EXTON, Pa. (March 7, 2012) – NETZSCH PUMPS NORTH AMERICA, LLC recently named Julio C. Ferreira the Vice President of Sales. A PC Pump manufacturer worldwide and recent recipient of the Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement Award, NETZSCH welcomes Ferreira who will bring additional focus and strength to USA sales efforts for the industrial, chemical, pulp and paper, municipal, food and pharmaceutical, and oil and gas markets. He has been in the pump industry for more than 30 years and he spent the vast majority of his career at ITT Goulds where he was the Director of USA Sales, and for the last four years at IDEX Pulsafeeder where he was the Global Vice President of Sales.

NETZSCH is the world’s largest manufacturer of progressing cavity pumps, macerators, dosing systems, accessories and an innovative technology leader of rotary lobe pumps. NETZSCH provides pumps and systems to industrial and municipal markets globally and is committed to business growth beyond market levels.

Within the Business Unit Pumps & Systems which offers the NEMO® progressing cavity pumps, the TORNADO® rotary lobe pumps, macerators, dosing systems and accessories, NETZSCH has been offering tailor-made and sophisticated solutions for applications in many industrial branches for more than five decades on a global level. With more than 1,500 employees, the Business Unit “Pumps & Systems” is the largest business unit with the highest sales of the entire NETZSCH group.

The NETZSCH Group is a globally active, family-owned enterprise headquartered in the Bavarian town of Selb, Germany. Our international presence is backed by 130 sales and production centers in 25 countries on three continents. The three business units, Analyzing & Testing, Grinding & Dispersing, and Pumps & Systems, are independent organizations acting with the objective of offering each and every customer the very best solution for their individual requirements.