Kollmorgen has acquired the largest Brazilian-based domestic supplier of precision motion controllers with the intent to expand its global engineering, manufacturing and sales presence.
The acquisition of system integrator and motion control manufacturer MCS Engenharia will combine industry expertise, technology and products. Kollmorgen will benefit from making resources available to Brazilian machine builders, and likewise, will make MCS resources available to global Kollmorgen customers.
"Acquiring MCS enables us to incorporate the expertise and resources of a leading Brazilian manufacturer into the Kollmorgen portfolio while making Kollmorgen products and application expertise easily available in Brazil, reinforcing our commitment to delivering complete, best-in-class motion control and machine automation solutions and support to OEMs around the world," said Ray Butler, vice president and general manager of Kollmorgen America.
MCS is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company with more than 15,000 installed controllers used in markets including machine tool, packaging, textile, metalforming, lens generation and specialty machines. MCS also assists OEMs develop and customize their machines by acting as a solution provider.
"MCS has a technically savvy and service-oriented staff of 40, and is recognized throughout Brazil for its excellent after-sales support," said Butler. "MCS also has an experienced research and development team which collaborates with OEMs to engineer superior performing machines. This level of service, experience and commitment provides instant synergy with Kollmorgen’s heritage of motion control design and application expertise, and our passion for providing OEMs with breakthrough solutions that are unmatched in performance, reliability and ease-of-use."
