While financial details of the deal were not disclosed, Martin Engineering chief executive Scott Hutter said the Cougar name would be retained and its headquarters in Peru, Illinois, would become a division of Martin.
“Cougar has a great reputation for high-quality, heavy-duty electric vibrators operating on alternating and direct current,” he said.
“This move will give us complete control over our vibrator quality and delivery ... [and] will also allow us to quickly design, engineer and manufacture vibrators for special customer applications.”
The combined company will be able to more actively pursue international applications for all vibrator types, especially 12 and 24-volt models for mobile equipment, one of Cougar’s key products.
Founded in 1944, Cougar patented its first truck vibrator in 1964. It now designs an electric line of single and three-phase vibrators with various force outputs and also produces piston, ring and turbine pneumatic vibrators and a line of hydraulic powered units.
Cougar’s Air Cannons, Gyro-Whip Bin Cleaning and Power Lance Bin Drill Systems will continue to be made at the Peru location.
Martin Engineering, headquartered in Neponset, has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in Brazil, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey and the UK and has licensees in Australia, Chile and Canada.
