Eaton, the world's second-largest maker of hydraulic equipment, agreed to purchase Walterscheid.
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, the world's second-largest maker of hydraulic equipment, agreed to purchase Walterscheid, a German company that makes hydraulic tube connectors, for $48 million, in order to expand in Europe Europe (y r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). . Walterscheid, a unit of London-based GKN GKN Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds (British global engineering company)
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GKN Iks Gorkon (Star Trek novel Series) PLC, had 2003 sales of $52 million, mostly in Europe.
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