Hans Baumann (inventor)


Hans D. Baumann is a German-American inventor and engineer. He has registered over 200 patents and produced 105 publications. He is known internationally as a valve specialist and is an expert on aerodynamic noise of gases and he is a frequent contributor to the NEWSMAX Magazine INSIDERS website.

Life

Baumann came to the United States from Germany in 1953, as an exchange student. He holds degrees from
and Northeastern University, and earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia Pacific University.
Baumann has worked as Chief Engineer at W. & T. Co., a valve supplier in Germany; Manager of Research & Development at Worthington S/A in France; Director of Engineering at Cashco, Inc., in the U.S.; Vice President of Masoneilan International, Inc.; and Senior Vice President of Technology for Fisher Controls. In 1977, he founded H. D. Baumann Assoc., Ltd., manufacturing control valves; the company was subsequently acquired by Fisher Instruments, and is now part of Emerson Process Management.
Baumann is a licensed Professional Engineer in four states and a member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.

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