Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) Acquires Piedmont Electric Motor Repair, Inc.

MCE Acquires Tripp Electric Motors to Expand Midwest Industrial Motor Repair Footprint

May 26, 2026

Industrial Services

MCE, a Cleveland-based industrial motor repair and equipment services platform backed by Frontenac, acquired Tripp Electric Motors, a Chicago-area motor repair specialist serving manufacturers across northern Illinois. Terms were not disclosed, and the deal adds a second Chicago-area location while deepening MCE’s penetration across the industrial corridor from Rockford through Aurora to Gary, Indiana.

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Tripp Electric Motors

May 21, 2026

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) acquired Tripp Electric Motors, a Florida-based provider of repair and maintenance services for electric motors, gearboxes, pumps and related process equipment. The deal expands MCE’s repair and service footprint in Florida’s municipal and industrial water and wastewater markets.

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires North East Technical Sales

December 2, 2024

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed supplier of fluid power, automation and flow control solutions, has acquired North East Technical Sales, Inc. (NETS), a Harleysville, Pennsylvania-based distributor of instrumentation and control products. NETS will continue operating under its name with existing leadership, and the acquisition expands MCE's flow control footprint and service capabilities across the Mid-Atlantic.

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires General Machinery Company, Inc.

May 3, 2024

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed industrial distributor, has acquired General Machinery Company, Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama-based distributor of automation, electrical, pump and compressed-air products and related repair services. The deal expands MCE's regional footprint and product/service capabilities in Alabama, northwest Florida and eastern Mississippi; General Machinery will continue to operate under its existing leadership.

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Power & Pumps, Inc. and Industrial Control Services, Inc.

June 6, 2023

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) has completed the acquisitions of Power & Pumps, Inc., a Jacksonville-based distributor of pumps and power-transmission products, and Industrial Control Services, Inc., a Zeeland-based value-added automation distributor. The deals expand MCE's geographic footprint, broaden its automation and fluid-processing product and service offerings, and represent add-on acquisitions to the MCE platform backed by Frontenac.

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Precision Pump & Valve

February 6, 2023

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a supplier of fluid power, flow control and automation solutions, has acquired Precision Pump & Valve (PPV), a Lake Charles, Louisiana-based distributor and remanufacturer of safety relief and control valves and pumps. The acquisition expands MCE's valve repair and remanufacturing capabilities and extends its geographic footprint across Louisiana, Texas and Ohio; Frontenac is the private equity partner associated with MCE.