Smart Molding International 3-2021

7 newsfeed www.smart-molding.com This summer Oerlikon suc - cessfully closed the acquisi - tion of the Italian company INglass S.p.A. and its inno - vative hot runner systems technology operating under its market-leading HRSflow business. The acquisition acceler - ates Oerlikon’s strategy in diversifying its manmade fibers business to expand into the high-growth poly - mer processing solutions market. INglass S.p.A. is an internationally operating successful company estab - lished in 1987. Its product portfolio includes hot run - ners as well as engineering and consultancy services for the advanced development of polymer processing prod - ucts. The hot runner sys - tems are now being offered under the Oerlikon HRSflow brand. Those are applied in multiple industries from au - tomotive, consumer goods and household appliances to packaging, waste man - agement, construction and transportation. Oerlikon HRSflow is cur - rently integrated into the Oer l i kon F l ow Cont ro l Solutions Business Unit, which is part of the Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions Division. After receiving all the re - quired merger control ap - provals, Oerlikon and INglass S.p.A. successfully closed the acquisition on June 9, 2021. About Oerlikon Oerlikon is a global in - novation powerhouse for surface engineering, poly - mer processing and addi - tive manufacturing. Its so - lutions and comprehensive services, together with its advanced materials, im - prove and maximize perfor - mance, function, design and sustainability of its custom - ers’ products and manufac - turing processes in key in - dustries. Headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland, the Group operates its business in two divisions – Surface Solutions and Polymer Processing Solutions. It has a global footprint of more than 10 600 employees at 179 locations in 37 countries and generated sales of CHF 2.3 billion in 2020. Oerlikon HRSflow www.hrsflow.com Acquisition of INglass S.p.A. successfully closed On 1 July, the Dürr Group, to which teamtechnik has belonged since February, acquired 100% of the Ger - man machine manufacturer Hekuma. The firm is one of the leading suppliers of auto - matic systems for the large- scale production of dispos - able plastic products. Hekuma systems are used in injection moulding ma - chine environments. They remove freshly moulded plastic parts, for example, trays, vials, housing parts and sleeves, and add fur - ther plastic parts in an au - tomated assembly process to form products or prelimi - nary products. This is often followed by subsequent as - sembly and testing steps, at which point Teamtechnik takes over with its systems. This means that Dürr can cover a large part of the automated value creation thanks to the combined ex - pertise of Teamtechnik and Hekuma. The acquisition is also good news for the cus - tomer base, given the mini - mal overlap between the Hekuma and Teamtechnik customers. In addition to the medical technology sector, which accounts for a good 50 % of turnover, Hekuma also sup - plies the automotive indus - try (25 % share of turnover). For example, it produces ABS and sensor housings, connectors or parts for transmission electronics on Hekuma equipment. Plastic elements for personal care products are also produced with the help of Hekuma technology, such as parts for razors or electric tooth - brushes. Under the umbrella of the Dürr Group, Hekuma stands to benefit from synergies, namely in purchasing, sales and service, which prom - ises to tangibly improve Hekuma's customer access on the large Chinese and North American markets. By joining forces, Hekuma and Teamtechnik can also offer a broader and more attractive product range. teamtechnik www.teamtechnik.com “High performance automation united” – Hekuma joins the teamtechnik group