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Parker Acquires Advanced Products Co.
"CLEVELAND-- Parker Hannifin recentlyh acquired Advanced Products Co., a privately held manufacturer of metallic and polymer spring energized seals, in a cash for stock transaction. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Advanced Products will be integrated with Parker's Seal Group, which provides sealing materials to a broad range of motion and control markets worldwide.With operations in North Haven, Conn., and Boom, Belgium, Advanced Products employs 150 worldwide and has annual sales of approximately $20 million. The company provides sealing solutions for a variety of applications including gas turbines, oil and gas exploration equipment, aerospace and submarine vehicles, diesel engines and turbocharger systems."We have enjoyed being a customer of Advanced Products for seals formerly not available in our product line," said Heinz Droxner, president of the Parker Seal Group. "Now we look forward to the opportunities presented by combining their leading technologies, particularly in high temperature resilient metallic seals, with our global marketing and distribution capabilities.""When we made the decision to sell the company, clearly, Parker was the acquirer of choice," added Nancy Nicholson, president and chief executive officer of Advanced Products. "There are some very strong synergies between Parker and Advanced and we're confident the combination will greatly benefit both companies' employees and customers."Parker Hannifin, with annual sales of more than $7 billion, employs more than 48,000 in 46 countries.Visit Parker Hannifin: www.parker.com"