Garlock Family of Companies
Benjamin Whipple is an experienced professional in materials management and engineering, currently serving as the Materials Manager for the East End at Garlock Family of Companies since July 2012. Whipple's extensive background includes roles as a Business Financial Analyst, Operations & Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, and Industrial Engineer, where responsibilities involved developing routings and bills of materials, engaging in process improvement initiatives, and leading training in Standard Work and ergonomic practices. Prior experience includes positions at Vishay Intertechnology, Wegmans Food Markets, and Harris Corporation, focusing on cost modeling, distribution facility planning, and project design and supervision. Whipple holds a Master of Business Administration from the State University of New York at Oswego and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Garlock Family of Companies
Garlock provides solutions that seal the most demanding fluid-handling equipment and processes, with more than 100,000 sealing solutions for a diverse range of industries world-wide: • Chemical Processing • Food & Beverage/Brewing & Bottling • Mining • Nuclear • Oil & Gas • Pharmaceuticals • Power Generation • Primary Metals • Pulp & Paper • Water/Waste Water Garlock is part of Enpro Industries. The companies in the Garlock family feature a distributor network covering 75 countries, employ more than 1,900 workers in 16 global operations and operate total of 12 manufacturing facilities to produce the broadest range of fluid sealing products specifically for industrial applications. Garlock also operates the most extensive testing facilities in the industry. Leaders in Sealing Solutions Since 1887 The year was 1886 when Olin J. Garlock devised a better way to seal piston rods in industrial steam engines. First established in 1887 in Port Gibson, New York, the Garlock Packing Company relocated to Palmyra, NY, in 1889. By the early 1900s, Mr. Garlock’s company began establishing facilities at Garlock's current world headquarters.