Category Archives: Equilibar News

The November issue of Process Instrumentation magazine features a cover article by Ryan Heffner, single use technology manager for Equilibar, that provides a comprehensive overview of fluid control options for the fast-changing pharmaceutical industry. Researchers responding to the COVID epidemic dramatically accelerated the rate of change in the pharmaceutical industry as they developed vaccines and Read More

Earlier this year, Equilibar launched the Single Use Technology (SUT) division to meet the fast-evolving fluid control needs of the pharmaceutical industry. Ryan Heffner, PE, was named Single Use Technology Manager, leading a team of professionals focused on developing and refining products for this emerging market. The following is a brief Q&A with Ryan to Read More

The summer 2022 issue of Valve Magazine includes a comprehensive overview of the direct sealing diaphragm valve technology that is at the core of Equilibar’s patented devices. Written by Equilibar founder Jeff Jennings, the article explains the background of this unique method of fluid control and describes how it is capable of providing robust back Read More

I wanted to share what I believe will be an exciting step in Equilibar’s continuing growth. My passion as an engineer and entrepreneur has always been technical innovation. My recent travels and collaboration with key partners have only heightened my awareness of the rapid speed of technical advances happening all around the world. I strongly Read More

On December 25, the long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope successfully launched from French Guiana, giving scientists and engineers around the world an exciting Christmas present. The telescope is an international collaboration involving NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. It will continue and expand on the ground-breaking discoveries of the Hubble Space Read More

Equilibar’s Ryan Heffner and Jeff Jennings recently returned from the INTERPHEX global conference in New York City. This was the first major conference Equilibar has participated in since COVID arrived in early 2020. INTERPHEX focuses on the biopharmaceutical market, which has been in the spotlight for the past two years as multiple vaccines and medications Read More

We recently calculated that Equilibar’s technical team has approximately 100 years of combined experience in flow and pressure control. Our engineers and technicians have helped create fluid control solutions for multiple industries including aerospace, pharmaceutical, nuclear, oil and gas, materials, coatings, chemical, fuel cell testing and supercritical extraction. Equilibar’s new Fluid Control Resource Library is Read More

On May 3, 2021, Equilibar officially joined the team of Richards Industrials, a Cincinnati-based fluid control company with a long history of quality and customer responsiveness. Jordan Bast, CEO of Richards, and Equilibar Founder Jeff Jennings took a few minutes during a recent kick-off celebration to answer questions about exactly what this means for the Read More

Earlier this month, I got a nice surprise in the mail—a plaque from the Federal Laboratory Consortium recognizing Equilibar’s collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to develop emergency ventilator technology. The plaque brought back many memories. Just one year ago, as COVID was quickly becoming an international crisis, the Equilibar team was working long Read More

For more than 50 years, the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week to recognize the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. As part of this year’s celebration, Equilibar was honored to receive the 2020 award for North Carolina Small Business Exporter of the Year.  The award was Read More