Takeover
Arburg buys AMK
The Arburg entrepreneurial families Hehl and Keinath have taken over the Drives & Automation division of the AMK Group with AMK Arnold Müller. In future, this will operate under the name AMKmotion.
The Arburg entrepreneurial families Hehl and Keinath have taken over AMK Arnold Müller GmbH & Co KG and thus the 'Drives & Automation' division as of January 1, 2021. In future, the company will operate under the name AMKmotion GmbH + Co KG. The AMK Group, based in Kirchheim/Teck, is divided into two divisions: The product portfolio of the 'Drives & Automation' division, which previously belonged to AMK Arnold Müller GmbH & Co. KG, includes motors, centralized and decentralized drive solutions and control systems. The automotive division AMK Automotive GmbH & Co. KG manufactures, for example, air suspension compressors, air suspension systems and power steering drives. The Swabian family business was sold in its entirety to the Chinese investor Zhongding Holding Europe in 2016.
After the investor wanted to strategically realign itself, the Arburg entrepreneurial families stepped in and took over the 'Drives & Automation' division, which has been a development partner of the injection molding machine manufacturer for more than 20 years.
The employees will be transferred to AMKmotion GmbH & Co KG, and the Kirchheim/Teck and Weida sites in Germany and Gabrovo in Bulgaria will also be retained. "We are very confident about this important acquisition," says Michael Hehl, Managing Partner and Spokesman of the Arburg Management Board. "It underlines the importance of electric injection molding machines, whose share of our portfolio has been growing steadily for years and has much more potential for the future."
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