Airline Hydraulics, distributor of machine automation, fluid power and machine safety products, opened a hydraulic and lubrication facility in York, Pennsylvania. The 50,000-square-foot building increases custom lubrication systems, power units, hose assembly and maintenance offerings for heavy-equipment users throughout the northeastern United States. The York community also benefits from local hydraulic application support, increased component inventory and career opportunities.Â
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Establishing its original branch in York in 1986, Airline joined forces with local lubrication-system builder, Trola-Dyne, in 2020, expanding offerings to local oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, mining and power-generation industries. Airline’s York location combines its hydraulic expertise with Trola-Dyne’s lubrication systems, creating a total fluid-systems supercenter.Â
“The new location doubles our fluid systems production capacity,” said Mark Steffens, Airline CEO. “We are so happy to be investing in such an industrial and mobile-rich marketplace.”Â
Airline Hydraulics is a 100% employee-owned company, serving all industries utilizing fluid power and machine automation. In business since 1949, Airline specifies, stocks and supports components from manufacturers such as Omron, Phoenix Contact, SMC, Eaton, Bosch Rexroth, HydAc and SKF/Lincoln. Customers also rely on Airline, an ISO-9001 certified company, for custom engineering, manufacturing and assembly, service and repair and machine safeguarding.Â