Kinetic Ceramics Acquires Autotrol Corporation
Next-Generation Industrial Systems Technology Company Purchases U.S. Based Gear Motor Manufacture
Philadelphia, PA – January 15, 2019 – Kinetic Ceramics, one of the world's leading multi-industry precision technology companies, announced today that it has purchased U.S. gear motor manufacturer, Autotrol Corporation. For 55 years, Autotrol Corporation has designed and fabricated high-quality, customized gear motors for clients from a wide-range of industries including medical, automotive, automation, agriculture and consumer appliance.
This acquisition supports Kinetic Ceramics’ vision towards creating revolutionary industrial hardware and systems company by bringing together the high-quality production capabilities with innovative next-generation technology and engineering.
“Autotrol provides an amazing opportunity for Kinetic Ceramics to strengthen and expand its product offerings” explained Robert Frantz, CEO of Kinetic Ceramics. “As a respected and well-established manufacturer of gear motors, our investment in Autotrol complements our overall strategy to grow production capabilities for our cutting-edge technology to a large scale. Their ISO-9001-2015 certified facility is well positioned to support Kinetic Ceramics as we continue to develop next-generation pump and manufacturing systems.”
Martin J. Mondek, P.E., President of Autotrol Corporation, also commented “Kinetic Ceramics acquisition of Autotrol provides a major growth opportunity for both businesses – building on each organizations’ core competencies of high-quality product manufacturing, excellent customer service and innovative engineering. Autotrol has a strong reputation for manufacturing premium, custom gear motors and our customers can continue to depend on Autotrol to provide the same quality products with excellent customer service and on-time delivery.”
For more than 50 years, Kinetic Ceramics has worked with world-class companies and research institutions, including NASA, 3M, Cummins and Caterpillar, to produce innovative piezo-based products. The Philadelphia-based company creates compact, powerful and reliable fluid control systems used in the aerospace, transportation, medical, manufacturing, and oil and gas industries.
To learn more about Kinetic Ceramics and its advanced precision technology systems, visit kineticceramics.com. To learn more about Autotrol and its products, visit autotrol.com.
Kinetic Ceramics (kineticceramics.com) is revolutionizing industrial hardware with cutting-edge piezoelectric-driven technology and intelligent systems. Our solid-state products and state-of-the-art electronics and software provide increased control with instantaneous reporting and response, flexible settings and adaptability. Kinetic Ceramics powers innovation.
For more than 50 years, Kinetic Ceramics has transformed industries through superior technology and inventive engineering, producing proprietary piezoelectric-based devices, including next-generation solid-state pumps and valves, as well as ultra-precision machining systems.
Autotrol Corporation (autotrol.com) is a leading American manufacturer of high-quality and dependable customized permanent magnet AC synchronous and DC sub-fractional horsepower gear motors. With a tradition of reliability and personalized customer service, Autotrol is recognized for its innovative solutions and customization of global AC synchronous and DC gear motor applications.
Autotrol is proud to be celebrating 55 years of gear motor manufacturing in 2019.
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