Motion Industries Inc. has promoted Eric Gonzalez to Senior Vice President of Mexico, Canada, Industry Segments and Business Development, effective immediately. Throughout his 26-year career at Motion, Gonzalez has excelled in numerous roles. He began as a corporate trainee and has held positions as an outside sales representative, branch manager, fluid power specialist, automation specialist,…

Motion Industries Inc. has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets of Canadian-based Stoney Creek Hydraulics. The transaction is expected to close at the end of October, subject to customary closing conditions. Founded in 1998, Stoney Creek Hydraulics specializes in hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder manufacture/repair. Cylinders are built according to customer blueprints…

Motion Industries Inc. signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets of Canadian-based LSI Supply Inc. and its sister company 273 Ontario (which trades as LSI). The transaction is expected to close later this month, subject to customary closing conditions. Headquartered in Windsor, Ontario, LSI Supply has five area locations and distributes bearings,…

Motion Industries announced its commitment to the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR), a program of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB). Originally established in 2001, the PAIR program includes an online management and reporting tool that supports participating companies’ efforts toward progressive improvement in Indigenous relations and a certification program that confirms corporate…

Motion Industries, Inc. signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets of Perfetto Manufacturing and SER Hydraulics. Subject to customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to be finalized at the end of February. The affiliated organizations are well-established, with Perfetto in business since 1986 and SER Hydraulics since 1978. Located in Sudbury,…

Motion Industries Inc. has named Mike Esposito to Group Vice President, Motion Automation Intelligence, effective immediately. Most recently, Esposito served as Director of Motion Automation Intelligence’s Engineering Assembly Solutions (EAS), having joined Motion as part of the Kaman Distribution Group (including Kaman Automation) acquisition. With more than 25 years in industrial automation and manufacturing, he…

Motion Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotions of Joe Limbaugh to Executive Vice President – Chief Operations Officer and James Howe to Executive Vice President – Chief Commercial Officer/Chief Technology Officer, effective June 1, 2023. Both will continue to report to Motion’s President, Randy Breaux. This year, Limbaugh will celebrate 40 years with…

Motion Industries Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Patrick Cummings to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Cummings graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in accounting. He began his career with Ernst & Young in 2006. In 2011, he moved from…

Motion Industries Inc. is pleased to announce the newest Motion Ai facility, located at 71 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, Massachusetts, 01915. The new facility officially opened on December 1, 2022. Motion Ai was in need of additional manufacturing and inventory space to better meet overall customer demand and to strategically grow the business. With 33,000…

Motion Industries Inc. is pleased to announce Motion Ai’s new and extensive facility, which officially opened on June 1, 2022. The address is 7350 Golden Triangle Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, 55344. As an industrial automation solution provider, Motion Ai needed a larger space for their growing business. The new 105,000 square-foot premises features a gain…

Motion Industries (Motion), a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of the new Motion Ai website, ai.motion.com. Announced in February 2022, the Motion Ai business group unifies acquired technical companies, including Applied Machine and Motion Control (AMMC), Axis…

Motion Industries Inc. has announced that Lisa Solomon has been promoted to SVP – Corporate Accounts. Solomon joined the Company in 2015 as a Business Development Manager focused on an automotive industry account, before transitioning the same year into an Automotive Specialist role concentrating on a different automotive account. In 2016, she expanded her role…

Motion Industries Inc. is pleased to announce the formation of its fluid power business brand: Mi Fluid Power Solutions (Mi FPS). Unifying top tier fluid power business units — including the former Kaman Fluid Power divisions of BW Rogers, Catching FluidPower, Intellimotion, Calkins Fluid Power, Northwest Hose & Fittings, Western Fluid Components, and Inrumec along…

Motion Industries Inc. named Gates Corp. “2021 Supplier of the Year.” The award recognizes companies that have shown exceptional commitment to Motion through quality products and services, as well as earning the highest score in the multi-faceted Supplier Stratification rating system. The presentation took place May 3rd at Motion’s headquarters in Birmingham. “We value and […]

Motion Industries Inc. has announced the promotion of Jon Tart to VP of the Company’s Southeast Group, effective March 1, 2022. Tart was promoted from his position of Baltimore Division VP. Starting with Motion in 1996 as a Customer Service Representative, he transitioned to the Corporate Training program in 1997, then moved to a sales…

Motion Industries Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, has announced the formation of its automation business brand: Motion Automation Intelligence (MotionAi). Comprising its highly specialized value-add engineering divisions — including AMMC, Axis, Braas, F&L, Integro, Kaman Automation and Numatic Engineering — MotionAi…

Motion Industries Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of John Watwood to Vice President of Operations Integration, effective immediately. Watwood moves to this position from Vice President/Group Executive for the Southeast, to which he was promoted in 2019. In his new and expanded role, he will be responsible for Motion’s Distribution/Fulfillment network, Branch Operations…

Motion Industries Inc. is pleased to announce that Aurelio Banda will join the company as Motion’s new Group Vice President of Automation, effective April 1. “Aurelio’s extensive industry background in automation distribution and manufacturing, combined with his education and training, make him a perfect fit to lead our automation strategy and accelerate growth,” said Randy…

Motion Industries Inc. is pleased to announce that it has achieved the 75-year milestone of business success. “Motion’s success is a reflection of the hard work of all our team members and suppliers, as well as the trust of our customers, since our founding in 1946,” said Randy Breaux, Motion President. “We appreciate the support…

Motion, a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and provider of industrial technology solutions, is pleased to announce seven recent promotions to key field management positions. Each brings depth of experience and achievement to further position Motion for success – in providing the best customer experience as well as in attaining Company growth…

Motion Industries Inc. is pleased to announce that effective immediately it will operate under the brand name of “Motion.” The move to rebrand is intended to solidify the company’s structure and advance its position in the marketplace. The timing coincides with Motion’s 75th anniversary. The rebranding to Motion will be augmented by dominant use of…

Motion Industries Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its planned shop facility in Irondale, Ala. The address is 2721 5th Avenue South. In attendance were Randy Breaux, Motion President, and Joe Limbaugh, Motion SVP Distribution, Inventory, and Operations Support; along with Irondale’s mayor and representatives from the Birmingham Business Alliance, Brasfield Gorrie,…

Motion Industries Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC), announced two acquisitions today. Motion has entered into agreements to acquire TRC Hydraulics, a Canadian-based supplier of hydraulic products and services, and F&L Industrial Solutions Inc., a distributor of T-slotted aluminum extrusion components. Both transactions closed with an effective date of August 1.…

A national building materials manufacturing company was needing to replace cylinders on a shingle palletizing machine three times per year. To make sure the shingles are straight and lined up, the side-pusher cylinders are activated as a set of shingles is added to a pallet. These cylinders had a male thread rod end that would […]

Motion Industries Inc., a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., has named Jeremy Barton to VP of the company’s West Group — effective August 1, 2019.  Barton will lead Motion’s West Group operations with over 20 years of experience, garnered from serving in a…