From the Shop Floor
to the Data Layer
Forty years of earning trust, through unparalleled service.
Certified Minority Business Enterprise | NMSDC Member
The Story
"We didn't set out to build a platform.
We set out to solve a problem
no one else was solving."
AH Group began on the shop floor – building hydraulic drives for the automotive giants that defined American manufacturing. Over four decades, the company would transform twice, survive an industry-wide shift, and discover its true purpose: becoming the trusted gatekeeper that makes industrial repair reliable, visible, and intelligent.
Built on the assembly line
In 1982, a team of engineers in Michigan founded American Hydrostatics Manufacturing Inc. — a company built to manufacture hydraulic drives for GM, Ford, and Chrysler.
These weren't simple components. Hydraulic systems are the muscle of industrial machinery. AH Group built them to spec, to deadline, and to the demanding standards of Tier-1 automotive manufacturing. That discipline would define the company's DNA for decades to come.
When the industry changed, we changed first
Through the 1980s and 1990s, the automotive industry began a fundamental shift — from hydraulic systems to electrical. For a hydraulic manufacturer, this was existential.
AH Group made a decisive choice: adapt before the market forced the issue. The company pivoted from manufacturing into repair and rebuild — and then into distribution of hydraulic components. The technical expertise stayed. The business model evolved.
It was the first time AH Group would redefine itself. It would not be the last.
New leadership. A new era for AH.
Around 2008–09, Dhawal Zatakia and Dhrumil (Drew) Parikh started the next chapter for AH — building the present-day AH Group with the acquisition of an American hydraulic distribution business. The mandate was clear: stay customer-focused, serve with urgency, and expand beyond the existing model.
The initial vision was a broad MRO supply play — provide maintenance, repair, and operations products across industrial verticals. A logical direction. But the market revealed a far more interesting opportunity. One that would define AH Group's next chapter entirely.
The gatekeeper moment
Companies were reluctant to use repaired parts — not because repair was wrong, but because they couldn't trust the quality. The vendor ecosystem was fragmented, unvetted, and opaque. AH Group saw an opportunity no one else had framed.
Quality
Gatekeeper
AH Group became the intelligent layer between companies and their repair vendors — not a manufacturer, not a repair shop, but the trusted quality standard that made repair trustworthy. Vendor-agnostic. Data-driven. Accountable.
This insight didn't just change AH Group's model. It defined the RMaaS category.
The growth journey at a glance
100,000 repairs.
7,500+ vetted suppliers and growing.
Today, AH Group manages 100,000+ component repairs annually across North America and Europe. Our clients include some of the world's most recognized industrial brands — and they choose us not because we're the biggest, but because we're the most accountable.
Our JunoEdge platform gives every client real-time visibility into their entire repair program — from the moment a component leaves the floor to the moment it returns, tested and certified. The data tells the story that paper-based processes never could.
Repair first. Always.
Every component we manage represents an opportunity to reduce waste, preserve resources, and prove that the right repair is almost always better than buying new.
"To be the most customer-centric and flexible industrial repair management company globally; healthy disruption, preserving sustainability, value, and keeping operations running."
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