Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish company, founded in 1883 by
Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm.[2] The company, which started in the separation
of solutions, now deals in the production of specialized products and solutions
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Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish company, founded in 1883 by
Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm.[2] The company, which started in the separation
of solutions, now deals in the production of specialized products and solutions
for heavy industry. The products are used to heat, cool, separate and transport
such products as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuffs, starch and
pharmaceuticals.
Alfa Laval is headquartered in Lund, Sweden and has
subsidiary companies in over 35 countries around the world, including South
Africa, Denmark, Italy, India, Japan, China, Netherlands, and the United
States. In 2016, Alfa Laval had a global workforce of 17,309 employees and
revenue of $4,715.96 million.[4] Alfa Laval is a heavy industry company that
focuses on the large-scale operations, such as the Marine, Energy, and Food
industries.
Alfa Laval in the Maritime Industry
Alfa Laval manufactures valves, pumps, heat exchangers,
evaporators, distillers, oil separators, filters, and all other hardware vital
to the operation of the a ship's engine room. As of 2011, Alfa Laval
consolidated its Marine, Offshore, and Diesel divisions into one, Marine &
Diesel, division in an effort to simplify logistics and administration of its
marine wing.[5]