Idex Corporation (IEX)

Overview

IDEX Corporation, established in 1987 and headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, operates globally, offering a wide range of applied solutions through its subsidiaries. The company is structured into three main segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT), Health & Science Technologies (HST), and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP). IDEX specializes in the design, production, and distribution of a variety of equipment and systems across diverse industries, including food, chemical, general industrial, water and wastewater, agricultural, energy, life sciences, analytical instruments, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, industrial, semiconductor, automotive/transportation, medical/dental, energy, cosmetics, marine, chemical, wastewater and water treatment, research, and aerospace/defense markets.

Products and Services

Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT): Offers a variety of fluid-handling products, including positive displacement pumps, valves, small volume provers, flow meters, and injectors. These are critical for operations in the food, chemical, general industrial, water and wastewater, agricultural, and energy industries. The segment also provides flow monitoring and other services that complement its hardware offerings.

Health & Science Technologies (HST): This segment produces and distributes precision fluidics, powder and liquid processing technologies, drying systems, micro-precision components, pneumatic components, sealing solutions, engineered hygienic mixers, valves, biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors and blowers, optical components and coatings, laboratory and commercial equipment, and precision photonic solutions. It caters to a wide range of industries from food and beverage, life sciences, analytical instruments, to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, industrial, semiconductor, automotive/transportation, medical/dental, energy, cosmetics, marine, chemical, wastewater and water treatment, research, and aerospace/defense.

Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP): Focuses on products for the fire and rescue industry, including firefighting pumps, valves and controls, and rescue tools. This segment also offers lifting bags and other components and systems vital for safety and rescue operations. Additionally, it develops engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices for a variety of industrial and commercial applications, along with precision equipment for dispensing, metering, and mixing colorants and paints used in retail and commercial businesses.