Hexagon Acquires AICON 3D Systems

Hexagon AB (Stockholm, Sweden), a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, has announced the acquisition of AICON 3D Systems GmbH (Braunschweig, Germany), a leading provider of optical and portable non-contact 3D measuring systems for industrial manufacturing.

Founded in 1990, AICON has been meeting the measurement needs of renowned automotive manufacturers and companies in the aerospace, shipbuilding, renewable energy and mechanical engineering markets for over 25 years. Their 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 over 140 employees, they have  a direct presence in Germany, with subsidiaries in China, Korea, Japan and the U.S., and a network of resellers worldwide supported by its field support resources.

“They are a recognized brand with strong core technical competence across their development teams and their scanner portfolio is a strategic fit,” said Ola Rollén, the president and chief executive officer of Hexagon. “We also see opportunities for international expansion of their wider portfolio throughout our global footprint.”

Carl-Thomas Schneider and Werner Bösemann, the chief executive officers of AICON 3D Systems, further stated,“Joining Hexagon is a great opportunity to bring our first-class scanner products to a wide range of customers worldwide.” AICON became fully consolidated as of April. The company’s turnover for 2015 amounted to approximately 19 MEUR.

www.hexagon.com,  www.aicon.com