Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), Danbury, CT, has acquired Lake Welding Supply Company, Inc., an independent gas and welding products distributor in western Michigan. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Lake, with 2013 annual sales of more than $20 million, is a long-time distributor of Praxair gases. The company’s headquarters and primary cylinder filling plant are located in Muskegon, MI, with additional retail stores in Holland, Ferrysburg and Manistee.