April 2014
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ing pneumatic control panels for the mining
industry and other small interests. Some as-
sembly work is done on the nuclear side as
well, but the bulk of work in that space is
manufacturing.
The move from private ownership to Ro-
tork oversight hasn’t come at the expense
of corporate culture, which hasn’t changed
significantly since the 2010 transition. The
parent’s subsidiaries are largely run the way
they were before the acquisitions, which, in
Hiller’s case, is with a family-first mindset.
Some anticipated a drastic change and left
when things changed hands, but the fears
were unfounded.
“Everybody understands that you have
to work to make money, but at the same
time, family is very important to the Rotork
group,” Good said. “That all carries forward
from the way it was before they owned it,
too.”
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Ralph A. Hiller Company
WHAT:
Manufacturer/distributor for the fluid
power, motion control and nuclear
power industries
WHERE:
Export, Pa.
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