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    Jan. 1, 2005
    Parker Hannifin Acquires Sporlan Valve Co. Parker Hannifin Corp., the Cleveland-based manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, recently

    Parker Hannifin Acquires Sporlan Valve Co.

    Parker Hannifin Corp., the Cleveland-based manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, recently completed its acquisition of Sporlan Valve Co., the Washington, Mo.-based manufacturer of refrigeration and air-conditioning components, controls, and systems.

    Sporlan is now a division of Parker's Climate and Industrial Controls Group.

    Andover and TAC Merge

    Tour Andover Controls is the new company formed from the merger of TAC (once known as Tour & Andersson Controls) and Andover Controls.

    Arne Frank is the CEO.

    ARI Elects Chairman

    Geraud Darnis, president of Carrier Corp., was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute.

    About the Author

    Scott Arnold | Executive Editor

    Described by a colleague as "a cyborg ... requir(ing) virtually no sleep, no time off, and bland nourishment that can be consumed while at his desk" who was sent "back from the future not to terminate anyone, but with the prime directive 'to edit dry technical copy' in order to save the world at a later date," Scott Arnold joined the editorial staff of HPAC Engineering in 1999. Prior to that, he worked as an editor for daily newspapers and a specialty-publications company. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University.