Industrial mergers and acquisitions: Ramco, Linamar, INFICON, 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.
Ramco Innovations has been acquired by Sukup Manufacturing Co.
Ramco will join startup studio Maple Studios under the new entity Sukup Innovations.
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Linamar Corporation announces acquisition of Bourgault Industries Ltd.
Linamar, an advanced manufacturing company, hopes the purchase of the agriculture equipment manufacturer will enhance its offerings in the industrial sector.
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Cornerstone Buildings Brands to expand impact-resistant product offering with acquisition of Eastern Architectural Systems
“EAS is an excellent strategic fit for Cornerstone Building Brands and advances our strategy to increase exposure to high-growth regions with value-add products.”
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Masonite International Corporation to purchase PGT Innovations, Inc.
Masonite, which designs and manufactures interior and exterior doors, will acquire the patio door and window solutions company for $3 billion.
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INFICON to acquire all assets of FabTime
INFICON hopes the addition to its suite of Smart Manufacturing products will support the company's mission to enable autonomous semiconductor manufacturing.
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Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
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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