Industry Pulse: Recent Acquisitions From Siemens, SYSPRO, Applied Adhesives, and More
Welcome back to our regular look at who's buying who in the manufacturing equipment world. We've rounded up the latest deals that matter to your business—from major industry shakeups to smaller strategic moves.
Keeping tabs on these acquisitions helps you stay ahead of the curve—whether you're wondering about future product lines, service changes, or where prices might be heading. So grab your coffee and let's dive into the latest manufacturing acquisitions and what they mean for your equipment decisions.
SYSPRO Expands Smart Manufacturing ERP With riteSOFT Acquisition
Type: Acquisition
Major Players: SYSPRO, riteSOFT
SYSPRO has acquired riteSOFT, a U.S.-based provider of mobile warehouse management and time tracking software, strengthening its position as a global ERP partner for small to mid-sized manufacturers and distributors. The move expands SYSPRO's smart manufacturing capabilities by embedding riteSOFT's riteSCAN warehouse solution directly into SYSPRO's Digital Manufacturing Suite, building on their long-standing partnership.
With riteSOFT's automation tools now fully integrated, SYSPRO customers gain a unified ERP stack that streamlines deployment, improves operational efficiency, and accelerates time-to-value for digital manufacturing operations. The acquisition also broadens SYSPRO's offering for warehouse and shop floor automation while opening new opportunities for partners to deliver value-added services. This latest deal follows SYSPRO's acquisition of NexSys in 2024, reinforcing its strategy under Advent's ownership to scale its end-to-end digital manufacturing solutions globally.
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Siemens Expands AI-Powered PLM with $5.1B Dotmatics Acquisition
Type: Acquisition
Major Player: Siemens AG, Dotmatics
Siemens has completed its $5.1 billion acquisition of Dotmatics, a Boston-based Life Sciences R&D software provider. Dotmatics will join Siemens' Digital Industries Software business, expanding Siemens' AI-powered Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Xcelerator portfolio with an end-to-end digital thread connecting research to production in Life Sciences.
Dotmatics' Scientific Intelligence Platform, Luma, and its industry-leading scientific applications enable AI-powered multimodal drug development, seamless collaboration, and contextualized data, creating a connected digital thread across the research-to-production value chain.
The deal strengthens Siemens' footprint in the growing Life Sciences sector by $11 billion and supports its ONE Tech Company program, aiming to accelerate scientific innovation, reduce development cycles, and drive long-term profitable growth.
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The Partner Companies Strengthens Micro-Component Manufacturing With Precision Eforming Acquisition
Type: Acquisition
Major Players: The Partner Companies (TPC), Precision Eforming
The Partner Companies (TPC), a U.S.-based advanced manufacturing group, has acquired Precision Eforming to enhance its capabilities in micro-component manufacturing and expand into aerospace, medical, defense, electronics, and energy. Based in Cortland, New York, Precision Eforming specializes in ultra-precise sieve and mesh products for applications requiring exceptional control, repeatability, and versatility.
With a legacy rooted in electroforming and metal etching dating back to 1907, Precision Eforming brings proprietary additive manufacturing techniques that produce high-tolerance mesh products for applications like medical imaging, space exploration, and fuel filtration. President Julie Griffin will remain with Precision Eforming through the transition to ensure continuity and continued innovation.
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Applied Intuition Boosts Autonomous Simulation With Reblika Generative AI Acquisition
Type: Acquisition
Major Players: Applied Intuition, Reblika
Applied Intuition, Inc., a leading vehicle intelligence company, has acquired Reblika's Generative AI technology for creating fully configurable 3D digital humans. This acquisition expands Applied Intuition's digital human library used to safely and realistically test autonomous systems, enhancing simulation fidelity for diverse real-world scenarios.
Reblika's technology enables hyper-realistic avatars with variations in age, gender, body type, ethnicity, clothing, and complex animations to better replicate human behavior in edge-case interactions with vehicles and environments. By integrating Reblika's innovations with its own Generative AI capabilities, Applied Intuition aims to set a new standard for perception and behavior modeling, accelerating safe deployment of autonomous systems across automotive, trucking, construction, mining, agriculture, and defense sectors.
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Applied Adhesives Expands Dispensing Solutions With BTmix and HG Adhesive Dispensing Acquisitions
Type: Acquisition
Major Players: APPLIED Adhesives, BTmix, HG Adhesive Dispensing
APPLIED Adhesives, a leading custom adhesive solutions provider in North America, has completed the acquisitions of BTmix and HG Adhesive Dispensing, both based in Carson City, NV. BTmix is a well-known manufacturer and supplier of static mixers and adhesive cartridges for the automotive, aerospace, construction, and electronics industries. HG Adhesive Dispensing specializes in custom meter, mix, dispensing, and cartridge filling equipment for structural glazing, curtainwalls, insulating glass, automotive, and electrical markets.
The acquisitions expand Applied Adhesives' consumable parts offerings and advanced fluid dispensing capabilities, enhancing its ability to deliver customized solutions and engineering expertise to new and existing markets.
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