In Conversation with
Mr. Robby Shell
Chief Operating Officer,
PERMCO INC.
Permco is a leading manufacturer of high
pressure hydraulic gear and vane pumps
and motors, flow dividers, intensifiers,
and accessories. Please tell us about your
journey in the recent years. What does the
future hold for Permco?
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We are taking a
very big initiative
in India. We have
chosen very good
partners to work
with. They know the
market in India. We
are now integrating
our global OEM
customer base with
our new friends
in India so that we
can make maximum
use of our global
networking strategy.
We are looking at
big things in India
and are excited
about the growth
that we see coming
in India.”
The Perfection Machining Company was founded in
1964 to design and manufacture replacement parts for
the mining industry. Renamed Permco four years later,
the family-owned business developed a wide array of
replacement hydraulic parts and eventually expanded its
manufacturing capabilities to include cast iron parts and
the resulting complete units. Today, Permco maintains
focus on customer service and continues a decades-
long tradition of developing fluid power systems that
meet each of their customer’s specific needs. Permco’s
product offering now includes gear and vane pumps/
motors, flow dividers, intensifiers and a variety of
accessories and components.
2016 was a difficult year in North America. Energy and
Exploration was off. Agriculture was down. It was a
challenging year. This year we have better hopes that
the Energy Exploration market will improve as well as
the infrastructure package throughout North America
New products are being driven by our innovation team
in several markets like Oil and Gas, Construction
Equipment Market. These are going to be a key part of
our 2017 planning.
We understand that Permco has entered
into a long term alliance with Xuzhou
Construction Machinery Group, the 9th
largest construction equipment maker in
the world. What value does this bring to
Permco?
XCMG specializes in difficult hardworking machines like
cranes and bulldozers. Their manufacturing expertise in
the hydraulic cylinder world is valuable to Permco in this
relationship.
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