Sak Abrasives Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sak Industries Private Ltd., announced its acquisition of Buffalo Abrasives Inc.
Buffalo Abrasives is a leading manufacturer of resin bonded grinding wheels. The company has been a fourth-generation family-owned and family run business with a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Buffalo, New York. The company caters mainly to the North American market with distribution spread across the entire continental U.S. The company boasts of many loyal customers in the automotive, oil and gas, aerospace, steel, and bearing industries.
"We are very excited to be partnering with such an innovative and talented company," says Jeff Binkler, co-founder and CEO of Buffalo Abrasives. "Sak Abrasives offers additional capabilities, products and expertise to Buffalo Abrasives. It is gratifying that we can continue to have a significant manufacturing presence in North Tonawanda where it all began."
Sak Abrasives is a division of Sak Industries Private Ltd. and manufactures a full range of industrial abrasives catering to the Indian and overseas markets. During the past 20 years, it has built an enviable base of loyal customers in the automotive, steel, fabrication, foundry, bearing, oil, and gas industries. It has two manufacturing plants near Chennai and a Pan-India distribution with sales office in Noida, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad and Chennai. Commenting on the acquisition, said,
"There is considerable value in a 'Made in USA' brand and our vision is to allow our customers across the globe the choice of products manufactured in different geographies with varying price/quality," notes Kanika Krishna, COO of Sak Abrasives. "We now have a 'Made in India' and 'Made in USA' option in our product offering."
