second Tuesday of April since 2012, to recognize the importance of pumps that are essential machines but unsung workers in running a plant. We also pay tribute to companies and their pump professionals who continuously look at ways to improve pump efficiencies and lower total cost of ownership, he said.
“We also take the opportunity to pay tribute to the people and organizations that design, manufacture, install and service them. The men, women and organizations that help drive modern manufacturing forward,” he added.
This year, 14 organizations and their representatives will be presented with the Heart and Pulse of Industry Award. This award recognizes companies, plants and individuals whose operational excellence and use of pump technology advance plant processing, customer service and our overall way of life through improved reliability, efficiency and lower cost of ownership.
In addition to Pump Appreciation Day events and award programs, an online
World of Pumps Quiz launched today that tests participants’ knowledge of the pump industry and its products through one question a week for the next 20 weeks. Last year’s quiz attracted close to 11,000 unique visitors from 90 countries.
For more information regarding Pump Appreciation Day, visit
www.pumpappreciationday.com or follow the hashtag #PAD18 from the
@ITTGouldsPumps Twitter handle.
About ITT
ITT is a diversified leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the energy, transportation and industrial markets. Building on its heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life. ITT is headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., with employees in more than 35 countries and sales in approximately 125 countries. The company generated 2017 revenues of $2.6 billion. For more information, visit
www.itt.com.
ITT’s Industrial Process business is a global manufacturer of industrial pumps, valves, monitoring and control systems, and aftermarket services for the biopharmaceutical, food and beverage, chemical, oil and gas, mining, pulp and paper, power and general industrial markets through leading brands including
Goulds Pumps (
www.gouldspumps.com),
Bornemann (
www.bornemann.com),
PRO Services (
www.ittproservices.com),
Engineered Valves (
www.engvalves.com) and
C’treat (
www.ctreat.com).