Boyd acquires specialty O-ring manufacturer

Boyd Corporation, a global provider of engineered, specialty material-based energy management and sealing solutions,has completed the purchase of Spec Seals, a specialty o-ring manufacturer. The newly acquired business now operates as a specialty sealing division under the Boyd brand – a name that carries almost 100 years of tradition and vision.

This strategic addition, with operations in Anaheim, California and Chicago, Illinois, helps to compliment and further differentiate Boyd’s existing strengths in advanced environmental sealing solutions for critical applications across a wide variety of demanding industries like passenger automotive, commercial vehicle, agriculture and construction equipment, medical device, aerospace and various industrial markets.

Mitch Aiello, Boyd Corporation President and CEO said that with the acquisition now completed, Boyd can now begin to introduce these new specialties to its customers. With Spec Seal, Boyd is joined by  talented team members who would be able to help leverage global sales and distribution channels, world-class supply chain and specialty material science and energy management engineering.  

Along with its Modesto, California, headquarters, Boyd’s manufacturing and design hubs in the United States, Europe and Asia now include facilities in Anaheim, California; Chicago, Illinois; Chon Buri, Thailand; Elkhart, Indiana; Fairburn, Georgia; Gaffney, South Carolina; Gumi, Korea; Hanoi, Vietnam; Magnolia, Arkansas; Portland, Oregon; Shenzhen, China; Syke, Germany and Wuxi, China.