Altra Industrial Motion Strengthens Off-Highway and General Industrial Reach with Guardian Acquisition
Jane Alexander | July 31, 2014
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (Altra) has announced the acquisition of Guardian Industries, Inc. Founded in 1941 and based in Michigan City, IN, Guardian manufactures a wide range of products including shaft couplings, motion control couplings, flywheel couplings, hydraulic pump drives, compressor drives and PTO shafts and bearing supports. The company has a dedicated workforce of 47 people and had 2013 revenues of $10 million.
According to Carl Christenson, Altra’s Chairman and CEO, Guardian’s products will help his company better serve both off-highway and general industrial applications.
The Guardian brand joins Ameridrives Couplings, Bibby Turboflex, TB Wood’s, Huco Dynatork, Ameridrives Power Transmission and Lamiflex Couplings as a member of Altra’s Coupling Group. These brands are among more than 40 electromechanical-power-transmission product lines, including Boston Gear, Bauer Gear Motor and Warner Electric, that make up the Altra Industrial Motion portfolio.
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