Teledyne-Flir entity able to offer market's widest imaging tech spectrum
12 January 2021
Dr Chris Yates, director of Vision Ventures, gives his take on Flir's acquisition by Teledyne Technologies
Acquisition
Antares Vision acquires Applied Vision
11 January 2021
The Antares Vision Group has acquired Applied Vision of Akron, Ohio, USA, a provider of inspection systems for glass and metal food and beverage container industry
Teledyne buys Flir in $8bn deal
4 January 2021
The acquisition adds Flir's thermal and infrared imaging technologies to Teledyne's visible imaging capabilities
Isra Vision gains Perceptron 3D tech after Atlas Copco acquisition
21 December 2020
Perceptron's 3D measuring solutions complement Isra Vision's 3D vision systems and, together, they offer products for automating key applications along the automotive production line
Spectral imaging firm Specim acquired by Konica Minolta
30 November 2020
With the acquisition, Konica Minolta adds Specim’s technology and customer base to its sensing business, based in The Netherlands
Vision sector remains ripe for acquisitions
26 October 2020
Vision Ventures’ director Dr Chris Yates on what the future holds for M&A activity in machine vision
Chris Yates joins M&A advisory firm Vision Ventures
5 May 2020
As director of Vision Ventures, Yates will support corporate transactions for both the buy and sell side of merger and acquisition projects
Haag-Streit acquires Vrmagic for eye exam simulator
27 April 2020
The acquisition follows a four-year long technology collaboration on the development of a simulator for ophthalmology slit lamp examinations, the Eyesi Slit Lamp
Ambienta buys US firm 1st Vision
25 February 2020
The private equity investor Ambienta has purchased 1st Vision, a North American distributor of machine vision
Isra Vision bought by Atlas Copco for €1.094bn
14 February 2020
The purchase adds surface inspection and 3D machine vision to the Swedish industrial group's portfolio as its customers move towards digital manufacturing
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