Honey Brook-based R-V Industries, one of the most successful metal fabrication companies in the country, has acquired a suburban Chicago manufacturer that is the preeminent source for aerosol processing and packaging equipment and services.

R-V’s acquisition of MBC Aerosol, based in Elgin, Ill., continues its history of strategic growth through acquisition and follows the recent additions of Genesis Packaging Technologies, AccuDraft, and Beta Star Life Science Equipment.

“We are delighted to add the MBC team to R-V,” said Kirk A. Putt, R-V’s President and CEO. “They have developed the best products in the industry and have established a culture of quality and customer service that fits very well with our organization and growth plans.”

R-V is a trusted engineering and metal fabrication company of industrial process equipment for Fortune 500 customers. It was recognized last year by The Fabricator, the leading magazine and reporting authority on metal fabricating technology in North America, as one of its FAB 40 (the 40 most successful metal fabricators based on reported revenue).

MBC founders James McBride and Peter Burt will remain with the company, as will the 30 MBC employees, and continue to operate out of the Elgin, Ill., facility.

“Over the past 14 years, we developed a complete line of high-quality aerosol and bag-on-valve machinery based on our customers’ needs and input,” said McBride. “We are grateful our sales expanded beyond our dreams and look forward to utilizing R-V’s resources to take MBC and our employees to the next level, both domestically and internationally. We are excited for our future as part of the R-V family.”

Founded in 1974, R-V Industries has a mission to provide superior products and services at a competitive price with integrity. R-V’s industrial equipment and solutions help produce many well-known consumer products and services, creating a better life for people around the world. The company serves a diverse set of customers across biotechnology, chemical, food and beverage, life sciences, nuclear waste, oil and gas, paper and pulp, pharmaceutical, and power generation industries.

“Since our inception 48 years ago, industry diversity has been a key element of our business model,” said Putt. “For our customers, employees, and suppliers, it delivers value in multiple ways — ensuring stability when economic downturns impact specific industries, creating value by enhancing efficiencies and scale and providing growth paths and collaboration opportunities for our 300 employees.”

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