$LDL said acquisition was financed through combination of cash on hand and $85MM of borrowings from amended revolving credit facility, which was increased to $175MM. The amended facility provides additional capacity to support organic growth programs, fund capital investments and continue pursuits of attractive acquisitions.

For 3Q17, $DHR sees its GAAP EPS to range from $0.74 to $0.78 and non-GAAP EPS to range from $0.92 to $0.96. For FY17, GAAP EPS to range from $3.16 to $3.23 and non-GAAP EPS to range from $3.90 to $3.97.

$DHR, a science and technology company, reported a 15% YoY drop in net earnings for 2Q17 to $557.3MM, or $0.79 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, grew 10% to $0.99 per share. Sales rose 6% to $4.5Bil.

Specialty chemicals company $CBT has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.315 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on September 8, 2017, to stockholders of record as on August 25, 2017.

$AXL appointed Michael Bly as VP Sales, Driveline. In this role, Bly will oversee all global commercial activities for $AXL's Driveline Business Unit. Bly joined the company in 2014, as President, American Axle & Manufacturing Europe.

$AIN said it expects to record a pre-tax charge of about $16MM in 2Q17,  associated with revisions in the estimated profitability of two contracts. The charge will be included in 'Cost of Goods Sold' for the company’s AEC segment. Albany will release its 2Q17 financial results on August 1, 2017.

$DHR's subsidiary DH Europe Finance priced an offering of EUR250MM of floating rate senior notes due 2022 at an offering price of 100.147% of the principal amount; and EUR600MM of 1.200% senior notes due 2027 at an offering price of 99.682% of the principal amount. The offering is expected to close on June 30, 2017.

$CPS appointed Jonathan Banas as EVP and CFO, replacing Matthew Hardt, who has resigned from his position, effective June 7, 2017. Hardt will provide transition services through Sept. 30, 2017. $CPS also appointed Peter Brusate as VP, corporate controller and chief accounting officer, effective June 7, 2017.

$CCC signed contracts for a total value of $3.5MM, under which it will provide granular activated carbon and associated equipment systems to the city of Newburgh, New York. The systems will remove perfluorooctane sulfonate from the city’s drinking water, which is sourced from the nearby Lake Washington reservoir. The project starts in June 2017.

$AXL has appointed Tolga Oal as SVP of AAM Corporate. He will continue to hold the post of President of AAM North America. Oal joined American Axle in September 2015 after serving TRW as Vice-President of Global Electronic. He has also held leadership positions in engineering, sales, purchasing, and finance at Siemens VDO Automotive/Continental.

$DCI now sees FY17 adjusted EPS between $1.67 and $1.71, and GAAP EPS will be around 5 cents higher than adjusted EPS. Donaldson expects FY17 sales to rise about 6%, with Engine Products segment sales improving 10-11%, offset by an estimated 2-3% decline in sales of Industrial Products.

In 3Q17, net sales for $DCI's Engine Products segment soared 13.5% to $405.6MM, while Industrial Products' sales slumped 5.3% to $202.6MM. Excluding negative currency translation impact, total sales improved 7.7% from prior year, driven by a 14.3% rise in sales of Engine Products, partially offset by a 3.3% decline in Industrial Products.

With a 9.6% jump in net earnings of $60.1MM or $0.45 per share, $DCI posted a 6.5% hike in net sales for 3Q17. Donaldson’s operating margin increased to 14.5% from last year's 13.1%, while interest expense for the quarter declined to $4.8MM from $5.3MM.

$CCC was awarded up to $15.4MM from the United States Government as part of the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Program. The award allows for the construction of a manufacturing facility at the Company’s Pearl River plant in Bay St. Louis, MS.

$ESE acquired the assets of Morgan Schaffer Inc., a global utility solutions provider, for undisclosed terms.

$CBT committed to build a new world-class fumed silica plant in Carrollton, Kentucky. The construction of the plant is expected to begin in late-2017 and be operational by 2020.

$DCI announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.175 per share, payable June 28, 2017, to shareholders of record as of June 12, 2017.