Hitachi is acquiring automation and robot specialist MA micro from MAX Automation SE for EUR 71.5M million. MA micro automation is headquartered in St Leon-Rot, in Germany. The company’s products include high-speed linear handling systems, high-precision assembly lines, and high-speed vision inspection technology.

Operating in Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia, MA micro automation specialises in automation solutions within micro-assembly. Combining proprietary high-speed, high-precision automation with optical image inspection capabilities, MA micro automation serves high-growth med-tech automation end-markets. Its products cover production, assembly, and testing medical and optical components including contact lenses, IVD and diabetes diagnostics consumables, and injection moulding for medical use. The company was established in 2003 through a carve-out from Siemens. Since 2013, it has been part of the MAX Automation group.

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.