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Hexagon Acquires AICON 3D Systems

By DE Editors  

April 4, 2016

Hexagon, a provider of information technologies, has acquired AICON 3D Systems. The company offers optical and portable non-contact 3D measuring systems for industrial manufacturing.

Based in Braunschweig, Germany, AICON has been meeting the measurement needs of automotive manufacturers and companies in the aerospace, shipbuilding, renewable energy and mechanical engineering markets for over 25 years. Its 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, the company states.

“AICON is a recognized brand with strong core technical competence across its development teams and its scanner portfolio is a strategic fit,” said Ola Rollén, president and CEO at Hexagon. “We also see opportunities for international expansion of AICON’s wider portfolio throughout Hexagon’s global footprint.”

For more information, visit Hexagon.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.

 

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