Columbus McKinnon Expands Conveying Solutions Platform with Acquisition of Garvey Corporation

Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions for material handling, announced that the company has completed its acquisition of Garvey Corporation (“Garvey”) to complement its April acquisition of Dorner Mfg. Corp (“Dorner”).

Garvey is a leading accumulation systems solutions company providing unique, patented systems for the automation of production processes. Its highly patented accumulation modules are enhancements to continuous flow production lines which increase efficiency and productivity by balancing flow between machines; storing and reintroducing product into the production flow as needed.

“Garvey expands our conveying solutions platform with its differentiated accumulation technology expertise and provides deeper market presence in the attractive and growing food & beverage and life sciences industries,” said Terry Schadeberg, president, Dorner. “The combination of Garvey and Dorner creates a highly scalable operation through the integration of the deep engineering expertise of both businesses and the modular design of each operation’s conveying and accumulation solutions.”

“This combination enables Garvey to continue to advance its over 100-year-old leadership position of a premier producer of conveying, accumulating, and automation solutions that can help manufacturers across industries increase throughput by up to 30 percent,” said Thomas Garvey, president, Garvey. “We are excited to become a part of the Columbus McKinnon team and look forward to a long and bright future together as we forge new paths for providing our customers the best solutions in factory automation.”

For more information, visit https://www.columbusmckinnon.com.