Stockholm, Sweden – Hexagon AB, a global provider of information technologies, has acquired AICON 3D Systems, a provider of optical and portable non-contact 3D measuring systems for industrial manufacturing.
Founded in 1990 and based in Braunschweig, Germany, AICON has been meeting the measurement needs of automotive manufacturers and companies in the aerospace, shipbuilding, renewable energy, and mechanical engineering markets for more than 25 years. Its technology portfolio includes portable coordinate measuring machines for universal applications and specialized optical 3D measuring systems that enable efficient, high-precision monitoring, quality assurance, and control in manufacturing production.
With more than 140 employees, AICON has a direct presence in Germany, subsidiaries in China, Korea, Japan, and the U.S., and a network of resellers worldwide supported by its field support resources.
“AICON is a recognized brand with strong core technical competence across its development teams and its scanner portfolio is a strategic fit,” said Hexagon President and CEO Ola Rollén. “We also see opportunities for international expansion of AICON’s wider portfolio throughout Hexagon’s global footprint.”
Also, the CEOs of AICON 3D Systems, Carl-Thomas Schneider and Werner Bösemann, further commented: “Joining Hexagon is a great opportunity to bring our first-class AICON scanner products to a wide range of customers worldwide.”
AICON will be fully consolidated as of April. The company's turnover for 2015 amounted to approximately 19 million euros.
Hexagon has also acquired Forming Technology Inc. (FTI), a provider of manufacturing software solutions designed to reduce the development time and material costs of sheet metal components.
Founded in 1989 and based in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, FTI serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, and appliance industries with sheet metal design, simulation, feasibility, and costing solutions. Its technology portfolio, sold through an international network of reseller partners, coupled with its engineering services and years of expertise in the sheet metal industry, enables customers to validate designs before they go into production and immediately reduce labor and material costs.
Source: Hexagon AB