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Tencarva Machinery Company, a distributor of fluid handling, compressed air and vacuum systems and related products headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., today announced the company has contracted with John Crane Inc. to add the territories of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia for representation of the John Crane lines of mechanical seals and support systems, according to Rod Lee, Tencarva president.

Lee

explains, “With the John Crane product lines, we can offer an excellent selection for any mechanical sealing problem, as well as the support systems required with the seal. Even more importantly, the service and support from the John Crane organization is outstanding. Our Florida and Greenville, S.C., sales forces have been extremely complimentary of the performance and responsiveness of the John Crane people.”

The John Crane line of mechanical seals includes these mechanical seal brand names: John Crane, Sealol, Safematic and Flexibox. Other product lines include John Crane Packing, John Crane Power Transmission Couplings (previously Flexibox Couplings), LEMCO mechanical seal and support systems, heat exchangers and lubrication systems. John Crane is the world’s largest provider of mechanical seals and packing for all industries. The company’s offerings include sealing solutions for all types of rotating equipment, including pumps, agitators, fans, mixers and blowers. John Crane offers a wide range of seal sizes and designs to meet all applications, including component, cartridge and split configurations.

Lee points out, “Tencarva is the market leading distributor in the southeast region. We perform best when the manufacturer we represent is also the market leader nationally or internationally. John Crane is the largest seal manufacturer in the world and has long held the market leading position in the U.S. It is a perfect match.”

“John Crane manufactures hundreds of mechanical seals designs and dozens of packing styles. John Crane mechanical seals, packing and other products are used wherever rotating equipment requires shaft sealing, such as pumps and mixers,” says Dan Dodge, region manager--distribution of John Crane-North America, based in Wilmington, N.C.

Tencarva Vice President Harrell Crawford elaborates, “Mechanical seals are typically used with any piece of equipment that has a rotating shaft that needs to be sealed to keep product from leaking into the atmosphere. John Crane has a seal solution for essentially all applications or has the engineering expertise to design a seal to meet the specification. They have unique seal designs that allow them to do things others cannot-- they can get very creative to solve an application.”

The Hudson Pump and Equipment Division of Tencarva Machinery Company in Lakeland, Fla., has been associated with the John Crane company for over 15 years. Robert Hudson, vice president, indicates, “John Crane stands behind the products they sell because they spend an enormous amount of time making sure they provide the right product for the application.”
Hudson says, “John Crane has specialty seals and packing for the pulp and paper, mining, chemical and general industries. They have reliability engineers that can assist customers to get the longest life from their rotating equipment. The mechanical seal is the heart of rotating equipment. Products are stocked, assembled and can be repaired in Atlanta, Georgia, or Morton Grove, Illinois, to meet customers delivery needs.”

In addition, John Crane has a repair center in Richmond, Va., and Tencarva will repair John Crane seals in Greensboro.

Tencarva Machinery Company recently ranked 36th in the recent rankings by the national publication, Industrial Distribution, of its “2009 Big 50” list of top distributors, based on sales and earnings in 2008. The company ranked 13th in the 2008 “Fast 50” most dynamic companies selected by The Business Journal Serving the Greater Triad Area in Greensboro, N.C. In addition, Tencarva was ranked 59th in the 2008 “North Carolina 100” listing of the largest privately owned companies in the state published in the October 2008 issue of Business North Carolina.

Tencarva Machinery Company is a distributor specializing in liquid process, compressed air, vacuum equipment and custom-designed systems for the industrial and municipal marketplace. Tencarva is dedicated to providing the highest quality process machinery, coupled with superior customer service and integrity.

Founded in 1978, Tencarva Machinery is committed to providing superior service by supplying innovative engineering assistance, professional equipment selection, competitive deliveries and parts availability, and preventive maintenance and repair services to all its customers. Tencarva has 272 employees at 22 branches in eight states, including Arkansas, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

John Crane, part of Smiths Group, a global technology business listed on the London Stock Exchange, has 20 manufacturing sites and more than 6,000 employees located in 50 countries. John Crane offers a comprehensive range of engineered mechanical seals and sealing support systems, mechanical packing, power transmission couplings and asset management systems under the brand names John Crane, Sealol, Safematic, Flexibox, Metastream, Powerstream and Lemco.

John Crane designs and manufactures seals and associated products mainly for the oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, and mining sectors. Since being established over 80 years ago, John Crane has become the acknowledged global leader in its field.

For additional details on John Crane mechanical seals available through Tencarva, please contact Vice President Harrell Crawford, Tencarva Machinery Company, 1405 Old Dairy Road, Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 256-8100. For further information on Tencarva and its products and services, please visit the website at www.tencarva.com. Tencarva is located at 1115 Pleasant Ridge Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9753, (336) 665-1435.