AMETEK appoints Kellstrom Materials comm'l aftermarket distributor

Harleysville, Pennsylvania – The Power and Data Systems (PDS) business unit of AMETEK Aerospace & Defense has appointed Kellstrom Materials as its exclusive worldwide distributor for aftermarket spares servicing for the commercial transport market. Kellstrom Materials, a leading provider of aftermarket parts, repairs, logistics, and supply chain management solutions, will maintain an inventory of components and line-replaceable units (LRUs), enabling operators to reduce aircraft downtime and maintenance costs.

 

"AMETEK is pleased to expand our long-standing partnership with Kellstrom Materials," states Keith Reazin, vice president for AMETEK Aerospace and Defense PDS. “Kellstrom Materials has long supported AMETEK PDS outside of North America. With this arrangement we believe we have taken a further step in supporting our customers in the North American market place. This agreement will provide even greater support and increased availability of AMETEK products to our customers around the world as we link all of our support to one very capable partner.”

 

“We are very excited to expand our long-standing agreement by becoming the exclusive global distributor of AMETEK PDS products,” comments Darrell Drake, vice president of Materials & Distributions for Kellstrom Materials. “Our significant investment in inventory, combined with our focus on supporting the aftermarket, will bring tremendous cost and time efficiencies to aircraft operators and repair facilities around the world.”