GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Stiles Machinery announced a new strategic partnership between Homag and Heesemann for the manufacturing and distribution of sanding machines. Stiles Machinery remains the exclusive North American distribution partner for Heesemann.

This partnership has grown into more extensive cooperation between Homag and Heesemann to further leverage the strengths of both parties in sanding technology, Heesemann’s world-class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, and Homag’s industry-leading distribution, service, and support. The goal for Stiles Machinery and Homag remains unchanged: to continue to provide customers with high-performance sanding solutions and an end-to-end sanding portfolio. The scope of Homag's product portfolio has grown considerably in recent years.

At the same time, high demand from a large number of customer segments and growth areas requires bundling of resources in the areas of R&D and production. For this reason, Heesemann will be manufacturing the end-to-end sanding solutions for all Homag customer segments moving forward.

“The industry knows that Heesemann is the gold standard for sanding technology, and this brand alignment will further strengthen our ability to provide world-class solutions to our customers. Stiles will continue offering sanding solutions for all customer segments from the Ironwood, Heesemann, and Steinemann brands,” states Aaron Brink, senior product manager of Finishing and Sanding.

Stiles Machinery will continue to support all Homag and Butfering sanding machines currently in operation in the North American market without interruption. This includes the continued availability of spare and replacement parts. To learn more about Stiles parts department, click here.