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ProMinent
ProMinent position : how the company ’ s transformation focus is driving enhanced effectiveness and efficiency

Since its inception in 1960 , the ProMinent Group ( ProMinent ) has grown into a global manufacturer , delivering solutions for water treatment through metering , disinfection , measuring and control , as well as digital fluid management . Headquartered in Heidelberg , Germany , it employs more than 2800 staff across the world , with 11 production sites serving customers in approximately 100 countries .

Discussing US operations is Nick Dorsch , Managing Director at ProMinent Fluid Controls , Inc . based in Pennsylvania . Nick ’ s location is the second largest ProMinent subsidiary outside of Germany , with significant capacity and reach . “ We manufacture more than 40,000 pumps a year , as well as engineer , design , and manufacture chemical feed skids , and related equipment . We do a lot of preengineered solutions , but we also work on custom applications , and design skids specifically for clients ’ needs ,” he begins .
“ Our difference is that we not only manufacture the pumps , but we design , engineer , and build the skids in-house as well . We fully factory test the skids , the products , which includes our own technology , along with controllers and analyzers programmed specifically for applications .” Nick ’ s operation also works closely with ProMinent Canada , gaining synergies between the locations for products and services offered across North America .
Clearly a significant contributor to the overall success of the group , what really makes the Pittsburgh operation stand out is its journey of transformation over the past four years . Nick joined the business in 2020 , and he admits at the time it was facing some challenges particularly around on-time delivery of skid systems , including managing through Covid .
Drawing on his background in operations and lean manufacturing , Nick dove in to identify the issues . Getting staff onboard was a pivotal part of the project ’ s success . “ I needed unfiltered information .
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