Great Products Build Great Businesses

Since 1944, we have been helping our customers minimize production interruptions and maximize efficiency with the same care and expertise as if it were our own business.

Producing high-quality products and services is challenging and we know how hard it can be to find someone else who wants your business to succeed as much as you do. With industry-respected brands, $8 million of ready-to-ship components and assemblies and 24/7 support, we have the products to keep your business moving forward.

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The John Henry Foster Company is a full-line fluid power distributor with territories covering parts of Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky and is the Midwest leader in fluid power sales. We have sales representatives stationed throughout our territory who can visit your site and provide hands-on attention to better meet your fluids power needs.

Electric Drives & Controls

From Gearboxes and motors to PLC, CNC and custom-designed machine drive systems, we have the products and custom solutions you need to keep your process moving.

Why John Henry Foster?

  • Over a century of experience
  • Trusted brands
  • Open architecture/User-Friendly
  • Flexible design
  • Custom software
  • Any type or capacity
  • System integration
  • Cooperative design

What We Provide

  • CNC Control Systems
  • Drive Technology (Machine Drive Systems)
  • Human Machine Interface
  • I/O Systems
  • Motors & Gearboxes
  • PAC/Combined Logic Systems 
  • Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
  • Resistance Welding Systems
  • Sytronix Drives

Motion Control

With a full spectrum of drive technology, the right motor for any job and gearboxes that stand up to the highest demands, we have the motion control products you need. If your application requires a more unique solution, we will work with you to design, build and start-up innovative systems to perform all aspects of your motion control process.

  • Control YOUR process motion using electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic actuators
  • Open or closed Loop application
  • Precision control down to thousandths of an inch!

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Tension Measurement & Control

Accurate tension measurement and control- in any material being processed at any point in the process phase- is crucial to achieve high product quality and productivity.

Through careful planning and application design, and by implementing newer measurement technologies for applications calling for tension measurement and control, we can help you improve overall process and product quality, improve machine and process performance, and avoid costly downtime and minimize off-specification product.

Comprehensive Solutions Include:

  • Tension Transducers
  • Tension Amplifiers & Indicators
  • Tension Controllers
  • Zero Set & Calibration Set
  • Pneumatic Tension Brakes
  • Aluminum Rollers
  • Custom-Engineered Application Solutions

Industries We Serve

  • Turnkey Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Electrical Controls
  • Automotive
  • Paper and Pulp
  • Custom Integrated-PLC-Based, Control and Data Acquisition Systems
  • Appliance
  • Lumber and Wood Processing
  • Compliance with Your Specifications
  • Food and Beverage
  • Custom Designed Control Panels
  • Animal Feed Processing
  • Materials Recycling
  • Project Management
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • Materials Handling
  • Creative Engineered Solutions
  • Automated Welding
  • Discrete Part Assembly
  • Custom Software Development
  • Blending Rubber and Plastics
  • Stone Glass
  • Custom System Diagnostics
  • Customized Testing

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