Eaton purchases fuel component maker

June 1, 2007
Eaton Corp is buying the fuel components division of Saturn Electronics & Engineering for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close in the second

Eaton Corp is buying the fuel components division of Saturn Electronics & Engineering for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2007.

Saturn's fuel components group designs and manufactures fuel containment valves for vehicle safety in case of vehicle rollover or accident impacts, as well as fuel shutoff valves to prevent splashback and vapor release during refueling. Saturn also produces valves to control EPA-regulated fuel tank vapor emissions and a variety of other specialty actuators for controlling motion and vibration.

The Saturn fuel division employs approximately 100 people at a facility in Oxford MI.