William J. Holcombe has been elected chairman and chief executive officer of Transamerica Delaval Inc., the manufacturing subsidiary of Transamerica Corporation. Announcement of Mr. Holcombe's election was made by Transamerica Corporation chairman and chief executive officer James R. Harvey.
As chief executive officer, Mr.
Holcombe succeeds Truman W.
Netherton, who continues as Transamerica Delaval's president.
Mr. Holcombe was president and chief executive officer of Transamerica Delaval—then Delaval Turbine Inc.—from 1965 to 1972.
He joined the company in 1960.
From 1972 to 1975 he was group vice president, manufacturing, of Transamerica Corporation. Most recently, he has been chairman of Teton Inc., a manufacturing company headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Transamerica Corporation has announced plans to divest Transamerica Delaval Inc. as part of a long-term strategic decision to focus on its insurance and financial services businesses. The divestiture of the manufacturing company will be accomplished either through a sale to a third party or through a spin-off to Transamerica Corporation's shareholders.
Headquartered in Lawrenceville, N.J., Transamerica Delaval Inc. is an integrated manufacturing company focusing on instruments and controls, engineered products and services for industrial and military customers. The company has 14 divisions operating in North America and Europe. In 1985, it reported income of $8 million on revenues of $392.9 million.
Gems S e n s o r s Division of Transamerica Delaval Inc. has acquired exclusive rights to develop and market a new line of liquid flow meters, it was announced by Milton Aron, general m a n a g e r of the Farmington, Conn.-based level and flow switch manufacturer. The energy-saving flow meters work
Transamerica Delaval Inc. has dissolved its joint technical assistance agreement with IMO AB of Stockholm, Sweden. Henceforth the name of the division will, be the Pyramid"' Pump Division of Transamerica Delaval Inc., and the registered trademark IMO will no longer be used to describe the division
B.V. of Amsterdam. Under the agreement, Transamerica Delaval will exclusively offer in North America the Enterprise- SWD TM620. Transamerica Delaval Inc. is the manufacturing subsidiary of Transamerica Corporation, San Francisco
, or other process or materials- handling systems where large torques are encountered, has been introduced by the Delroyd Worm Gear Division of Transamerica Delaval Inc. Designated the TQ-8 torque monitor and controller, it is available on any Delroyd worm gear speed reducer. The new unit is adaptable
Transamerica Delaval Inc. has chosen a new name for its line of three-screw pumps: AMR™—axial multi-rotor pumps. The new trade name was chosen after Transamerica Delaval terminated its joint technical assistance agreement with IMO AB of Sweden. The new name joins those of two other well-known
—Free Catalog Offered TDI Catalog Sales, Transamerica Delaval, Inc., has introduced a convenient infrared thermometer kit that will handle all non-contact temperature measurement needs. The kit comes complete with thermocouple probe, test leads, type K naked bead probe, infrared thermometer, a
A new line of flow transmitters is included in the free One-Stop Shopping, sensors and controls catalog from Transamerica Delaval, Inc., Catalog Sales, Plainville, Conn. A patented flow-through paddlewheel design is used to give accurate linear output; ± 1 percent. One version is cavitation-free to 50
for each of two new oceanographic research ships now under construction by Bethlehem Steel Corp., Sparrows Point, Md. The contract with Transamerica Delaval, Inc., Oakland, Calif., includes the four R5-V16 variablespeed, direct-reversing engines rated at 12,500 horsepower each, two combining
In a new phase of the Government's multi-billion-dollar synthetic fuels program, the Department of Energy has awarded Transamerica Delaval Inc. a contract to test the performance characteristics of coal-derived liquid in operating heavy-duty diesel engines. Details of the $475,000, 16- month
Research-Cottrell, Inc., Somerville, N.J., and Transamerica Delaval Inc., Princeton, N.J., have formed a joint venture to address the energy utilization markets. The announcement was made by John E. Schork, chairman and chief executive officer of Research- Cottrell, and D.T. Bixby, president of
The IMO® Pump Division of Transamerica Delaval Inc., Monroe, N.C., has just published an illustrated six-page bulletin on a new fuel oil blending unit recently introduced by the division. Designed primarily for maritime applications, the new unit is nevertheless exciting widespread interest in
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