KW

K.R. West Company

Kaukauna, WI, United States

Automation & ControlsEngineering & Services
Founded 1981Manufacturer, Authorized DistributorSells to Processors
Profile last updated: August 10, 2026

About

Founded in 1981, K.R. West Company is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Kaukauna, United States selling automation & controls, engineering & services.

K.R. West Company is a fluid power distributor and builder based in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. The company designs and builds custom hydraulic power units, pneumatic and electric control panels, valve manifolds, filtration and lubrication units, and hose assemblies. It also distributes hydraulic and pneumatic components, including brands such as Wandfluh, Continental and Monnier, and offers system design, installation, start-up, troubleshooting, and component repair, including as an authorized Enerpac repair center. Its services cover many industries, including paper, foundries, machine builders and die casting. Several of its projects have been built for cheese processing plants, including a hydraulic power unit for a cheese factory with limited floor space, a stainless steel washdown unit for cheese block processing in a brine area, a cheese packaging control system, and a motion control enclosure for multiple machines in a California cheese plant. The company was founded in 1981 by Ken and Sharon West. Doug West is the President.

Location

Kaukauna, United States

Founded

1981

Focus areas

hydraulic power unitspneumatic control panelsfluid power distributorhydraulic filtrationhose assembliescustom valve manifoldscomponent repairsystem design

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Automation & ControlsEngineering & Services

Supplier role

ManufacturerAuthorized DistributorService Provider

Sells to

Processors

Dairy products served

Cheese

Equipment

Pumps & Valves

Services

InstallationField Service

Products

Custom hydraulic power units

Hydraulic power unit

Custom-built hydraulic power units, including stainless steel washdown units, low-profile and compact units, and units with high/low pump controls, accumulators and filtration or cooling options.

Hydraulic and pneumatic valve panels and manifolds

Valve panel

Custom valve panels and manifolds for hydraulic and pneumatic control of cylinders and machines.

Control panels

Control panel

Pneumatic, electric and PLC control panels, including NEMA 4X stainless steel enclosures for food processing.

Filtration and lubrication units

Filtration unit

Filter carts, filtration units and lubrication units that keep hydraulic oil clean and temperature regulated.

Brands represented

WandfluhContinental HydraulicsMonnierMilwaukee CylinderNorgrenStauffEnerpacIFM EfectorOilgearDes-CaseBaldorMurrComo Filters

Other dairy suppliers in United States

View all