Industrial mergers and acquisitions: Stratasys, TImken, Arclin, 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.
Arclin has completed its acquisition of Belle Chemical Company
Arclin hopes the acquisition will help the company expand its product presence into markets that are adjacent to its core chemistries and business.
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Stratasys' plan to acquire Desktop Metal falls through
Stratasys shareholders did not approve the terms of the previously announced merger agreement.
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Scotchman Industries and Steelmax Tools join forces to create SMX Industrial Solutions
Both companies provide steel fabrication equipment and solutions, and hope the combination will expand their portfolios.
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White Cap has acquired BrownCo Manufacturing & Sales
White Cap hopes that BrownCo's knowledgeable team and local presence will allow the company to expand its footprint.
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Timken to acquire Engineered Solutions Group (a.k.a. Innovative Mechanical Solutions or iMECH)
iMECH manufactures thrust bearings, radial bearings, specialty coatings and other components primarily used in the energy industry.
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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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