Miller Felpax Acquires Locomotive Engine and Truck Components Supplier, Amfab

• Winona, Minnesota, 5 April 2011 – Miller Felpax announced today the acquisition of Amfab , a full-line manufacturer of locomotive products specializing in engine and truck parts, including brake rigging and other truck components.
  
  Amfab has been a respected industry leader providing custom solutions as well as improvements to existing truck products. The company’s customer-focused designs have offered value by improving truck performance and addressing safety concerns. In addition to being an aftermarket components manufacturer, Amfab has also been an authorized provider of OEM locomotive parts including:
  
  • Slack adjusters
  • Metal wear plates, spring seats, brackets
  • Center plate bushings, sander guides
  • Metal pedestal liners, engine pipe and tube assemblies
  • Brake rigging, shim plates
  • Traction motor nose pack holders, tie bars
  
  “Amfab is a good strategic fit with solid growth potential,” commented Steven Blue, President and CEO of Miller Felpax. “We view Amfab as very complementary to our existing locomotive engine and truck component business, and the addition of Amfab products will allow us to better serve our customers.”
  
  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.