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11 NOVEMBER 2011

Dover Realigns Business Segments And Announces Executive Appointments To Support Growth Strategy

Four Segment Structure Organized by End-Market to Enhance Focus, Drive Growth and Leverage Scale

Downers Grove, ILDover Corporation announced that the company has realigned into four business segments organized around its key end-markets. Supporting this realignment, the company also announced, effective immediately, the promotions of Jeffrey Niew and John Hartner. The realignment will allow the segments to better focus on end-market growth strategies and capital deployment, while continuing to leverage their scale to capture operational efficiencies.

11 NOVEMBER 2010

Blackmer^® Creates New Video to Highlight The Goals and Benefits of Its Sustainability Initiative

Grand Rapids, MIBlackmer, a global leader in rotary vane pump and reciprocating compressor technologies, has announced the release of a new video that highlights the company's leadership and commitment to environmental sustainability, not only in the pump and compressor products it designs and builds for its end-users, but also in the sustainable manufacturing practices it employs at its factory and office facilities.

30 JUNE 2010

Blackmer^® Adds Electric Heating Option to
NP Series Pumps

Grand Rapids, MIBlackmer, a global leader in rotary vane, centrifugal and peristaltic (hose) pump and reciprocating gas compressor technologies, is pleased to announce that it has upgraded the 2.5-inch and 3-inch models of its NP Series Sliding Vane Pumps with optional Electric Heating. The Electric Heating option may be used in place of jacketed heads in order to provide pump heating for applications that normally require jackets, such as handling asphalt, bitumen, molasses, lube oils, etc.

21 MAY 2010

New Blackmer^® Corporate Brochure Now Available

Updated brochure highlights company's commitment to energy-saving technology

Grand Rapids, MIBlackmer, a global leader in rotary vane, centrifugal and peristaltic (hose) pump and reciprocating gas compressor technologies, has long been known as the Expert in Mission Critical Flow Solutions. In the new version of its Corporate Brochure, Blackmer also lets its customers know that its expertise extends to the areas of sustainability and environmental protection.

18 MAY 2010

Pump Solutions Group (PSG™) Earns Frost & Sullivan Award

Chicago, ILThe Pump Solutions Group (PSG™), a member of the New Yorkbased Dover Corporation's (NYSE: DOV) Fluid Management market segment and part of its Fluid Solutions platform, was recently named the recipient of the 2010 North American Positive Displacement Pumps Customer Value Enhancement of the Year Award by Frost & Sullivan.

17 MAY 2010

Blackmer^® Launches New Web Site Dedicated to
Smart Energy™ Initiative

Grand Rapids, MIBlackmer, a global leader in sliding vane, centrifugal and peristaltic (hose) pump and reciprocating gas compressor technologies, continues to dedicate itself to creating the most energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and bottom-line beneficial technologies for use in manufacturing operations throughout the world. To help communicate this commitment and give its valued customers ready access to information about the energy-saving benefits of Blackmer pumps, the company has launched the Blackmer Smart Energy™ Web site.

20 February 2009

PetroClear Meets the Challenges Biofuels Have Brought to Fuel Filtration With a Major Improvement to the Color-Coded Filter-Numbering System

Albion, ILIn a continuing effort to equip its customers with the tools they need to make their jobs easier—and because biofuels have greatly challenged retail fuel outlets when it comes to selecting the correct filter—PetroClear, a division of Champion Laboratories, Inc., and the world's leading manufacturer of fuel-dispensing filters, has redesigned and greatly improved its most popular dispenser filters by vastly enhancing the color-coded system that is used to identify the filters. This major design improvement will ease installation and reduce the number of times that the improper filter has been chosen for a particular application, a mistake that can result in contaminated fuel being dispensed into the consumer's vehicle.

3 July 2008

Blackmer^® Introduces New TXD1200 Series Pumps

Grand Rapids, MIBlackmer, the global leader in positive displacement rotary vane pump and compressor technologies, has introduced the TXD1200 Series high-speed truck pumps to adapt to specific changes in the light petroleum products markets.

10 MARCH 2008

SafeRack Introduces Upgraded Line of Loading-Rack Gangways

The G4's patent-pending design expected to "revolutionize the industry"

Sumter, SCSafeRack, LLC, the leading provider of stronger, safer and easier-to-handle truck and railcar loading-rack and fall-protection equipment for the petroleum, biofuel, specialized chemical, food/pharmaceutical, cement and other industries, has announced the availability of its redesigned, patent-pending SafeRack G4 Gangway. In development for 18 months, the G4 uses cutting-edge metal-stamping technology to create a stronger gangway that is at the same time lighter and smoother to operate.

8 MARCH 2008

Midland Plug, Ball Valves Enable Ethanol Transport

Family of Bottom Outlet Valves offers compatibility with increasingly popular fuel

Skokie, ILMidland Manufacturing, the North American leader in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment, and a division of the OPW Fluid Transfer Group, has created a family of Bottom Outlet Valves designed specifically for use in the unloading and transporting of ethanol. Due to its reaction with water, ethanol is more susceptible to contamination than other fuel products and cannot be shipped via multi-product pipeline, making tank cars the primary transport choice for this product and increasing the importance of its safe handling.

26 February 2008

Sure Seal Appoints Eric Melton Biofuels Sales Manager

Mineral Point, MOSure Seal, a division of the OPW Fluid Transfer Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Melton to the position of Biofuels Sales Manager. Melton, who has been with the OPW Fluid Transfer Group for three-and-a-half years, was most recently Midwestern Regional Sales Manager for Sure Seal and OPW FTG where he covered a 14-state territory in the chemical/industrial markets.

28 JANUARY 2008

PEI's UST Inspection Document Now Available for Purchase

Print copies of the Recommended Practices for the Inspection and Maintenance of UST Systems (PEI/RP900) can be purchased at www.pei.org/rp900, or by calling (918) 494-9696.

Tulsa, OKPrint copies of the Petroleum Equipment Institute's Recommended Practices for the Inspection and Maintenance of Underground Storage Tank Systems (PEI/RP900) are now available for purchase. This latest Recommended Practices document was produced by the Petroleum Equipment Institute's (PEI) Underground Storage Tank (UST) System Inspection and Maintenance Committee and is intended to provide a basic reference that consolidates information concerning the proper inspection and maintenance of UST equipment. Printed copies of this 34-page document can be purchased on PEI's Web site at www.pei.org/rp900 or by contacting PEI by phone. Single copies can be purchased for $40 by PEI members and $95 by non-members.

27 December 2007

Kevin Woloszyk Named Quality Assurance Manager

New hire brings 15 years of quality-assurance experience to Midland Manufacturing

Skokie, ILMidland Manufacturing, the North American leader in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment, and a division of the OPW Fluid Transfer Group, has announced the hiring of Kevin Woloszyk as the company’s new Quality Assurance Manager.

21 September 2007

Print Copies Now Available of PEI's Recommended Practices for Overfill Prevention for Shop-Fabricated Aboveground Tanks

Print copies of PEI/RP600 can be purchased on PEI's Web site at www.pei.org/rp600, or by calling (918) 494-9696. Single-copy price is $40 for members, $95 for non-members.

TULSA, OKPrint copies of the Petroleum Equipment Institute's Recommended Practices for Overfill Prevention for Shop-Fabricated Aboveground Tanks (PEI/RP600-07) is available for purchase today, Sept. 21, 2007. This latest Recommended Practices document was produced by the Petroleum Equipment Institute's (PEI) Aboveground Tank Overfill Prevention Committee and is intended to provide a comprehensive reference that consolidates published and unpublished information from equipment manufacturers, installers, tank owners, and regulators concerning proper procedures and equipment to minimize aboveground tank overfill incidents. Printed copies of this 34-page document can be purchased on PEI's Web site at www.pei.org/rp600 or by contacting PEI by phone. Single copies can be purchased for $40 by PEI members and $95 by non-members.

4 September 2007

Blackmer Introduces FKM Elastomer Option For Piston Air Valve On TXD2.5 Transport Pump

TXD Series pumps with piston air valve option ideal for use on biofuels transport trucks

Grand Rapids, MIBlackmer, the global leader in positive displacement rotary vane pump technologies, announces that its TXD2.5A-AVB Sliding Vane Pumps are now available with a new FKM U-Cup O-ring option on the Piston Air Valve. The FKM option is recommended by Blackmer's engineering department for use on transfer pumps used in biofuel — ethanol and biodiesel — applications.

31 august 2007

Blackmer TXD Sliding Vane Transport Pumps Reduce Annual Maintenance Costs For Fuel Oil Truck Owners

Grand Rapids, MIBlackmer, the global leader in positive displacement rotary vane technologies, announced today that its TXD Series sliding vane pumps provide fuel oil truck fleet owners with increased saving on maintenance costs versus other pumping technologies. Traditionally, the summer months are used for annual maintenance on fuel oil trucks. Blackmer's TXD Series sliding vane pumps — a popular transport pump in the fuel oil industry — help lower annual maintenance costs for fleet owners due to their design advantages.

6 august 2007

Petroleum Equipment Institute Co-Presents Biofuels Webinar

"Biofuels Infrastructure" discussion aimed at educating Department of Commerce and Office of Energy and Environmental Industries executives on future growth and implications

TULSA, OKRobert Renkes, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI), co-presented a webinar on July 26, 2007, entitled "Biofuels Infrastructure." The purpose of the webinar was to provide an overview of the current state of the biofuels infrastructure to the commercial trade service executives at the Department of Commerce and Office of Energy and Environmental Industries within the United States government. In addition to the overview, Renkes, along with fellow co-presenter Jeff Hazle of the National Petroleum Refiners Association (NPRA), educated attendees on the implications and outlook the biofuels infrastructure will have on global trade for fueling-station and dispensing equipment.

3 august 2007

Blackmer System One® Heavy Duty Process Pump Offers A Centrifugal Pump For The Toughest And Most Extreme Environments In The Biodiesel Industry

Grand Rapids, MIBlackmer, a global leader in positive displacement rotary vane, eccentric disc, peristaltic hose and centrifugal pump technologies announced that its System One® centrifugal pumps offer a heavy-duty design configuration for use throughout biodiesel production processes. Designed around the seal where 90% of pump failures occur, the System One® has a stiffer heavy-duty shaft and larger bearings resulting in the widest operational window off the Best Efficiency Point (BEP) than any standard process pump. This means biodiesel producers can expect the System One® pump to improve mean time between failures and reduce maintenance cost.

19 July 2007

Petroclear Fuel Filters Designed To Handle Everything That Ethanol Handling Can Throw At Them

Albion, ILContinuing the implementation of its stated goal of equipping its customers with the tools they need to make their jobs easier, PetroClear, a division of Champion Laboratories, Inc., and the leading manufacturer of fuel-dispensing filters, has designed its fuel-filter lines to be compatible with the dispensing of ethanol at any percentage, from the E10 that is blended into today's unleaded gasoline, to the E85 that is becoming a larger and larger component in the motor-fuel pool.

11 JULY 2007

Thomas Zant Appointed President of Midland Manufacturing

Skokie, ILMidland Manufacturing, the global leader in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment and a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, announces the appointment of Thomas Zant to the position of President. In this role, Tom will be responsible for providing overall direction for the company. Initially Zant will be focused on accelerating new product development and enhancing the company's focus on 100% customer satisfaction.

9 July 2007

Midland Enhances A-548-TEV Plug Valve

Latest valve design improves bottom outlet valve cycle life and product compatibility

Skokie, ILMidland Manufacturing, the global leader in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment, and a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, upgraded its line of plug valves with the A-548-TEV Bottom Outlet Plug Valve. This Midland valve excels in the harsh operating environments of rail tank cars and satisfies the need for a reliable bottom outlet valve that can perform in a broad range of applications from ethanol to vegetable oils, and chemicals.

3 July 2007

Blackmer Adds Biodiesel Information To Web Site

Grand Rapids, MIIn recognition of the explosive growth in the production of biodiesel and other alternative fuels due to their increasing importance in the transportation sector, Blackmer, a Dover Company, and a global leader in the design and manufacture of positive displacement rotary vane, centrifugal pump and compressor technologies, has added an informative and useful Biodiesel section to its Web site.

2 July 2007

Thomas Noonan Appointed CFO of Midland Manufacturing

Skokie, ILMidland Manufacturing, the global leader in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment and a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, announces the appointment of Thomas Noonan to the position of Chief Financial Officer. In addition to his responsibilities as CFO, Noonan will also function as Midland's export compliance officer.

10 May 2007

Midland Expands Customer Service With Addition of Gordon, Santangelo

Skokie, ILMidland Manufacturing, the global leader in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment and a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, announces the appointment of Erica Gordon and Michael Santangelo as Customer Service Representatives. In their new roles, Santangelo and Gordon will be responsible for handling order entry, expediting and quotations for Midland customers.

19 April 2007

Blackmer TXD Pumps Meet The Challenges Of Transporting Ulsd

Grand Rapids, MIBlackmer, the global leader in positive displacement rotary vane technologies, announced today that its TXD Series sliding vane pumps have been designed to meet the challenges associated with the transport of ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD). The new 15-ppm on-road ULSD — the result of an Environmental Protection Agency mandate — has a lower lubricity due to its drastically reduced sulfur content, making its transport more problematic than that of the old 500-ppm low-sulfur diesel (LSD).

2 April 2007

Blackmer NP Pumps Improve Operational Efficiency and Reduce Energy Consumption During Biodiesel Production

Grand Rapids, MIBlackmer, a global leader in positive displacement rotary vane, eccentric disc and centrifugal pump technologies, announces that the advanced design aspects in its positive displacement sliding vane pump technology can improve the overall efficiency and performance for biodiesel production plants.

30 march 2007

OPW Engineered Systems' Endura Series Loading Arms Set the Standard in Hazerdous Material Transfer

Lebanon, OHOPW Engineered Systems, a leading manufacturer of systems for the safe and efficient loading and unloading of hazardous materials and a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, continues to set the standard in the transfer of hazardous materials with its upgraded system of Endura Series Loading Arms. Heavy-duty construction, optimized performance, downtime prevention, and reduced maintenance time and costs help make the Endura Series the best overall loading arm system in the industry.

23 march 2007

David Crouse Named President of OPW Fluid Transfer Group

Kansas City, MODover Resources, a division of Dover Corporation announced today the promotion of David Crouse to the position of President of its OPW Fluid Transfer Group effective April 1, 2007. Crouse will take over for John Anderson who is retiring as the group's President, a position he has held since the group was formed in 1998. David will report directly to Dover Resources President, David Ropp.

29 March 2007

New 875 API Dust Cap from Civacon

Riverside, MOCivacon, a leading provider of cargo tank components and systems, is pleased to announce the addition of the new 875 API Dust Cap, whose rugged, corrosion-resistant attributes have been designed to withstand the punishment inherent in the petroleum, fuel oil, and lube oil transportation industry. The 875 API Dust Cap has been specifically engineered to provide a liquid tight seal as a secondary sealing device to reduce avoidable product loss. The unique radial cam action also allows for single-handed operation, both on and off.

20 March 2007

OPW Engineered Systems Appoints Jeff Reichert Director,
Quality & Productivity

Lebanon, OHOPW Engineered Systems, a leading manufacturer of systems for the safe and efficient loading and unloading of hazardous materials and a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, announces the appointment of Jeff Reichert to the position of Director, Quality and Productivity. In this role, Reichert will be responsible for the quality and lean manufacturing functions, including quality plans, production processes and documented procedures that enable compliance with the required standards.

12 March 2007

Blackmer Pumps Ease Transport of ULSD With Self-Priming,
Dry Run Capabilities

Grand Rapids, MIOne of the ancillary concerns associated with the Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations requiring the use of 15-ppm on-road ultra-low-sulfur-diesel (ULSD) fuel, which came into effect last year, was whether the available infrastructure could handle the demands of loading and unloading this new fuel at various drop points along the supply chain.

1 March 2007

OPW Name Mike McCann President of its OPW Fueling Containment Systems, Inc. Business Unit

Cincinnati, OHOPW Fueling Components, the global leader in commercial and retail fueling equipment announced today that it has named Michael McCann president of its OPW Fueling Containment Systems, Inc. business unit.

27 february 2007

Blackmer GX and Sliding Vane Pumps Aid in the Growing
Need for Transloading Biodiesel

Grand Rapids, MIBiodiesel has become one of the nation's more attractive alternative fuels because it can be produced from renewable fats and oils, can be blended with petroleum diesel at any percentage and works in virtually any diesel motor. However, getting this increasingly popular fuel from Point A to Point B and beyond has become one of the new challenges in fuel-delivery operations.

23 february 2007

Sure Seal 500 and 800 Series Butterfly Valves Now Come Standard with Internally Lubricated Seats

Mineral Point, MOSure Seal Inc., a division of the OPW Fluid Transfer Group, has announced that its 500 and 800 Series resilient-seated butterfly valves will now come standard with internally lubricated seats. This upgrade significantly improves service life, results in lower torque requirements in all types of services, ensures shaft lubrication and seat integrity, and meets NSF 61 certification standards.

24 january 2007

Arizona's First Ethanol Plant Selects Sure Seal's High Performance Butterfly Valves

Mineral Point, MOSure Seal Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial valves and a division of the OPW Fluid Transfer Group, has been awarded the contract to supply High Performance Butterfly Valves to the first ethanol plant to be built in Arizona. Pinal Energy, LLC, owns the ethanol plant and once complete, the facility will produce an estimated 55 million gallons of ethanol per year.

25 october 2006

Petroclear releases technical bulletin on fuel dispensing filter useage tips when handling ethanol

Albion, ILPetroClear, a division of Champion Laboratories, Inc., has just released a technical bulletin that includes recommendations on proper dispenser filter selection when converting a tank from neat gasoline to an ethanol, from an ethanol blend to neat gasoline, or a conversion to E85. Ethanol is blended in 40 percent of the nation's gasoline supply, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. As ethanol continues to grow in importance in the petroleum industry, owners of fueling station need to know the warning signs of potential problems due to product conversion, improper tank conversions or phase separation that can result when dealing with ethanol.

16 october 2006

OPW Fluid Transfer Group Lends Support, Industry Knowledge to Ethanol And Biofuel Markets

Riverside, MOWith roots in the petroleum industry dating back to 1892, OPW Fluid Transfer Group, a part of Dover Corporation, has been a leader in developing products for use in the safe handling of many types of hazardous fuels. Today, OPW Fluid Transfer Group is pleased to announce it has formed a team to focus on the biofuels industry. With a combined 30-plus years of experience in working with ethanol, the newly formed group at OPW Fluid Transfer Group believes that biofuels — ethanol, biodiesel, etc. — are key components in the current and future motor fueling industry.

3 october 2006

Gary Schriever Named Biofuels Market Manager Of Opw Fluid Transfer Group

Riverside, MOOPW Fluid Transfer Group, a part of Dover Corporation, announces the appointment of Gary Schriever to the position of Market Manager, Biofuels effective October 1, 2006. In this role, Schriever will be responsible for the growth and development of the company's position within the biofuels industry. Schriever will develop an integrated suite of biofuel-compatible products, using all six divisions of OPW Fluid Transfer Group's products. The Group is comprised of OPW Engineered Systems, Midland Manufacturing, Civacon, Knappco, Sure Seal and OPW Fluid Transfer Group — Europe. Schriever will also coordinate the sales strategies with each of the six division's, with a special emphasis on ethanol producers, shippers and original equipment manufacturers

14 september 2006

Sure Seal's High Performance Butterfly Valve Series Now Available For Use in Biofuels Applications

Mineral Point, MOSure Seal Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial valves and a division of the OPW Fluid Transfer Group, is providing its enhanced High Performance Butterfly Valves for use in all biofuels markets. The Sure Seal High Performance Butterfly Valve Series now offers direct mount actuator capabilities for actuation, while retaining a live loaded packing adjustment.

29 august 2006

Midland Bottom Outlet Plug Valves Outperform Ball Valves For Use With Ethanol

Skokie, ILIn a study recently completed by Midland Manufacturing, the global leader in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment, it was determined that its A-548-TEV Bottom Outlet Plug Valve outperformed other types of bottom outlet valves in rail cars for the purpose of transporting ethanol. The test compared the performance of Midland's A-548 Bottom Outlet Plug Valve and its A-522 Bottom Outlet Ball Valves. Both types of valves were tested with different seal materials and at various temperatures over a specific number of cycles to determine which valve is best suited to handle ethanol.

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