Ingersoll Rand收购智能泵专业知识
Ingersoll Rand’s �431.5 million acquisition of German positive displacement pump manufacturer Seepex GmbH – announced this week – is as much a digital play as a pumps acquisition.
It is the latest in a string of chunky cross-border acquisitions in the pumps market this year, and follows Ebara Corporation’s $108 million acquisition of Turkey’s Vansan Makina, and IDEX Corporation’s purchase of Germany’s Abel Pumps for $104 million.
Seepex has invested heavily to stay ahead of its competitors by building an Industrial Internet-of-Things offering around the progressive cavity pumps it manufactures. While the concept of intelligent pumps is not unique to Seepex, it has helped the company to build a robust recurring revenue base equivalent to around 40% of annual sales.
The deal will boost Ingersoll Rand’s addressable market by $1.7 billion, and on completion, the company plans to roll out Seepex’s digital capability across its entire Precision and Science Technologies segment.