ROSELAND, N.J. (AP) - Curtiss-Wright Corp., which makes motion control products for military and commercial use, said Wednesday it acquired Benshaw Advanced Controls & Drives for $102 million.
Pittsburgh-based Benshaw, which manufactures devices that control the amount of electrical current provided to motors, will become part of Curtiss-Wright's flow control segment.
Curtiss-Wright said the acquisition will expand its commercial power, control electronics and systems segments.
Benshaw had 2006 sales of about $82 million, the company said.