Universal Plant Services Acquires Mechanical Solutions

Universal Plant Services has acquired Mechanical Solutions Inc., an engineering firm specializing in fluid machinery and turbomachinery systems, expanding UPS’s technical and diagnostic capabilities in rotating equipment services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. UPS, a portfolio company of New State Capital Partners, said the acquisition strengthens its ability to support customers’ critical rotating assets by combining MSI’s engineering, diagnostics, and analytical expertise with UPS’s field services, maintenance, and outage execution capabilities.

"The addition of MSI significantly expands UPS's capabilities and strengthens our ability to support our customers' most critical assets," said Eric Zimmer, CEO of UPS. "By combining MSI's advanced engineering, diagnostics, and analytical expertise with UPS's industry leading field services, maintenance, and outage execution, we are well positioned to deliver a more powerful, end to end solution."

Based in Whippany, New Jersey, MSI has operated for more than 30 years, providing testing, analysis, and troubleshooting services for complex vibration, dynamics, and performance challenges in rotating machinery. The company supports industrial sectors including petroleum refining, electric power generation, chemical processing, and water and wastewater utilities, working with equipment such as pumps, compressors, and related systems.

"We are very excited to join UPS," said Bill Marschner, CEO of MSI. "We see a clear strategic fit with UPS as a market leader in rotating equipment services and are confident in the cultural compatibility with UPS, which shares MSI's unwavering commitment to safety, service quality, and customer support. We look forward to supporting our customers as part of a larger organization with additional resources and a broader suite of technical capabilities."

The combined platform is intended to close the gap between engineering analysis and operational execution by integrating advanced diagnostics with field-based service capabilities. UPS said this approach enables a more comprehensive, end-to-end solution for customers managing critical turbomachinery and fluid systems.

MSI leadership emphasized the strategic alignment between the two organizations and the opportunity to provide expanded support to customers through a broader technical platform. New State Capital Partners, which invested in UPS as a platform for growth through acquisition, highlighted the transaction as a step in expanding UPS’s technical differentiation in the market.

"We invested in UPS as a buy-and-build platform and are thrilled to support management with this first acquisition in our partnership together. With MSI, UPS adds key technical capabilities that build on UPS's differentiation in the market," said Will Swayne, Senior Principal at New State Capital Partners. "We look forward to continuing to support Eric and his team in this next phase of growth."