Industrial mergers and acquisitions: Emerson, DuPont, Exxon Mobil, and more
As companies strive to become more optimized and improve profitability, they often use various business strategies to stay competitive, including mergers and acquisitions. Like other industries, many manufacturers and service providers choose to increase business by buying or combining with other companies. Here are a few recent mergers and acquisitions that are poised to change the industry.
Emerson agrees to acquire FLEXIM
FLEXIM, which specializes in clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement technologies, has an installed base of more than 100,000 flowmeters and nearly 450 employees.
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DuPont plans to sell 80.1% ownership interest in Delrin
TJC LP will purchase the Delrin acetal homopolymer business for $1.8 billion, and the deal is expected to close by the end of the year.
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Exxon Mobil Corporation to acquire Denbury Inc. for $4.9 billion
Denbury provides carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCS) solutions, and this acquisition will hopefully strengthen ExxonMobil’s Low Carbon Solutions business.
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Hexagon AB completes purchase of CADS Additive GmbH
CADS Additive’s specialized software simplifies the process of 3D printing on powder bed fusion (PBF) machines and aids companies in preparing their designs for metal additive manufacturing.
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ABB completes the divestment of Power Conversion to AcBel Polytech Inc.
ABB’s Power Conversion division generated $440 million in revenue in 2022 and employs approximately 1,500 workers across the world.
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IFS to purchase Poka, Inc
Poka’s connected worker platform enables factory and field workers to be more efficient and enables businesses to measure productivity across machinery and operators globally.
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Abrasive Technology LLC to acquire Precision Swiss LLC
The manufacturer of super abrasive products announced its intent to purchase the swiss machining and milling company.
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Emerson announces Afag Holding AG acquisition
The purchase will bring together Afag's electric linear motion solutions with Emerson's pneumatic motion technology.
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Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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