Hitachi Acquires German MA micro automation in Effort to Accelerate Expansion of Robotic SI Business in the Medical Field

Hitachi has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire all shares of MA micro automation GmbH, headquartered in St. Leon-Rot, Germany from MAX Management GmbH, a subsidiary of MAX Automation SE, for EUR 71.5M million.

MA micro automation is a provider of robotic and automation technology and robotic system integration, including high-speed linear handling systems, high-precision assembly lines, and high-speed vision inspection technology for Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia.

The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2024, pending completion of the customary regulatory filings. After the acquisition is completed, MA micro automation will join JR Automation Technologies, a supplier in providing advanced automation solutions and digital technologies in the robotic system integration business for North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia as a continued effort to help expand the company’s global presence. MA micro automation is a technology provider for automation solutions within micro-assembly. Through its proprietary high-speed and high-precision automation know-how, combined with its optical image inspection capabilities, MA micro automation serves med-tech automation end-markets, covering the production, assembly, and testing medical and optical components, including contact lenses, IVD and diabetes diagnostics consumables, and injection molding for medical use. The company was established in 2003 through a carve-out from Siemens and since 2013 has been part of the MAX Automation group.

With this acquisition, Hitachi aims to help further enhance its ability to provide a "Total Seamless Solution" to connect manufacturer’s factory floors more seamlessly and digitally with their front office data, helping them to achieve greater optimization and best leverage Industry 4.0 smart manufacturing and digital transformation. This “Total Seamless Solution” strategy links many organizations’ operational activities, such as engineering, supply chain, and purchasing to the plant floor and helps to allow for real time, data driven decision-making that helps to improve the overall business value for customers.