Depatie Fluid Power

What Depatie Fluid Power does

Depatie Fluid Power is a Michigan-based distributor and service provider of hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power components, founded in 1956 and currently operating 12 U.S. locations. The company's catalog is organized into five primary product categories—Fittings and Quick Couplings, Hose/Pipe/Tubing, Seals and O-Rings, Valves, and Air Preparation equipment—supplemented by the Transair aluminum compressed air piping sub-brand and diagnostic service kits. Underlying technology is conventional fluid power engineering, with digital tooling limited to configuration calculators and engineering reference guides (e.g., Parker Virtual Engineer, Fitting Finder, Hose Finder) rather than proprietary software or automation platforms.

Depatie serves five industrial verticals—aerospace, medical, and automotive flagged as primary, with mining and agriculture as secondary—through a hybrid go-to-market that combines a self-serve e-commerce storefront, phone-based direct sales (1-866 DEPATIE), 12 physical storefronts, and a quote-request workflow for custom systems. The revenue model blends high-volume, low-ticket catalog distribution (unit prices from under $1 to over $1,300, with most SKUs in the $5-$100 range) with higher-value custom services including Systems Integration, New Product Development, fabrication, assembly and packaging, and custom hydraulic power units. Strategic supplier relationships, notably with Parker Hannifin, anchor access to trusted-brand inventory and technical resources.

The company is led by second-generation owner Ryan Thomas, was incorporated into the American Motion Group (AMG) family of companies in 2026, and received a minority growth investment from Nashville-based Kanbrick in February 2026. Its wholly-owned subsidiary CKC Automation—formed from the 2023 acquisition and merger of DST Controls Inc. and CKC Engineering LLC—extends the platform into automation controls and engineering services, marking a deliberate expansion beyond component distribution toward higher-value motion control and systems integration.

Name

Depatie Fluid Power

Legal name

Depatie Fluid Power Company

Website

https://depatie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Depatie Fluid Power is a 12-location U.S. distributor and service provider of hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power components—fittings, hoses, valves, seals, and tubing—serving aerospace, medical, automotive, mining, and agriculture industries. Founded in 1956; operates under American Motion Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fluid Power Components

NAICS

Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912)

SIC

Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Hoses, Tubing & Fittings (Hydraulic/Pneumatic Lines & Connectors) (IMAHAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pneumatic Components (FRLs, Cylinders, Valves) (IMAHAGAC), Hydraulic Power Units & Systems (HPUs, Manifolds, Integrated Circuits) (IMAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Hydraulic components
• Pneumatic fittings
• Fluid power systems
• Hose and tubing
• Industrial valves

Headquarters

HQ city

Portage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of fluid power components including fittings, quick couplings, hydraulic and pneumatic hose, valves, seals, adapters, tubing, and related accessories through an e-commerce platform. Customers can purchase off-the-shelf products as well as request custom items.
2. Custom Systems and Services: Custom hydraulic power units, fabrication, assembly and packaging solutions, and technical/design assistance services for specialized fluid power applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Depatie Fluid Power manufactures, distributes, and integrates hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power components, including fittings, quick couplings, hose, pipe, tubing, seals, O-rings, valves, and air preparation equipment. The company complements its catalog with systems integration, custom hydraulic power unit design, fabrication, assembly, and packaging services for industrial customers.

Product overview

Depatie Fluid Power is a manufacturer, distributor, and service provider of fluid power components operating 12 U.S. locations. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products organized across five main categories: Fittings & Quick Couplings (adapters, hydraulic/pneumatic fittings, couplings, flanges, swivels), Hose/Pipe/Tubing (hydraulic hose, PVC hose, specialty hose, fluoropolymer/nylon/PTFE tubing), Seals & O-Rings, Valves (ball valves, check valves, flow control valves, needle valves), and Air Preparation equipment (modular FRL systems). The company also offers Transair aluminum compressed air piping systems and diagnostic service kits. Services include Systems Integration (providing complete fluid power solutions) and New Product Development (custom fluid power system design and engineering for industries worldwide). The portfolio is complemented by fabrication, assembly & packaging solutions and custom hydraulic power units.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fittings & Quick Couplings Comprehensive range of fluid power fittings and quick couplings including adapters, barbed fittings, hydraulic fittings, pneumatic fittings, push-to-connect fittings, couplings, flanges, tube fittings, pipe fittings, and swivel assemblies for industrial fluid power systems.
• Hose, Pipe, & Tubing Extensive selection of hoses, pipes, and tubing including hydraulic hose, PVC hose, air hose, fluoropolymer tubing, nylon tubing, polyethylene tubing, polyurethane tubing, PTFE hose, specialty hose, thermoplastic hose, water hose, and transportation hose and tubing.
• Seals & O-Rings Mechanical seals and O-rings for fluid power applications including flange seals and hose and tube fitting O-rings.
• Valves Fluid power valves including angle body seat valves, manual ball valves, needle and spool valves, plug valves, hydraulic check valves, pressure relief valves, hydraulic flow control valves, hydraulic isolator valves, and hydraulic needle valves.
• Air Preparation Pneumatic air preparation equipment including modular FRL (Filter/Regulator/Lubricator) systems with coalescing filters, particulate filters, regulators, lubricators, electronic proportional regulators, and soft start and dump valves.
• Transair Aluminum compressed air piping system components including connectors, flexible hose, pipe, valves, couplers, and tools and accessories for industrial compressed air distribution.
• Diagnostics Diagnostic service kits for fluid power systems including Service Master Easy Kits, Service Master Plus Kits, ServiceJunior Tee Kits, and Serviceman Plus Kits.
• Systems Integration Engineering, components, and expertise to deliver complete fluid power systems integration of any size for industrial customers.
• New Product Development Custom design and engineering services to develop top-quality fluid power systems tailored to specific customer applications across global industries.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Parker HannifincoreTechnology or IntegrationParker Hannifin is a key supplier partner providing configuration tools (Parker Virtual Engineer, Fitting Finder, Hose Finder), conversion calculators, technical resources (O-Ring Fluid Compatibility guide), and product catalogs. This strategic partnership enables Depatie to offer deep inventory of trusted fluid power components.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kaman Fluid Power: Kaman Fluid Power is one of the largest fluid power distributors in North America, selling hydraulic and pneumatic components, hose, fittings, and engineered systems. Like Depatie, it serves industrial customers with both catalog distribution and value-added assembly and integration services, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• BDI (Bearing Distributors Inc.): BDI is a fluid power and bearing distributor serving industrial customers across the U.S. with multiple branch locations. Its product breadth in hydraulics, pneumatics, and power transmission, combined with value-added services like hose assembly and system integration, makes it a direct comparable to Depatie.
• McMaster-Carr: McMaster-Carr is a leading direct-to-customer industrial supplier with strong e-commerce capabilities across fittings, hose, valves, and seals. It competes with Depatie on commodity fluid power SKUs through digital channels and exerts pricing pressure on catalog distribution.
• Air Hydro Power: Air Hydro Power is a regional fluid power distributor and systems integrator serving the southeastern U.S. It mirrors Depatie's hybrid model of catalog distribution plus custom hydraulic and pneumatic system design, making it a close regional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Applied Industrial Technologies: Applied Industrial Technologies is a large public industrial distributor with a meaningful fluid power and motion control portfolio. It competes with Depatie for MRO and OEM customers across multiple end markets and operates at substantially greater scale with hundreds of service centers across North America.
• Motion Industries: Motion Industries (a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company) is a major industrial parts distributor with a significant fluid power and motion control offering. It competes with Depatie across industrial MRO customers and shares overlapping product lines in bearings, power transmission, and fluid power.
• Parker Hannifin: Parker Hannifin is the world's largest fluid power manufacturer and Depatie's key supplier partner. While primarily a manufacturer, Parker's direct sales channels and digital configurators compete with independent distributors like Depatie on the same SKU categories.
• Grainger: Grainger is a large public MRO distributor with a fluid power and motion control category. Its massive digital catalog and broad customer base overlap with Depatie's customer segments, particularly in MRO purchasing.

Regional players

• SunSource (SPX Flow Hydraulic Technologies): SunSource was a fluid power distribution and engineering services platform with regional operations across North America, serving similar industrial customers with hydraulic and pneumatic components and systems integration.

Emerging players

• Eckhart: Eckhart is an industrial automation solutions provider offering engineered systems, robotics, and controls. It is an emerging player that intersects with Depatie's CKC Automation business around factory automation and motion control solutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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