The acquisition of German Steintek GmbH by the WENZEL Group GmbH & Co. KG, Wiesthal (Germany), that was already announced at Control exhibition (Stuttgart) in May, has now been successfully concluded. The contracts for the 100 % acquisition of Steintek were signed on the 31th of July in Wiesthal. Steintek will operate as an independent company inside WENZEL Group under the new name WENZEL ScanTec GmbH.
The taken over Steintek GmbH is one of the technology leaders for high speed measuring- and digitizing-systems. The technology is based on a white light dis-tance sensor technology that is adapted for all types of surfaces and customized for the application areas in production. The systems detect and analyze even low-est defects and assure a fast feedback with fully customisable reports. The sys-tems are mainly applied in measuring of complex parts e.g. turbine blades, blisk and implellers.
By the integration into WENZEL Group, Steintek GmbH is able to use the available capacity for development and the global distribution network of the WENZEL Group. Klaus Mühlberger, Managing Director of ScanTec GmbH, will continue in his position, commenting Mr Mühlberger said “we now have the opportunity to attain above average growth with our unique technology.” There are no changes for existing customers. All known contacts will remain in their current positions.
About WENZEL Group
The WENZEL Group GmbH & Co. KG is one of the leading manufacturers of me-trology solutions. The wide range of WENZEL products include solutions in the fields of coordinate measuring machines, gear metrology, computed tomography, design, die making and reverse engineering. The main customers are in the auto-motive and aerospace industries, mechanical engineering, electrical motor manu-facturing and sub-contractors to these sectors. The company has 16 subsidiaries worldwide and sales and service partners in more than 50 countries. The WENZEL Group is employing about 600 people.
Contact for further information
Dr. Evelin Arnold | phone: +49 6020 201-6110 | fax + 49 6020 201-66 6110
