Friday, April 15, 2011

Pall Corp. wins $14M order

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. - Pall Corp., which makes filtration, separation and purification systems, was awarded an Army contract to supply its Centrisep engine advanced protection system for 59 Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters. Centrisep is designed to protect CH-47 helicopter engines from particle erosion by continuously separating dust and sand from inlet air. This order is valued at about $14 million. Shipments will begin in December 2011 and be completed by November 2012. (Source: Business Wire, 04/14/11) Gulf Coast note: Pall has an operation in Pensacola, Fla.