Press Releases

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, and a business of Smiths Group plc, today announced the launch of the Type 93AX Coaxial Separation Seal – a next generation dry gas sealing solution engineered to help customers reduce emissions, improve equipment reliability, and lower operational costs.

John Crane, a global leader in mission-critical technologies and services for the energy and process industries, and a business of Smiths Group plc, has secured three recent asset management contracts with major petrochemical companies in Saudi Arabia. This reinforces the company's commitment to supporting industrial and energy growth in the Kingdom, in line with the Saudi Vision 2030.

John Crane, a global leader in mission-critical technologies and services for the energy and process industries, and a business of Smiths Group plc, has been selected by Franco Tosi Meccanica (FTM), a leader in turbine manufacturing, to form a strategic partnership to supply dry gas seals and a gas seal system for a groundbreaking supercritical CO₂ (sCO₂) pilot project under the SOLARSCO2OL initiative.

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, has announced the launch of its inaugural Degree-Level Engineering Apprenticeship programme with the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre.

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, has announced the appointment of Ruben Alvarez as its new CEO. 

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, has announced a strategic, multi-year partnership and collaboration agreement with the University of Sheffield.

Collaboration Aims to Develop Advanced Sealing Technologies for the Energy Transition

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, is proud to announce the 50th anniversary of its manufacturing facility in Shannon, Ireland.

John Crane, a global leader in mission-critical flow-control technologies, and a business of Smiths Group Plc, has been awarded a substantial, multi-year Gas Seal Management Program (GSMP) contract from SK Advanced, a major producer and seller of propylene, located in Ulsan, South Korea.

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, is proud to support the European Space Agency and ArianeGroup with the launch of the new Ariane 6 launcher on its inaugural flight from French Guiana on 9 July 2024.

― John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, has been awarded a significant contract from Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. (KPO) one of the major oil and gas operators based in Kazakhstan.

― John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, has been awarded a significant, five-year contract to provide industrial seal support services for a major complex in Alberta, Canada. The site is one of North America’s most efficient, modern and integrated hydrocarbon processing sites, operated by a major global energy company.

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, will exhibit products and solutions at ACHEMA 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany.

― John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, is set to attend the upcoming Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition, taking place from June 3-5, 2024, at Tokyo Big Sight.

― John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, supplying engineered technologies and services to process industries, is pleased to announce the official inauguration of their new Melbourne Dry Gas Seal Service Center.

― John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, is pleased to announce the opening of its Oman Service Center under the Patronage of His Excellency, Mohsin bin Hamad Al-Hadrami, the Undersecretary of Energy and Minerals, John Crane’s third expansion in Oman with Seven Seas Petroleum LLC, a partner specializing in rotating equipment.

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, is pleased to announce the opening of its new Dry Gas Seal Rio Claro Service Center in April 2024.

John Crane and X-NOOR, the world-class renewable energy platform, have reached an agreement to develop a mix of rooftop and car parking solar project at John Crane's regional headquarters facility in Dubai

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc has been awarded contracts to supply two large-scale blue hydrogen and battery manufacturing projects in the southern states of the US.

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions and energy transition technologies and services, and a business of Smiths Group plc, is pleased to announce that it has entered into partnership to supply its energy transition technology to a CO2 sequestration project. This is one of the world’s largest offshore Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) facilities globally, and the largest in Malaysia.

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, supplying engineered technologies and services to process industries, is pleased to announce its South African business achieved Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Level 3 contributor status following a successful partnership with Bunengi Group.

New Energy John Crane―in partnership with Cranfield University and The University of Edinburgh has been awarded £924,895.86 grant funding through the Carbon Capture, Usage & Storage (CCUS) Innovation 2.0 competition―part of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP).

John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment and energy transition technologies and services, is pleased to announce it has joined the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative’s (OGCI) Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative in support of their mission to eliminate 30% of methane emissions from all sources by 2030.