May/June, 2012 Business Briefs ATW Acquires Metalform Co.
Warwick, RI — ATW Companies, a provider of engineered metal manufactur- ing solutions, has acquired Metalform Company, a New Britain, Connecticut- based gun magazine manufacturing firm. The acquisition was made by A.T. Wall, ATW’s precision stamping and tube drawing subsidiary. The newly es- tablished team will combine ATW’s experienced, responsive engineering and fabrication team with Metalform’s innovative gun magazine manufacturing capabilities. The team will focus on world class quality and delivery to the
firearms industry. Contact: A.T. Wall Company, 55 Service Ave., Warwick, RI 02886 % 401-739-0740 fax: 401-732-5784 Web:
www.atwall.com
Enthone Acquires Select Assets of
A Brite Company West Haven, CT — Enthone Inc., a business of Cookson Electronics, has ac- quired select, intellectual property and other assets of A Brite Company, headquartered in Garland, Texas. The asset acquisition and synergism strengthens Enthone’s and A Brite Company’s global technology portfolios, while substantially expanding both companies’ market presence throughout
the southern United States and Mexico. Contact: Enthone Inc., P.O. Box 1900, New Haven, CT 06508
Machine Vision Products Names
Rep Company for Poland Carlsbad, CA — Machine Vision Products, Inc. (MVP) has entered into a new partnership with Interflux which will be representing MVP and its products within Poland. MVP’s broad product range includes the metrology based Ul- tra 850G, the cost effective Supra E and High Volume Ultra V in-line AOI. In- terflux is expected to be an excellent partner to help proliferate these products
in Poland. Contact: Machine Vision Products, Inc., 5940 Darwin Ct., Carlsbad, CA
92008 % 800-260-4687 fax: 760-438-0660 E-mail:
sales@visionpro.com Web:
www.machinevisionproducts.com or
www.interflux.pl
Ohmite Parent Acquires Wakefield
Arlington Heights, IL — Ohmite Manufacturing’s corporate parent, Heico Company LLC, has acquired Wakefield Solutions. Heico LLC is a Chicago- based acquisition firm that invests in traditional manufacturing companies worldwide. The acquisition of Wakefield, a designer and manufacturer of ther- mal management solutions and aluminum extrusions for numerous indus- tries, complements Ohmite’s selection of resistors. Ohmite specializes in man- ufacturing and supplying power resistors to the medical, military, transporta- tion, avionics, and general industrial sectors. Wakefield, headquartered in Pelham, New Hampshire, has high penetration in similar markets. Wake- field’s fabrication products include extruded heat sinks, active cooling compo- nents, stamped and low power heat sinks, and precision compression mount-
ed clamp systems. Contact: Ohmite Mfg. Co., 85 West Algonquin Road, Suite 230, Arling-
ton Heights, IL 60005 % 866-964-6483 or 847-258-0300 fax: 847-574-7522 E-mail:
info@ohmite.com Web:
www.ohmite.com
Suntron in Channel Partnership
with Axiomtek Phoenix, AZ — Suntron Corporation has entered a channel partnership with Axiomtek, a major design and manufacturing company in the Industrial Com- puter field. Through this beneficial technology and sales partnership, Suntron is procuring award-winning products from Axiomtek and is integrating them into a finished product or subassembly. Suntron and Axiomtek have a long standing relationship and have
worked together on many projects, serving a wide variety of markets. Cur- rently, Suntron and Axiomtek are collaborating on multiple projects, includ- ing one for a leading lighting design corporation. In this application, Suntron purchases off-the-shelf hardware from Axiomtek and integrates it into a con-
trol box for LED lighting. Contact: Suntron Corp., 2401 West Grandview Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023 % 602-789-6600 Web:
www.suntroncorp.com
TTI to Acquire Sager Electronics
Fort Worth, TX — TTI, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Sager Electron- ics, a privately held electronic component distributor headquartered in Mid- dleborough, Massachusetts. Sager Electronics will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of TTI, Inc. for the foreseeable future. Frank Flynn will remain as President of Sager Electronics and will lead
the combined TTI and Sager post-acquisition teams. In this position Mr. Fly- nn will report to Mr. Paul Andrews, Chief Executive Officer, TTI, Inc. Upon the close of the transaction, Raymond Norton, current CEO Sager Electronics,
will remain with Sager in an advisory capacity for a period of time. Contact: TTI, 2441 Northeast Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76106-1896 % 817-740-9000 or 817-429-4600 fax: 817-740-1260 Web:
www.ttiinc.com
%203-799-4904 fax: 203-799-1513 Web:
www.enthone.com or
www.abrite.com
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