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Digital Engineering April 2026
In the latest issue of Digital Engineering, we take a look at the latest innovations in design for additive manufacturing, including the use of natural language inputs, social media cosplayers, and AI integration. The issue also includes a feature…
January Special Focus Issue: Design for Additive
In this Special Focus Issue of Digital Engineering, learn about the latest advancements in design for additive manufacturing, including new software tools, additive in automotive, custom medical devices, and more.
The Swedish private equity fund Ratos AB will buy the Contex Group (Allerod, Denmark), which includes Contex, Vidar, and Z Corp., from EQT Danmark, also a private equity group, and other shareholders. Contex makes wide-format scanners, and Z Corp. makes rapid prototyping systems. Vidar sells wide-format scanners and medical imaging systems. Ratos will pay approximately US$240 million for Contex Group. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.
Svenn Poulsen, Contex president and CEO, says the transfer in ownership won’t affect daily operations, corporate structure, or management. He expects Contex to continue to follow its “Vision 2012” strategy plan, which “prescribes a strong organic growth through 2012 with a doubling of the Group’s turnover, supplemented with targeted acquisitions of companies that can add further value to us.”
EQT acquired Contex in 1999 through a public offer for the then publicly listed company. During EQT’s ownership, revenue increased fivefold, from US$25 million in 1999 to US$122 million in 2006.Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.
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