The move aims to expand Sunnen’s honing expertise to include tooling for initial hole creation and other complementary bore sizing and finishing processes.
The company will retain the BTA Heller name as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunnen Products Company.
Explains Sunnen Products Company president and COO Chris Miltenberger: “BTA Heller is a natural fit for Sunnen. Our companies complement each other very well and BTA Heller’s reputation in the industry for deep hole drilling expertise is unsurpassed.
“The transfer of knowledge between the two companies will create a unique value proposition for our customers. And, with this acquisition, no other deep hole/BTA company will have Sunnen’s global presence for technical and post-sale support.”
Adds BTA Heller president and chief Mark Sollich: “We have developed various tools and systems for creating intricate internal profiled deep hole drilling from 0.5 in. to 36 in. diameter.
“To combine forces with Sunnen and its bore geometry expertise creates a company not found anywhere else in our industry. No one company can provide a total bore solution from the creation of the primary hole to the final bore finish specifications like we can.”
