Eaton Corp has announced actions to integrate the Boston Weatherhead business into Eaton's Fluid Power segment. The company completed the purchase of the Boston Weatherhead business from Dana Corp in November 2002 as part of its strategy to be a full-capability supplier to the fluid power industry. Integration actions include:
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Eaton will close its hose manufacturing plant in Norwood NC by the end of fourth-quarter 2003 and consolidate production into the Newbern TN hose plant acquired in the Boston Weatherhead purchase.
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The hose manufacturing plant in Ludlow MA, which was also part of the Boston Weatherhead acquisition, will close in third-quarter 2003, and production will move to Eaton's Middlesex NC hose plant.
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The administrative office in Brentwood TN, which served as Boston Weatherhead business headquarters under Dana's ownership, will be closed in third-quarter 2003. Administrative functions of that office will be absorbed into several locations, including the Hydraulics operations headquarters in Eden Prairie MN.
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Boston Weatherhead metal fittings and hose assembly operations in Dana's Pelahatchie MS and Antwerp OH facilities will move to a new facility being acquired by Eaton in Gainesboro TN, and will be managed by the existing leadership of the Eaton Hydraulics plant in Gainesboro.