Parker Acquires Assets of Mead Fluid Dynamics Ltd.

Located in the UK, Mead Fluid Dynamics Ltd. has annual revenues of approximately $3 million and comprises the design and assembly of pneumatic components and control systems for the transportation and process control markets. The business will be integrated into Parker's Automation Group. The current operation will be transferred to Parker's Pneumatic Division Europe located in Cannock, UK.

"The acquisition of Mead Fluid Dynamics will be complementary to Parker's existing transportation product offering and supports our vision of being the premier provider of system solutions," said Parker Automation Group President Bob Bond.

Parker Automation markets a wide range of products for motion-control, robotic and electromechanical applications, including controllers, servo and stepper drives, servo motors, CTC human-machine interfaces (HMI) and PC-based machine controls produced by its Electromechanical Divisions.

With sales approaching $7 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 46,000 people in 44 countries around the world. Parker has increased annual dividends paid to shareholders for 48 consecutive years, which is among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500.

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