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October 8, 2024

Cablecraft Motion Controls Acquires RG Rollin Co.

Latest acquisition adds Ball Bearing Control Cables to Cablecraft’s product offerings into aerospace and defense markets.

Bolivar, Ohio – Oct. 1, 2024 – Cablecraft Motion Controls (“Cablecraft”), a Torque Capital Group portfolio company, announced today that it has completed the purchase of RG Rollin Co. (“Rollin”), a designer and manufacturer of Ball Bearing Control (push-pull) cables and control systems. Based in Tacoma, WA, Rollin has a sixty-year history of delivering engineered solutions in the aerospace, defense, marine and industrial markets.

“The acquisition of Rollin provides an opportunity for Cablecraft to expand our product offerings and end markets further strengthening our existing Control Cable product line,” said Daniel Pappano, chief executive officer of Cablecraft. “Through the combination of new product technologies including high- efficiency Ball Bearing Control cables, growing presence in aerospace and defense, and exceptional quality, Rollin will continue to accelerate Cablecraft’s ambitious growth plans.”

“This is our fifth addition to the Cable Manufacturing & Assembly platform, following our earlier acquisitions of Glassmaster Controls, Cablecraft, wholesale distribution business from Instrument Sales & Service, and most recently Radial Bearing,” said Jonathan Saltzman, managing partner of Torque Capital Group. “Rollin’s defense & aerospace product portfolio and breadth of customer application knowledge make it an ideal fit with our strategy to further grow and diversify Cablecraft’s ability to provide a broad portfolio of engineered motion control solutions to a variety of end markets.”

About Cablecraft

Cablecraft is a market leader in the design and manufacture of proprietary or customized engineered motion control products delivering reliable control cables, remote actuation products, rod ends, ball joints, linkage assemblies, and mechatronic products to market leaders in the power sports, light vehicle, heavy truck, aerospace, construction, and agriculture industries. With limitless possibilities, versatility, applications, and engineered solutions, we are propelling the world forward, safely and reliably through our superior engineering, global manufacturing footprint, product reliability, and excellent service.

About Torque Capital Group

Torque Capital Group is a lower-middle market private equity firm that takes an operational approach to investing in businesses at a critical inflection point. Torque deploys patient capital behind North American based manufacturing, niche / enthusiast branded products, and supply chain service companies, with a particular expertise in transportation markets. We serve as a partner to our portfolio company management teams, and offer strategic, operational, and financial resources to accelerate the building of long-term value for all stakeholders.