Helios Technologies Announces Management Appointments to Center of Engineering Excellence
January 21, 2021 at 08:02 am
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Helios Technologies, Inc. announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of BJN Technologies, LLC (BJN). With the acquisition, Helios has formed its Center of Engineering Excellence (HCEE) to augment and coordinate Helios’s technology advancements and new product development and better leverage existing talents with the acquired capabilities of BJN. Helios funded the acquisition through a combination of cash and equity. The leadership team from BJN has joined Helios and will run the day to day operations of the HCEE. Doug Conyers, who served as BJN’s CEO, has been named Vice President, HCEE. The founders of BJN, the Kaufmann brothers, have additionally joined the HCEE leadership team. Jonathan Kaufmann has been named Chief Engineer, Design, Benjamin Kaufmann has been named Chief Engineer, R&D and Nicholas Kaufmann has been named Chief Engineer, Innovation. These four leaders bring over 70 years of combined professional experience to Helios in the engineering disciplines of electrical and software systems, simulation, embedded circuitry, and mechanical and testing design. The Helios Center of Engineering Excellence will report to Rick Martich, who was recently appointed Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing Operations for Helios. He has over 25-years of leadership experience in engineering, manufacturing, finance and sales.
Helios Technologies, Inc. provides highly engineered motion control and electronic controls technology for diverse end markets, including construction, material handling, agriculture, energy, recreational vehicles, marine and health and wellness. The Company's segments include Hydraulics and Electronics. The Hydraulics segment designs and manufactures hydraulic motion control and fluid conveyance technology products, including cartridge valves, manifolds, quick release couplings as well as engineers hydraulic solutions and in some cases complete systems. The Hydraulics segment includes products sold under the Sun Hydraulics, Faster, Custom Fluidpower, Taimi, Daman and Schultes brands. The Electronics segment designs and manufactures customized electronic controls systems, displays, wire harnesses, and software solutions for a variety of end markets. The Electronics segment includes products sold under the Enovation Controls, Murphy, Zero Off, Balboa Water Group and Joyonway brands.
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