MEA Inc. has been making industrial hydraulic actuators that safeguard critical flow processes for more than five decades. We have been designing and manufacturing custom hydraulic, actuator, measurement and control systems since 1963. Our product lineage includes hydraulic innovations for history’s most challenging applications.
HISTORY
1963 - 1970
MEA INC is founded by T.W. Lasiewicz as a consulting company to the steel industry. MEA INC designed its first actuator in 1966 for gas boiler pressure controls and embedded 8 men as service contractors to Interlake Steel.
1970 - 1980
MEA INC develops a “Super Thrust” Electro-Hydraulic Modulating Actuator followed by similar models for Nuclear and Pipeline applications. MEA INC designs Center and Edge Guides for the Steel Industry based on laser technology. In conjunction with UOP LLC, MEA INC develops the first high speed, high accuracy Electro-Hydraulic self-contained actuator – the precursor to the Eagle System.
1980 - 1990
MEA INC develops Electro-Hydraulic, modulating actuators for Ortho Flow Plug Valves and designs a “Super Thrust” modulating Low Pressure Actuator. MEA INC partners with several valve manufacturers to offer integrated solutions
1990 - 2000
MEA INC designs and builds the first Dual “Super Thrust” Actuator, the first “Super Thrust” Digital Steam Turbine Control and the first “Super Thrust” Nuclear Damper Actuator. MEA INC revolutionizes Coker Switch Valve actuation with the first Phoenix model and introduces the first Redundant Analog Controller.
2000 - 2010
MEA INC designs the first Redundant Digital Controller. Improvements and upgrades carry digital controls into the third Generation and beyond – the present Eagle System.
