BENSALEM, Pa., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Airline Hydraulics is pleased to announce the acquisition of Fluid Power Service Corporation (FPS), a privately-owned company located in Lancaster, New York, near Buffalo. Fluid Power Service has been in business since 1981, providing hydraulic system design and manufacturing, cylinder repair and manufacturing, and the service, repair and installation of other types of industrial and mobile hydraulic machinery. Fluid Power’s employees, including principals, Keith Van Tine, Marc Van Tine and Ken Jirak, will continue in their positions with the Company.

Commenting on the acquisition of Fluid Power Service, Joseph A. Miceli, Chief Executive Officer of Airline Hydraulics, said, “We look forward to the opportunity to serve our new and existing customers with expanded engineering, manufacturing, field service and repair capabilities for the cost-effective and reliable operation of their hydraulic systems and components. Fluid Power’s dedicated certified Fluid Power Specialists and factory-trained technicians have years of application experience and a commitment to quality that complements the successful business strategy of Airline Hydraulics. This acquisition is a significant step forward for Airline. It will strengthen our ability to provide enhanced, local hydraulic application support to our customers in the region and supports our goal to expand our service and repair capabilities as a Company.”

Keith Van Tine, President of Fluid Power Service Corporation added: “We are delighted to be a part of the Airline team and look forward to passing on the benefits of Airline’s broad product offering and strong customer support capabilities to our customers.”

Headquartered in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia, Airline Hydraulics Corporation is a leading regional distributor of fluid power and automation products with capabilities including stocking inventory, engineering design, manufacturing, assembly, service, repair, and installation. Airline represents Bosch Rexroth, SMC, HYDAC, ABB, Omron, and other major fluid power and automation product lines and has been in business for over 60 years, with seven branch offices and a number of sales offices located throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England states. As an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, Airline is committed to consistently providing customers with quality products and services. The Airline team, now including Fluid Power Service Corporation, is ready to deliver high-performance components and custom-engineered technology solutions that are innovative and cost effective, to meet customers’ fluid power, automation, electrical control, structural system and safety requirements.

For information: http://www.airlinehyd.com or http://www.fluidpowerservice.com

SOURCE Airline Hydraulics