CONTINUOUSLY OPTIMISING ITS CUSTOMER’S PROCESSES Alfa Laval is a global leader in separation, heat transfer and fluid handling technologies. Philip Yorke talked to Richard Kelly, the company’s UK managing director, about its new comprehensive operations centre in Aberdeen and two recent strategic acquisitions, strengthening Alfa Laval’s position in the Environment and Marine markets.
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lfa Laval is a Swedish engineering company that has remained a pioneer in its field since it produced and patented its first product, the ‘de Laval Cream Separator’ back in 1877. This laid the foundations for the company to become the global player it is today. These days, Alfa Laval applies innovative thinking and engineering know-how to all types of process-led activities relating to their core technologies of separation, heat 108 Industry Europe
transfer and fluid handling. These provide the wherewithal to heat, cool, separate, pump and control the flow of liquids and semiliquids throughout the process cycle. Alfa Laval’s worldwide organisation continues to provide high quality products and services to its customers in more than 100 countries worldwide in order to help create better everyday conditions for people. The company operates 37 major production facilities internationally with 20 in Europe, 12 in Asia, four in the
USA and one in Latin America and employs just under 15,000 people worldwide. This is further complemented by the company’s extensive network of technical support through its locally based service engineers.
Delivering innovative new products Alfa Laval’s products are particularly topical in today’s world, where increasing focus is being placed on identifying ways to save energy and protect the environment. This
