January 31, 2014 - Festo signed three western states distributors. These include Denver-based Consolidated Parts, Inc. for Colorado product distribution; Salt Lake City-based Pro Automation, Inc. for Utah; and Custom Fluid Power, located in Nampa, Idaho, for distribution of Festo products in parts of Idaho, Oregon, and the state of Montana.
“The best distributors in automation today have advanced parts stocking and distribution systems in place as well as the engineering expertise to help customers quickly identify optimum solutions,” said Bill Oliver, Head of Festo US Distribution. “These distributors invest in training their personnel and instilling a culture of service. We know that Festo products are in exemplary hands with Consolidated Parts, Pro Automation, and Custom Fluid Power.” Consolidated Products has served Colorado machinery manufacturers and automation end users with parts and engineering services for more than 65 years in such fields as packaging, robotics/palletizing, oil and gas, mining, solar, and material handling. The company also serves automation system integrators.
Consolidated Products is an Automation Solutions Provider member of the Association for High Technology Distribution. Pro Automation is a full-line stocking distributor of industrial automation components. With more than 14 years of experience in the Utah market, Pro Automation assists customers with sales and value added products and services. The company specializes in motion control and assembly solutions. Pro Automation serves such markets as material handling, automotive, printing/converting, furniture, aerospace, construction, life science, energy, recreation, transportation, and agriculture.
Consolidated Fluid Power is a full-line stocking distributor of fluid power components and accessories with more than 20 years experience. The company will distribute Festo products in Idaho, expect for the counties of Bonner and Boundary, the state of Montana, and in the Oregon counties of Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Union, and Wallowa. Consolidated Fluid Power assists customers with sales, design, and value added products and services in such markets as food processing, dairy and farm equipment, packaging, semi-conductor, timber, mining, and land transportation.
“We maintain an on-the-shelf inventory of more than $5 million of hydraulics, pneumatics, electronics, and motion control components at three stocking locations in the Midwest,” said Don Kaas, CEO and founder of Iowa Fluid Power. “We are excited to now include Festo’s high quality, innovative products and to feature Festo as our technology partner.” In addition to IFP’s highly skilled sales staff, the company employs 17 engineers. IFP’s unique approach offers a greater level of design, documentation, and state-of-the-art solutions to meet its customer's needs.
About Festo
Festo is a leading manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components, and controls for process and industrial automation. For more than 40 years, Festo Corporation has continuously elevated the state of manufacturing with innovations and optimized motion control solutions that deliver higher performing, more profitable automated manufacturing and processing equipment.
