News

May, 2004
Graver Technologies Acquires Whatman Process Filter Division

Graver Technologies, a manufacturer of filtration and separation products, announces the acquisition of the cartridge assets of Whatman’s Process Filtration Division. The acquisition included the assets to exclusively manufacture Whatman’s trac-etch membrane filters, gradient density polypropylene pleated filters, dual-stage polypropylene depth filters, and the right to use the Nuclepore‚ trademark for these cartridge assets. The cartridge assets are being merged with the existing process filtration business at Graver Technologies’ facility in Glasgow, Delaware. Bruce Hafner, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, cited "The acquisition strengthens Graver Technologies’ ongoing commitment to the process filter business by providing a more extensive product offering, greater resources for new product development, and stronger sales support and technical services for our customers". "To meet the high standards of our strategic markets, we have upgraded our facility to include a new class 10,000 clean room, white room for membrane cartridge assembly, and state-of-the-art production equipment to compliment our existing manufacturing and quality control capabilities", said President and CEO Angelo Pantaleo.

Graver Technologies is a leader in filtration and separation technologies, offering a wide range of products including ion exchange resins, adsorbent filtration media, liquid process filters and industrial air and gas filtration systems.