Flowserve Corporation was originally formed through significant corporate evolution and strategic industrial mergers rather than a single headline combination, tracing core historical roots back through major fluid motion control pioneers like Duriron and Ingersoll-Dresser Pump. The pivotal merger that shaped modern Flowserve occurred in 1997 when the Duriron Company combined with Ingersoll-Dresser Pump's pump division operations, creating a massive global powerhouse specializing in industrial pumps, valves, and mechanical seals.