Month: April 2021

To help students work more efficiently and more productively, Toptech Systems upgraded and installed technology equipment at a new Boys and Girls Clubs facility in Central Florida (BGCCF) last month.

Working together while wearing masks, Toptech team member Carlos Garcia and an employee at BGCCF helped install 15 computers, two 65” TVs and one 55” TV at the facility in Oviedo. The equipment will be used for homework, research, club operations, and to ensure students are able to learn about potential career paths.

In collaboration with the IDEX Foundation, Toptech donated close to $14,000 USD to purchase all the technology.

“The entire Toptech Team is proud of the long history we have supporting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida,” General Manager Matt Eisert said. “At Toptech we are passionate about technology and our employees want to pass this passion along to the children in our community who depend on the local clubs for after school care, mentorship, and encouragement.”

Located near Toptech’s headquarters, the new location in Oviedo, Florida will serve nearly 60 students. Toptech team members are currently planning two virtual, STEM focused volunteer events and hope to host in-person events in the future.

 

The second round of IDEX Foundation grants to support local food banks in serving people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in record participation by business units across the United States, Canada and Europe.

The renewed effort tallied 41 grants for a total of $225,000 USD, surpassing the Foundation’s total of $170,000 USD in donations given in Spring 2020. IDEX teams went above and beyond, with 93 percent site participation in the United States and 70 percent internationally. European businesses achieved an all-time high in participation rate in the campaign, which began earlier this year.

“It’s rewarding to see how many business units stepped up to ensure people in their community who need help with food during these challenging times receive help from us,” Foundation President Derrick Goddard said. “We are such a caring company and that came through in the fantastic participation rates.”

Examples include the team at Pulsafeeder in Florida, USA, which donated food for distribution through the Boys and Girls Club of Charlotte County (BGCCC).

At LUKAS in Germany, team members donated to Die Tafel in Erlangen, which has deep ties serving people in the community.

And the teams at all IDEX Health & Science facilities in Rochester, New York, Middleboro, Massachusetts, Oak Harbor, Washington, Bristol, Connecticut, Carlsbad, California and Rohnert Park, California, participated in both campaigns!

IDEX business units that have donated $5,000 grants during the 2^nd campaign include:

United States Locations

Business	Food Bank
Akron Brass	Wooster Hope Center
Knight	Families Forward
IH&S Rochester	FoodLink
Corken	Regional Foodbank of Oklahoma
CVI	Roadrunner Food Bank
IH&S Rohnert Park	Redwood Empire Food Bank
Advanced Thin Films	Emergency Family Assistance Association
Liquid Controls	Northern Illinois Food Bank
Banjo	Youth Services Bureau
IDEX Corporate	Lakeview Pantry
Warren Rupp	People Helping People
GAST	Feeding America West Michigan
Trebor	Utah Food Bank
IH&S Oak Harbor	North Whidbey Help House
Fluid Management	Wheeling Township Emergency Fund
Pulsafeeder SPO	Boys and Girls Club Charlotte County
US Viking	Northeast Iowa Foodbank
TopTech	Boys and Girls Club Central Florida
ADS	Central Texas Food Bank
ADS	Brazos Valley Food Bank
Pulsafeeder EPO	FoodLink
Aegis	Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
Microfluidics	The Greater Boston Food Bank
IH&S Middleboro	South Shore Community Action Council, Inc.
HURST Jaws of Life	Council on Aging of Cleveland County
IH&S Bristol	Meals for Neighbors Ministry if Zion Lutheran Church
IH&S Carlsbad	The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank

 

Canada and European Locations

Business	Food Bank
Viking Canada	Unemployed Help Centre of Windsor
Quadro	Food Bank of Waterloo
GAST UK	Redditch Food Bank
CVI – Netherlands	Voedselbank Montferland
Matcon	Caring Hands in the Vale
IPEK	Caritasverband Kempten-Oberallgäu e.V.
CVI – UK	leicester south foodbank
FFM Netherlands	Stichting voedselbank Teylingen
PPE UK	Homeless Aid UK
Lukas	Diakonisches Werk Erlangen e.V. Tafel, Erlangen
Richter Germany	Tafel Kempen | Martinus-Hilfe e.V.
Sampi	Comunita’ di sant’egidio lucca odv
Alfa Valvole	Non di solo pane A.P.S
OBL	Societa’ Pane Quotidiano Fondazione Arrigo Valentini O.N.L.U.S
Wrightflow Technologies	Eastbourne Foodbank
Godiva	Feed the Hungry

 

 

A new marketing campaign for HURST Jaws of Life® recently took home a Silver American Advertising Award in the annual Charlotte American Advertising Awards Gala, which each year recognizes the best of the best in marketing and advertising. With help from Charlotte-based marketing communications agency Wray Ward, HURST’s eDRAULIC Watertight Extrication Tool (EWXT) “Be Unstoppable” campaign received the recognition.

“We take pride in the recognition we receive for HURST Jaws of Life’s excellence in engineering and performance, and to have our brand also receive accolades for excellence in creativity is outstanding,” said Bruce Johnston, director of marketing for IDEX Fire & Safety and its HURST Jaws of Life brand. . “Being recognized with an American Advertising Award is an honor, and we’re proud this campaign caught the eye of the judges.”

The win came in the category “Integrated Campaign” for a campaign including print and digital advertisements, social media graphics, and a series of four videos extolling the features of the new EWXT rescue tools – battery-powered extrication tools with longer battery life, exceptional performance standards, and the ability to operate while submerged underwater. The videos mix extrication footage and engineering schematic graphics in the edgy HURST Jaws of Life brand look to illustrate the combination of power and performance delivered by the innovative tool line, including the spreaders, cutters, combi tools and rams.

The videos are used in HURST Jaws of Life’s marketing program and live on HURST’s new Video Library and YouTube as a resource for HURST Jaws of Life dealers and the first responders who use the tools to save lives.

 

​Milan-based OBL, recently received the European Union’s EC 1935/2004 quality certification, validating that the companies’ pumps are safe to use in food and beverage applications across Europe.

From raw material producers to processors in the field of food packaging, through to applications such as filtration, flavoring and additives in the food and beverage segment, there are many sectors that require the use of machinery and components compliant with EC 1935/2004 quality standards.  The certification signifies that OBL equipment successfully completed lab tests on key components, does not release contaminants throughout the production process and are the product of a certified supply chain.

Numerous OBL models now comply with the quality standards, including:

– Blackline M Series –With great dosing accuracy and very low maintenance, this pump is the ideal solution for applications in the water treatment industry, power generation, pulp and paper and many more.

– Blackline H Series – Specifically designed for wine, beer and fruit juices filtration, this solution allows for dosing and mixing processes to be taken care simultaneously by a single device and allows for yeast cells and other particles to be removed without trapping molecules of aroma, flavor and tanning.

– Blackline R Series –Designed to allow for dosing high-viscous chemicals at high temperatures while granting a steady accuracy and great reliability, this pump is ideal for industrial applications that requires dosing of glue, emulsion, coating agents, oils and greases and many other chemicals.

– Topline L Series – Designed to meet the highest standards in metering industry, this positive return plunger pump is ideal for demanding industrial applications and separates oil reservoirs, reduces the risk of oil contamination of process liquid and ensures steady and accurate output.

“I’m extremely proud of the team for working together in tough times to obtain the certification,” said OBL General Manager Gianluca Maestroni. “The certification strengthens our position in the enology segment and opens new opportunities for the company in the food & beverage industry.”

CVI Laser Optics, part of IDEX Optical Technologies, recently partnered with Cuidando Los Niños (CLN) to support homeless and under housed families in the local Albuquerque, New Mexico area.  After engaging with CLN leaders, CVI Laser Optics hosted a pillow drive for families in the community.

Over the span of three weeks, the CVI Laser Optics team came together to donate hundreds of pillows and pillowcases for the organization. With matching gifts from IDEX Optical Technologies leaders, the team was able to donate 442 pillows and 442 pillowcases total!

CVI Laser also partnered with the IDEX Foundation to donate an additional $5,000 to help CLN support its mission to break the cycle of homelessness for children and families.

“Cuidando Los Niños is a special organization and I am so proud of our team’s generosity. Homelessness is widespread in our community and we are excited to partner with CLN on future projects,” said Brittny Goodwin, Human Resources Manager.

Cuidando Los Niños, which means “caring for the children,” aims to break the cycle of homelessness for children and families by providing high quality early childhood education, therapeutic services, supportive housing, and parent education.

To learn more about this mission driven organization, click here.