Technetics Group
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Predecessor | Technetics, Plastomer Technologies, Garlock France, Tara Technologies, Wide Range Elastomers Limited, Garlock Helicoflex, Hydrodyne, Fabrico |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Gilles Hudon (President)[1] |
| Products |
metal seals polymer seals & components mechanical seals burst discs semiconductor subsystems acoustic media abradable material inflatable seals turbine components accumulators bellows |
| Services |
surface and coating technologies plastic machining etching advanced assemblies testing and design |
Number of employees | 900 |
| Parent | EnPro Industries (NYSE: NPO) |
| Website |
technetics |
Technetics Group is one of six operating divisions of Enpro Industries, Inc., a producer of engineered industrial products for the processing and general manufacturing industries, worldwide.
Technetics Group is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It manufactures custom-designed industrial seals, components and subsystems for extreme application uses within the aerospace, nuclear power, life sciences, oil and gas, industrial turbines, and semiconductor industries. Additionally, Technetics Group also provides a number of services including surface and coating technologies, plastics machining, fluoropolymer etching, and seal testing, design and analysis. As of 2016, Technetics Group has a workforce of over 900 employees, and operates manufacturing facilities in Columbia, South Carolina; DeLand, Florida; San Carlos, California; Houston, Texas; Daytona, Florida; Hatfield, Pennsylvania; Oxford, Massachusetts; Saint-Étienne, France; Montibrison, France; Singapore; and Leicester, England, United Kingdom.
In 1969, Technetics Group began a research and development partnership with CEA, the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy Agency. Today, Technetics Group and CEA share personnel and resources to operate maestral laboratory (spelled with a lowercase “m”), located in Pierrelatte, France. The team at maestral laboratory studies and develops sealing products for use in harsh environments, characterized, for example, by high pressure, high temperature, complex mechanical stresses, and interactions between materials, fluids, and aggressive bacteria.[2] Personnel at maestral laboratory perform testing, characterization and simulation of sealing systems in these environments. Located in the Rhone Valley, CEA Marcoule carries out research and development in the fields of nuclear fuel cycling, waste management, dismantling and remediation technologies.
History
Technetics Group includes a number of acquired businesses, including Tara Technologies, Wide Range Elastomers, Hydrodyne, Technetics, Plastomer Technologies, Garlock France and Garlock Helicoflex.[3] Technetics Group also recently acquired Fabrico, Inc., one of the world's largest suppliers of gas turbine combustion components.[4]
Operating units
- Technetics Group Columbia – Technetics Group Columbia manufactures metal seals for the aerospace and nuclear power industries, and was formerly known as Garlock Helicoflex.[5]
- Technetics Group DeLand – Technetics Group DeLand was purchased by EnPro Industries in 2009, and manufactures abradable seals, acoustic materials, brush seals, and burst discs .[6]
- Technetics Group Houston – Technetics Group Houston manufactures polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) seals and components, and was formerly known as Plastomer Technologies.[7]
- Technetics Group Daytona – Technetics Group Daytona, which was known as Tara Technologies when it was acquired in 2011, manufactures edge-welded metal bellows, carbon face seals, and hydrodynamic seals.[8]
- Technetics Group Oxford – Technetics Group Oxford, which was known as Fabrico Inc., when it was acquired in 2014, manufactures components for the combustion, fuel nozzle and hot path sections of industrial gas and steam turbines. [4]
- Technetics Group Singapore – Technetics Group Singapore, which was known as Tara Technologies when it was purchased in 2011, manufactures edge-welded metal bellows.[8]
- Technetics Group France – Technetics Group France manufactures metal seals, inflatable seals, spiral wound gaskets, mechanical seals, brush seals, and quick disconnect systems, and was formerly known as Garlock France.[5]
- Technetics Group Leicester – Technetics Group Leicester, which was known as Wide Range Elastomers when it was acquired in 2009, manufactures elastomeric seals and profiles for the aerospace, medical and pharmaceutical industries.[9]
Brands
- HELICOFLEX®
- CEFIL'AIR®
- ORIGRAF®
- BELFAB®
- FELTMETALTM
- C-FLEXTM
- O-FLEXTM
- E-FLEXTM
- FARGRAF®
- VITAFLEX®
- TEXOLON®
- PLASTOLON®
- AMICON®
- RELIC WRAPTM
- PRIME-ETCHTM
- GULLIVER®
- GPA®
- HELICOCARB®
References
- ↑ "EnPro Industries Acquires Tara Technologies". Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "Keeping it tight Sealing nuclear's future". Power Engineering International. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Technetics Group Launches New Website". ThomasNet. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- 1 2 "EnPro Industries Announces Acquisition of Fabrico, Inc. and Sale of GRT Business Unit". Business Wire. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- 1 2 "EnPro 2003 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ "EnPro Industries Acquires Technetics". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ Antosiewicz, Frank (July 10, 2006). "EnPro Industries Buys Amicon". Plastics News: 5.
- 1 2 "EnPro Industries Acquires Tara Technologies". Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ "EnPro Industries Reports First Quarter 2010 Results". Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 September 2012.