Atlas Copco takes over Quiss

Visual quality control

Katja Preydel, 02.08.2018, 10:09

Atlas Copco takes over Quiss

Atlas Copco has acquired Quiss Qualitäts-Inspektionssysteme und Service AG, a provider of visual quality control systems based in Puchheim near Munich. The company specializes in innovative system solutions for 100% visual inspection and monitoring of adhesive and sealant applications.

Quiss is known for its solutions for visual inspection and control when applying adhesives and sealants. The company is now part of the Atlas Copco Group. © Atlas Copco

The company's core expertise lies in image processing and the algorithms required for this, as well as system design, including hardware and software. The products are primarily used for quality control of adhesive and sealant application in the automotive industry. The portfolio also includes solutions for 2D and 3D position detection, robot guidance, completeness checks and can and can lid inspection.

Quiss currently has 45 employees and had a turnover of around 8.4 million euros in 2017. "With this acquisition, we are gaining expertise and know-how in the field of visual quality assurance and robot guidance," says Henrik Elmin, President of Atlas Copco's Industrial Technology division. "This puts us in a position to offer our customers significant added value in the field of automation." Quiss will be integrated into the Industrial Assembly Systems Division (IAS) of the Industrial Technology Division.

The purchase price of the transaction is subordinated to Atlas Copco's market capitalization and will not be disclosed.

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