Fluid Management (FM), a unit of IDEX which manufactures paint dispensing and mixing equipment in Wheeling, Illinois (USA), continued their partnership with Jane Addams Elementary school in nearby Palatine this month.
In their third year of the partnership, FM employees have assisted in several projects, including volunteering at the schools’ track and field day, science night, literacy night, funding the “One School One Book” program and more.
Recently, 31 FM employees hosted their 2nd Book Fair for Jane Addam’s students. FM Employees setup the book store, helped students select books, and even read books to younger students throughout the day.
In collaboration with the IDEX Foundation, 581 students were able to select up to $20 worth of books and the school received additional books worth $2,500 to add to the library.
“Although the U.S. High School Graduation Rates are improving, there are still far too many students that do not finish high school,” said Mark Bishop, VP of Human Resources at Fluid Management. “Research suggests that children who develop a passion for books have a higher likelihood of finishing. Our team has done some really terrific work to encourage a love of learning and staying in school.”
Located near FM’s office, Jane Addams Elementary school serves students from Pre-K through 6th grade.
Pictured from Left to Right: Michelle Miller, Marketing Manager David Llewellyn, General Manager Heather Neil, Trade Compliance Manager Jake Medley, International Trade Compliance
On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross presented Warren Rupp Inc. with the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. In total, Secretary Ross honored 48 U.S. companies with the President’s “E” Award, the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.
“Warren Rupp has demonstrated a sustained commitment to export expansion. The “E” Awards Committee was very impressed with Warren Rupp’s innovative development of new products specifically for export markets,” said Secretary Ross in his congratulatory letter to the company announcing its selection as an award recipient.
“The company’s work to achieve to regulatory approvals that help sustain and expand export sales was also particularly notable. Warren Rupp’s achievements have undoubtedly contributed to national export expansion efforts that support the U.S. economy and create American jobs.”
Warren Rupp Inc. is a leading manufacturer of air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps. Warren Rupp engineered solutions for various industrial markets are sold worldwide through a network of independent, factory-authorized distributors, marketed in over 60 countries and in nearly every major trading area.
“Over the past decade, we’ve made significant investments in expanding our global reach,” said David Llewellyn, General Manager of Warren Rupp. “Through a number of sales and marketing initiatives we’ve expanded our global footprint and are proud to provide quality products made in the United States abroad. This award is a testament to the hard work of Warren Rupp employees, and it is an honor to accept the “E” Award on their behalf.”
In 2018, U.S. exports were the highest on record with U.S. services at $821.1 billion and U.S. exports of goods reaching $1.7 trillion, demonstrating how American private enterprise can not only survive, but thrive, in the international market.
American companies are nominated for “E” Awards through the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service office network, located within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Record years of successive export growth and an applicant’s demonstration of an innovative international marketing plan that led to the increase in exports is a significant factor in selecting the overall winners.
For more information about the “E” Awards and the benefits of exporting, visit www.export.gov.
Pictured from Left to Right: U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Trade Compliance Manager Heather Neil, General Manager David Llewellyn and Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan
Interactive Health recently named IDEX Corporation as one of the “Healthiest Companies in America,” recognizing the company’s high workplace wellness program participation rate and low overall health risks.
IDEX is one of just 151 companies in America to make the list. To be included, at least 70 percent of employees must participate in their workplace wellness program, and their workforce’s overall health risk must be low, based on the results of an annual health evaluation.
“A healthy workforce reaps so many benefits for both our company and our employees,” said IDEX Chief Human Resources Officer Jeff Bucklew said. “We place tremendous value on offering a comprehensive health and wellness program to help our employees, partners and families make positive changes to improve their overall well-being.”
Companies with successful employee wellness programs generally have higher productivity, lower medical costs, fewer workers’ compensation and disability claims, and reduced absenteeism, according to Interactive Health.
Read the Interactive Health press release by clicking here.
Available as part of the benefits package for U.S.-based employees, the IDEX Wellness Program empowers employees to take charge of their health, so they can be their best self – at home and at work.
Sewer inspections are becoming significantly more efficient thanks to a latest innovation in crawler technology from iPEK, a unit of IDEX. Sulzberg, Germany-based iPEK, which manufactures wastewater inspection systems, introduced its new ROVION SAT II inspection system at the ROKATECH tradeshow earlier this month.
In the past, if the sewer pipe diameter of the sewage pipe changed, it would require the inspector to take the crawler out and adjust the setup, making the processes time consuming and tedious. Not anymore.
With three years of product development and tireless focus on their customers, the iPEK team developed the ROVION SAT II inspection system, consisting of an extremely powerful crawler and a revolutionary cable reel.
The new system is designed to resolve three major pain point for end users: limited pipe size range, high downtime and inefficient inspections of house connections, also known as laterals.
To improve the system’s flexibility, the RX140SAT II crawler expands the capabilities of its predecessor, allowing users to inspect sewer pipes ranging from 150mm – 2000mm, compared to 150mm to 600mm in the past. The new crawler also features a push rod and TV-cable, which allows the crawler to conduct lateral launches in a sewer system. With the addition of the 45-meter push rod, end users can now inspect pipe laterals more thoroughly and locate possible hazards in the sewerage system more quickly
IDEX Corporate office employees partnered with Feed My Starving Children in Libertyville, Illinois, to pack food for children in Haiti last week.
Twenty-eight team members from the Human Resources, Legal and Accounting departments hand-packed bags with rice, soy, dried vegetables and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals. After filling bags with food, team members also sealed, boxed and placed packages on pallets for shipping.
With four different groups of employees working together, the hand-packing event quickly turned into a competition to pack as much food as possible.
As a result, in just two hours team members packed a total of 74 boxes, providing almost 16,000 meals for children in Haiti!
Located near the IDEX offices in Lake Forest, Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a non-profit that provides nutritionally complete meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. Founded in 1987, FMSC has shipped more than 137 million meals to 43 countries this year alone.
Team members at GODIVA Limited, which manufactures vehicle-mounted fire and safety equipment, participated in an off-road 10K charity run near their Warwickshire, U.K., office last month.
The Wolf Run — which stands for woods, obstacles, lakes and fields — is a wild race that allows people to experience natural, raw running conditions.
Eight Godiva employees ran over and through some of nature’s finest obstacles, including, mud pits, fallen trees, hills and dense foliage, to raise money for an organization of their choice. With close personal connections to prostate cancer, the team raised £145 ($190 USD) in support of Prostate Cancer UK.
Participants included Justin Somanathan, Lewis Maynard, Simon Tudor, Kevin Raybould, Sarah Raybould, Adam Smith, Nipun Patney and Justin Sabharwal.
Recently, IH&S employees helped students develop a Social Progress mobile phone application, which can be used by community organizations to track key metrics such as homeless population, income inequality, subsidized school lunches, crime rates, graduation rates and more.
Located about two hours north of Seattle, IH&S Oak Harbor manufactures fittings, tubing, and high-quality fluid transfer components and accessories for the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) markets. They recently extended their local partnership to develop STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs for FIRST Washington.
In collaboration with the IDEX Foundation, IH&S Oak Harbor granted the organization $7,500 to continue to develop the schools STEM initiatives.
Located in Washington State, FIRST Washington supports and engages today’s tech-native youth, inspiring them to build on their passions and preparing them to be the STEM leaders of tomorrow. With the mission to inspire all young people in Washington State to be science and technology leaders, the organization provides exciting mentor-based FIRST programs that inspire innovation, and foster self-confidence, communication, and leadership skills
Continuing in its tradition of firsts, HURST Jaws of Life® has launched the industry’s first watertight battery-powered extrication tool line, the HURST Jaws of Life eDRAULIC® EWXT.
The company’s EWXT water-resistant casing debuts in three tools, which also feature a new brushless motor for greater efficiency and longer run time.
“The launch of the HURST Jaws of Life eDRAULIC EWXT battery-powered, watertight tool line provides the industry with another first from HURST, as we continue to bring first responders rescue tools that make what was once seemingly impossible now possible,” said Ellie Mulcahy, general manager of HURST Jaws of Life, part of the IDEX Fire & Safety group.
“This innovative underwater rescue tool solution aligns with the IDEX Fire & Safety platform to accelerate our position as the global market leader for electro hydraulic rescue tools,” Mulcahy said
The debut of EWXT technology comes in three tools: S 788EWXT Cutter, SP 555EWXT Spreader and R 521EWXT Ram.
Additionally, HURST Jaws of Life® expanded its battery-powered eDRAULIC® rescue tool line with the R 422E2 Ram, whose 59.1-inch extended length gives first responders the longest extension in the industry.
“The R 422E2’s telescopic, 59.1-inch reach and eDRAULIC power bring portability and performance to first responders on the scene,” said Bruce Johnston, director of marketing and product management for HURST Jaws of Life. “We continually look for solutions that will help first responders get to the patient quickly in every situation. Our Voice of Customer research showed us that end users sometimes require further reach in a Ram, and the R 422E2 delivers combined reach and power like no other tool on the market.”
HURST will debut the products at FDIC international this week, the world’s largest firefighter training and expo. Held in Indianapolis, FDIC is attended by more than 34,000 fire and rescue professionals from more than 65 countries around the world.
(Pictured above: Scott Meyer, Engineering Manager and Ryan Weide, Business Line Manager at Viking Pump)
In recognition for their development of new pumps used in moving oil from production to the pipelines, Viking Pump recently received the Harold Brock Innovation award from the Cedar Valley (Iowa) Alliance & Chamber.
Viking Pump, a unit of IDEX which specializes in pumping solutions for the oil and gas industries, received the award for their innovation on the LACT GP-414 & GP-425 pump models.
Within IDEX, Viking’s innovation has been hailed as an excellent example of Customer Obsession, with our representatives recognizing and understanding the need from being in oil fields with customers. Viking developed and delivered a smaller pump that’s less expensive than competitors’ products. Its simplistic and robust design allows the product to be more versatile in the field for demanding oil pipeline injection service. Sales have soared over the last few years
Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) is the transfer of oil from a land owner pipeline, which includes metering the output, to determine how much the landowner is owed. Viking Pump LACT Injection Pumps are an engineered solution coupling our pumping technology and electric motor driven units designed for the unattended transfer of liquid hydrocarbons from the producer to a pipeline owner.
To watch a video of how the pumps work, click here.
In support of a local food drive, Quadro received two CANstruction creative design awards in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, this month. Quadro – a unit of IDEX which designs, develops, and manufactures size reduction, mixing, and powder dispersion technologies for the pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics, food and biotechnology markets — used food it was donating to build a lighthouse display titled “Shine a Light on Hunger.”
With more than 1,500 cans, the display was inspired by Canadian lighthouses that guide sailors safely home. The team received the Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice awards, which were voted by people online and at the local Conestoga Mall. In partnership with the IDEX Foundation, Quadro raised more than $5,500 and provided 19,000 meals to local families.
With the help of Quadro, and 15 other organizations, The Food Bank of the Waterloo Region raised over 120,000 meals and finished 9th internationally in the food drive campaign. Quadro has a longstanding relationship with the food bank.
Team members involved in design & build of lighthouse included Heather Jacklin, Kathy Cooper, Bryan Felber, Matt Chambers, Awan Jowaheer, Paul Heyden, Sean Botelho, Emma Bruce, Wilf Sanguesa, Jim Luo, Don Zorn, Harshal Kandoi
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