Guardair acquires Allen Gasket Cutting Machine
Guardair Corporation announced it has acquired the assets of Allen Gasket Cutting Machine Co. of New Bedford, Mass.
Featuring a line of rotary-style gasket cutters, Allen will be absorbed into the Allpax Gasket Cutter Systems Division at Guardair’s Chicopee, Mass., headquarters.
“Acquisition of the Allen product line is a key component of our strategy to expand our presence in the fluid sealing market,” said Thomas Tremblay, president of Guardair. “Allen expands our high-end product offerings and gives our customers a proven solution for some very demanding applications.”
Originally developed and patented in the 1930s, the Allen rotary-style gasket cutter is used for custom fabrication of flange and ring gaskets in a wide range of industries including petrochemical plants, shipbuilding yards, power plants, breweries, pulp and paper mills, refrigerated facilities and oil refineries.
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