November 2008 - Mergers, Alliances and Acquisitions
Nov. 10, 2008
Baumer Group, a sensors and motion control solutions manufacturer, formed Baumer Motion Control Group, which merges the activities of Baumer, Baumer Hübner, Baumer IVO and Baumer Thalheim.
Moog acquired Berkeley Process Control, developers of motion control software and hardware primarily for semiconductor wafers and welding applications.
Pepperl+Fuchs acquired Christensen Display Products, manufacturers of industrial-grade, flat-panel monitors.
Baldor acquired Maska, a Canadian manufacturer of mechanical power transmission components.
Bentley Systems acquired Struc-Soft, a Canadian developer of 2D and 3D engineering design products.
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