Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Instrument Associates, Inc.

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Ives Equipment Corporation

June 4, 2024

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) has acquired Ives Equipment Corporation, a King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based distributor of process valves and instrumentation. The acquisition expands MCE's Mid-Atlantic distribution and service capabilities; MCE is PE-backed by Frontenac, which is noted in the announcement.

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 Applied Industrial Controls and Engineered Systems Group

November 2, 2023

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac‑backed industrial distributor and service platform, acquired Buford, Georgia‑based Applied Industrial Controls, Inc. (AIC) and Engineered Systems Group, LLC (ESG). The add‑on acquisitions expand MCE’s automation, controls distribution, and systems integration capabilities and provide entry into southeastern U.S. industrial and water/wastewater end markets.

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 (MCE) Acquires Air Automation Engineering

August 2, 2024

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed industrial automation platform, has acquired Air Automation Engineering (AAE), a Fridley, Minnesota-based distributor and service provider of automation products and tooling. The add-on expands MCE’s automation capabilities, product offerings and served geographies across the Upper Midwest while AAE will continue to operate under its existing leadership.

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.