Hitachi is to acquire all shares of MA micro automation GmbH, a St. Leon-Rot, Germany-based leader in the field of automation technology and development of special machines, from MAX Management GmbH (a subsidiary of MAX Automation SE).
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2024, pending completion of the customary regulatory filings. After the acquisition is completed, MA micro automation will join JR Automation Technologies, a market leader in providing advanced automation solutions and digital technologies in the robotic system integration business for North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia as a continued effort to expand the company’s global presence.
Established in 2003 through a carve-out from Siemens and since 2013 part of the MAX Automation group, and led by Joachim Hardt, CEO, MA micro automation is a technology leader for automation solutions within micro-assembly. Through its state-of-the-art proprietary high-speed and high-precision automation know-how, combined with optical image inspection capabilities, the company serves high-growth med-tech automation end-markets, covering the production, assembly, and testing medical and optical components including contact lenses, IVD and diabetes diagnostics consumables, and injection molding for medical use. The company reached € 46.5m in revenue in 2023.
With this acquisition, Hitachi aims to further enhance its ability to provide a “Total Seamless Solution*2” to connect manufacturer’s factory floors digitally with their front office data, allowing them to achieve total optimization and bringing Industry 4.0 to life.
Led by CEO Kazunobu Morita, Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society through the use of data and technology. It solves customers’ and society’s challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products. Hitachi operates under the 3 business sectors of “Digital Systems & Services” – supporting our customers’ digital transformation; “Green Energy & Mobility” – contributing to a decarbonized society through energy and railway systems, and “Connective Industries” – connecting products through digital technology to provide solutions in various industries.
FinSMEs
29/04/2024