DwyerOmega buys 80-year-old SOR to expand measurement portfolio
What's the deal? DwyerOmegaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment ManagementDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, has acquired SOR Controls GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The deal, announced September 24, 2026, was for an undisclosed sum.
Who is SORDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →? Founded in 1946 and based in Lenexa, Kansas, SOR designs and makes electronic and mechanical instrumentation for measuring pressure, temperature, level, and flow. It serves the process industry, with experience across power generation, energy infrastructure, chemical processing, and water treatment.
What's the endgame? The acquisition expands DwyerOmega's precision measurement offerings across pressure, temperature, level, and flow. "SOR brings eight decades of expertise in safety-critical process instrumentation," said Chuck Dubois, chief executive officer of DwyerOmega, adding that the deal advances the goal of becoming a global measurement technology "provider of choice."
Why now? DwyerOmega has steadily expanded its portfolio of mission-critical measurement and control technologies under Arcline's ownership. SOR strengthens its reach across critical end markets. EC M&A advised Arcline on the deal.
The signal: The deal reflects Arcline's strategy of building "industrial compounders" — market-leading platforms designed to compound earnings over decades. With over $30 billion in assets under management, the firm is betting that consolidating niche, safety-critical instrumentation makers builds durable industrial scale.
Image credit: Elsie esq.
