Bystronic Acquires Majority Interest in Antil

Bystronic Maschinenbau GmbH (Gotha, Germany) is acquiring 70 percent of the shares of Antil S.p.A. (Milan, Italy), an Italian specialist for automated sheet metal processing. This majority shareholding will enable them to expand their existing range of technologies and services in the field of automation and offer complementary systems for the loading and unloading of cutting systems, corresponding storage systems, and services. Antil is a highly innovative technology company that specializes in automated loading and unloading systems for laser cutting and punching machines, automated sheet metal storage systems, robot-assisted bending systems and customer services. With this majority interest, Antil is becoming an integral part of the Bystronic Group, but the successful “Antil” brand will be maintained.

“We both complement each other ideally, not only technologically but also culturally,” explained Alex Waser, the chief executive officer of Bystronic. “Innovations and a clear focus on customer requirements are important core components of both companies. This, in turn, benefits our customers. In the future, they will have access to a broad range of technologies for automated sheet metal processing. Together, we will support customer requirements with an outstanding sales and service organization covering all aspects of automation.”

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