
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.

PTC acquires Arena Solutions, provider of SaaS platforms (Software as a Service) for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).

With the strategic acquisition of Codian, ABB has expanded its portfolio for the food, pharmaceutical and logistics industries.

EMAG has taken over Scherer Feinbau. The Chiron Group recently announced its intention to sell the company based in Alzenau.

TeamViewer will acquire Ubimax, a manufacturer of wearable computing technologies and augmented reality solutions. It is the first acquisition ever for TeamViewer.

Piab would like to take over Tawi. Both companies have signed an agreement on the takeover. The Piab Group aims to become the global leader in ergonomic handling solutions.

Acquisition of 3D printing service provider
BASF acquires the 3D printing service provider Sculpteo. With the acquisition, the Group aims to further expand its position as a service provider in additive manufacturing. Distribution channels and new materials also played a role in the purchase decision.

Siemens is planning to acquire edge technology from Pixeom. The aim is to expand the industrial edge offering with software components for edge runtime and device management.
Basler acquires Silicon Software, a manufacturer of image acquisition cards and software for the graphical programming of vision processors. The industrial camera manufacturer is thus expanding its product portfolio in the direction of the computer vision market.