Grainger (NYSE: GWW), Chicago, IL, has acquired E&R Industrial Sales Inc., a distributor of metalworking, production supplies and MRO materials to manufacturers and industrial customers across the Midwest and Eastern U.S. With the acquisition, Grainger adds metalworking expertise and extends its capabilities for serving manufacturing customers. Terms were not disclosed.

Court Carruthers, senior vice president and president of Grainger U.S., said the acquisition will make it easier for customers to consolidate their MRO purchases with Grainger.

E&R Industrial provides more than 100,000 products to 4,000 customers across the aerospace, automotive and general industrial sectors. The company employs more than 350 team members, including metalworking specialists in field sales, inside sales and product management. The company reported 2012 sales of $180 million.