OTC Industrial Technologies, an industrial equipment service provider and distributor headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has acquired American Industrial Corporation (AIC), a provider of liquid and powder finishing equipment, dispense application products and filtration products throughout the Midwest.
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Headquartered in Greenwood, Ind., AIC has one sales and field service location serving Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin and has 50 employees.
“This acquisition is a key part of our strategy to expand our technical sales and service capabilities,” said Bob Wilson, President – Finishing, Dispensing and Filtration for OTC.
With this acquisition, OTC Industrial Technologies now has more than 60 locations in the U.S., along with nearly 40 service shops. The addition of AIC associates expands OTC’s workforce to over 1,600 employees.
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