The private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners on Thursday said it has formed Kinetic Engine Systems, a supplier of precision aerospace engine components for commercial and defense markets.
Kinetic Engine Systems was formed through the combination of Arlington’s existing portfolio company Cadence Aerospace, and the newly disclosed acquisitions of Walbar Engine Components, Numet Machining Techniques, and AeroCision LLC.
Numet and AeroCision had filed for bankruptcy last summer and were part of the United Kingdom’s Bromford Group.
Kinetic’s products include housings, manifolds, airfoils, blades, vanes, seal segments, cases, rings, and other components. Arlington said the company has a “significant focus on difficult-to-manufacture rotating, hot section, and high-pressure parts.
Kinetic is a Tier 1 supplier serving the major aerospace engine manufacturers. The company has six centers of excellence in Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Mexico.
Scott Ransley, who led Cadence’s engine business, is CEO of Kinetic.
“The combination of these leading businesses and their corresponding product sets and manufacturing capabilities creates a balanced portfolio across customers, next-generation platforms, end-markets, and product types,” Ransley said in a statement. “We are now even better equipped to meet the evolving needs of our customers and deliver innovation to the global market with our engineering and new product development capabilities, while maintaining our industry leading quality and delivery metrics.”