Zurich, Switzerland
ABB has announced
that it is going to acquire ASTI Mobile Robotics Group (ASTI). This acquisition
will help ABB to expand its robotics and automation offering which will make it
the distributer of flexible automation. This
acquisition is expected to close in mid-summer 2021. The parties have decided
not to discuss the purchase price. According to said Sami Atiya, President,
ABB’s Robotics & Discrete Automation business, ASTI is the perfect choice
as its industry-leading portfolio, comprehensive suite of software and deep
domain expertise across growth segments is compatible with ABB. It will also
help ABB to support its customers with the next generation of flexible
automation. He also said that after this acquisition ABB will be the only
company to offer a full automation portfolio of AMRs, robots, and machine
automation solutions. This is going to be a game-changing move by the company
for its customers.
According to Veronica Pascual Boé, CEO, ASTI, the vision of both
companies is the same as they both support customers’ flexibility and
competitiveness through accelerating automation. The companies will together
accelerate the innovation plans, expand the global client base, improve
production and execution capacity, and leverage ABB’s market access globally. ABB is planning to expand AMR sales and service
support globally to 53 countries.
Source – Press release of
"ABB"
Image Source: Press release of "ABB"
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