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AE Industrial Acquires Powder Alloy Corporation (PAC), Launches Specialty Materials Platform

2026-07-13 · Impact score: 38

AE Industrial Partners, a U.S. private equity firm, has acquired Powder Alloy Corporation (PAC) to establish a specialty materials platform aimed at expanding domestic manufacturing capabilities in advanced engineering materials for key industrial sectors including aerospace, defense, and energy. Headquartered in Loveland, Ohio, PAC has over 50 years of experience in producing engineered powders, including metal, ceramic, and thermal spray powders used for surface enhancement and joining applications. The company possesses vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities such as inert gas atomization (VIGA/EIGA), composite cladding, mechanical blending, agglomeration and sintering, and plasma densification. AE Industrial plans to develop PAC into an independent supplier of proprietary powders and advanced materials through organic growth and strategic acquisitions, addressing supply chain gaps in critical industrial sectors.

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AE Industrial收购粉末合金公司PAC，建立特种材料平台

美国私募股权投资公司AE Industrial收购粉末合金公司收购Powder Alloy Corporation（PAC），并以此为基础建立了特种材料平台，旨在扩大航空航天、国防、能源等关键工业领域先进工程材料的本土制造能力。PAC总部位于俄亥俄州洛弗兰德，拥有超50年工程粉末生产经验，产品涵盖金属、陶瓷和热喷涂粉末，用于表面强化与连接应用。PAC具备垂直整合制造能力，包括惰性气体雾化、复合包覆、机械混合、团聚烧结及等离子致密化等核心工艺。AE Industrial计划通过有机增长与战略收购将PAC打造成独立的专有粉末和先进材料供应商，填补关键工业领域的供应链缺口。

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