Barnes Group Inc., a global industrial and aerospace manufacturer and service provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Virginia-based Gammaflux L.P., a supplier of hot-runner temperature and sequential valve gate control systems to the plastics industry.
While primarily serving the plastic injection molding industry, Gammaflux also provides temperature control solutions for blowmolding, extrusion and thermoforming applications. Its end markets include packaging, electronics, automotive, medical and household products. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2017.