Robotic arc welding company expands reach with acquisition
Lincoln Electric Holdings, an Ohio-based company that specializes in arc welding products, reported today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Robolution GmbH, a robotic arc welding systems provider located near Frankfurt, Germany.
Robolution currently serves a number of automotive manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“Robolution expands the geographic reach of our growing automation business,” Christopher L. Mapes, Lincoln Electric’s CEO, said in a statement. “With our recent acquisitions of Wayne Trail and Tennessee Rand, and our new greenfield facility in Brazil, Robolution will enable us to seamlessly support customers across three continents.”
According to Lincoln Electric, the transaction is expected to close by the end of the month.
[ photo courtesy of Lincoln Electric ]
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Mike Davin is passionate about business and robotics. In addition to editing The Business of Robotics, he is on the advisory board for the Robotics Alley Conference & Expo. He also serves on the executive committee of AUVSI Twin Cities as communications chair. Before he covered robots, he was senior editor of Boating Industry magazine as well as online editor of its sister publication, Powersports Business.