Flex Machine Tools has acquired TARUS, a 57-year-old machine tool manufacturer based in metropolitan Detroit. The acquisition became effective July 1.
TARUS is one of the few remaining U.S. manufacturers that still designs and produces large CNC machine tools. The company serves customers in the automotive, aerospace, defense, heavy industry, energy, and mold and die industries, and is the world leader in car design studio solutions.
The acquisition expands Flex Machine Tools’ manufacturing capacity while adding decades of engineering expertise and large CNC machining capabilities. TARUS will continue operating under its own name from its Detroit-area facility.
According to Don Kemper, president of Flex Machine Tools and TARUS, the fit between the two companies made sense from the start.
“TARUS has the engineering talent and the capacity. We’ve got the demand, we need more large, precision-machined parts than we can produce on our own right now. Put those together, and we get better control over quality, cost, and how fast we can get products out the door. It makes us more vertically integrated, more resilient, and honestly, a lot more competitive. We’re building something that’s going to support this business for decades, not just this year.”
For CEO Nick Kennedy, the acquisition is also an investment in American manufacturing.
“I’ve always believed that if you’re going to build something in America, you should build it with American machines,” Kennedy said. “TARUS has held onto that for over 50 years, when a lot of companies didn’t. That’s exactly why this partnership matters. It gives us the ability to build more of what we make right here, with American machines.”
For more information about TARUS visit https://tarus.com/
Don Kemper, President
Nick Kennedy, CEO
About Flex Machine Tools
For more than 50 years, Flex Machine Tools has built machine tool solutions trusted by more than 25,000 customers worldwide. Veteran owned and based in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the company’s lineup includes FlexArm tapping arms, FlexCNC vertical machining centers, FlexJet waterjets, and ergonomic solutions.
About TARUS
TARUS is a vertically integrated machine tool manufacturer based in metropolitan Detroit, serving customers across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. TARUS is the world leader in car design studio solutions and one of the very few companies in the world building large-volume, high-precision 5-axis CNC machines for heavy industry. In 1984, TARUS invented the claymill, creating an entirely new category in the machine tool industry.
