CANEKAST, INC. Announces Acquisition of Superior Aluminum Castings

CANEKAST, INC. Announces Acquisition Of Superior Aluminum Castings CANEKAST公司宣布收购苏必利尔铝合金铸造公司

CaneKast and its companies Ermak Foundry & Machining, Patriot Foundry & Castings and RDS Dock Hardware have acquired Superior Aluminum Castings of Independence, Missouri.

“Four years ago we started acquiring nonferrous foundries because we believe in local manufacturing," said Reg Zeller, CaneKast CEO and owner. "We are building a network of facilities that will provide the benefits of a small business yet have state-of-the-art technology typically only found in large conglomerates. Superior is a great fit to help us achieve this vision.”

Superior’s history stretches back nearly 75 years.

“We are leveraging Superior’s advanced equipment and expertise pouring aluminum alloys to provide our customers further diversification across facilities," said Seth Cutler, president of the companies. "We plan to hire additional employees and start a large-scale training program across our group and update the backoffice systems to boost production.”

Ermak serves a wide range of light- to mediumduty manufacturing industries; Patriot customers include the Department of Defense, aerospace, biotech, and electronics industries. Superior adds customers in the metrology, aftermarket automotive, and sensing markets.

“Being our fifth acquisition, we have a good understanding of how to quickly integrate the new enterprise, utilizing the best practices from the old and new businesses to make all of them better,” Cutler said.

Under the expertise of Superior’s former owner, David Barnhard, CaneKast will grow its regional and national network and expand into new markets. Superior’s customers will have access to additional capacity, heat treat, machining, permanent mold/gravity-fed diecasting, rapid prototyping and improved part development through Ermak’s proprietary product development process. "Our access to capital and experience adding automation across the enterprise provides building blocks for the future growth of Superior," said Eric Sloan, general manager. "We have a strong foundation from which to scale the companies; nearly 50% of our target customers across the U.S./Canada are within a fivehour drive of one of our foundries. Adding Superior to the mix, we have further secured our companies’ future, having nearly quintupled in four years. As we continue to grow organically and through acquisitions, we are hyper-focused on providing excellent customer service and products, ensuring our growth supports our values.”

CaneKast is privately held and headquartered in Chaska, Minnesota. ■ CaneKast集团及其子公司Ermak Foundry & Machining、Patriot Foundry & Castings和RDS Dock Hardware已收购了密苏里州的苏必利尔铝合金 铸造公司。 4年前，我们开始收购有色金属铸造厂，因为我们相 信本土制造，”CaneKast首席执行官兼所有者雷格 。 泽勒说，“我们正在建立一个生产网络，既具备小企业 的优势，又能拥有只有大型企业集团才有的最先进的技 术。苏必利尔公司非常适合助力我们实现这一愿景。” 苏必利尔公司的历史可以追溯到近75年。 公司总裁赛斯•卡特勒表示：“我们正在利用苏必利 尔公司的先进设备及专业知识浇注铝合金铸件，为我 们的客户提供多样化的解决方案。我们计划雇佣更多员 工，在整个集团进行培训项目，并且更新后勤系统以提 高生产效率。” Ermak服务于范围广泛的小型到中型制造企 业；Patriot的客户包括国防部、航空航天、生物技术 和电子行业。苏必利尔还增加了计量、汽车后市场和 传感市场的客户。 “这是公司的第五个收购项目，我们非常了解如何快 速整合新企业，利用新旧业务的最佳实践使它们变得更 好，”卡特勒说。 在苏必利尔前所有者大卫•巴恩哈德的专业意见指导 下，CaneKast将发展其区域和全国网络并扩展到新市 场。通过Ermak的专有产品开发工艺，苏必利尔的客户 将提高产能，获得热处理、机械加工、金属模具/重力压 铸、快速原型制造和改进的零件开发工艺。 总经理埃里克·斯隆表示：“我们在整个企业加大 自动化改造的资金投入以及我们的经验，为苏必利尔的 未来发展奠定了基础。我们有强大的基础来扩大公司规 模，公司在美国/加拿大近50%的目标客户距离我们的 铸造厂只有5小时车程。由于苏必利尔公司的加入，我 们进一步保障了公司的未来发展，使公司在4年内增长 了近五倍。随着公司的继续增长和收购的扩大，我们专 注于为客户提供卓越的服务和产品，确保公司的发展、 支持公司的价值。” CaneKast是一家私营企业，总部位于明尼苏达州 查斯卡。 ■