CLEVELAND (Oct. 20) — Parker Hannifin Corp. has earned recognition as one of the U.S.´s top technology innovators by two business publications.
Parker has been named one of the nation´s largest and most innovative users of information technology for the tenth year in a row in a recent ranking of 500 IT leaders by InformationWeek. The company also was one of only 16 winners of Start Magazine´s eighth annual Technology & Business Awards, receiving recognition in the Industrial Equipment category.
"I´m proud of Parker´s continued commitment to be one of the top industry players in innovation," said William Eline, Parker Hannifin vice president and chief information officer. "Parker relies on the success of its information technology programs to facilitate communication with newly acquired companies and across its decentralized culture, which supports more than 100 Parker divisions worldwide.
"We continue to balance a mix of traditional and leading-edge technologies to best serve our customers and business partners."
Parker's rubber and elastomeric products include insulators, seals, gaskets, O-rings, spacers and washers, bushings, conductive extrusions, custom molded rubber shapes, hose products, and molded assemblies.