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Tencarva Machinery Company, headquartered in Greensboro, recently acquired the durable, corrosion-resistant UniGuard Machine Guard line of products with the firm’s agreement for the purchase of the assets of Computer Cut Inc., of New Bern, N.C., according to Rod Lee, Tencarva president.

ABS in UK has recently acquired Sparrow Water – a service company operating in the South West region of the UK – taking over both customers and staff. The acquisition is part of the group strategy to create sustainable customer relations and will help ABS in UK grow its service activities.

SKF has acquired Sommers Industriteknik AB, a distributor of Vogel lubrication systems located in Linköping, Sweden.

American Pump giants Gorman-Rupp, Mansfield OH have purchased the complete Wallwin pump range from Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd. This includes the Gilkes Wallwin submersible and …

Franklin Electric Co., Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of submersible electric motors and a global supplier of water pumping systems and fuel pumping systems has purchased an equity interest in Pioneer Pump, Inc. of Canby, Oregon, together with options to purchase substantially all of the remaining equity of Pioneer Pump, Inc.

Parker Hannifin Corporation has increased its cash offer for all outstanding shares of domnick hunter from its previous offer made on September 16, 2005. The offer is subject to the necessary level of domnick hunter shareholder acceptance.

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced today it has increased its cash offer from its previous August 26 offer for the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of domnick hunter group plc.

AMETEK, Inc. announced the acquisition of Quizix, a privately held manufacturer of precision pumping systems for the oil and gas market.

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced it has reached agreement with Cobham plc to purchase its aerospace fluid and air division for $270 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced it completed its purchase of the industrial filtration business of Hayward Industries, Inc. Terms were not disclosed. Eaton announced plans to purchase the business on July 8.