The Transaction: ShapeDrive is Acquired by wenglor sensoric
At the beginning of May, wenglor sensoric GmbH bought all shares in ShapeDrive GmbH, an internationally leading manufacturer of components and systems in the field of 3D. By means of this acquisition, wenglor is expanding its innovative portfolio for 3D measuring technology to include a further highlight and offers its customer all over the world new solutions for automated manufacturing and quality assurance.
ShapeDrive is an internationally leading manufacturer of components and systems in the field of 3D coordinate measuring technology for industrial, medical and scientific applications and a leading supplier in the field of 3D coordinate measuring technology. The takeover took place in the wake of advancing automation and digitalization in the age of Industry 4.0, in which three-dimensional image processing systems are expanding the opportunities provided by process automation and quality assurance many times over. And thus wenglor is underscoring its leading role as a globally established system supplier for industrial image processing and is augmenting its portfolio of camera-based sensors and 2D/3D imaging sensors.
Technically, the new camera systems from the company in Munich are based on the projection of structured light patterns. The pixel sensors with various resolutions, working distances, measuring volumes and dot pitches create 3D point clouds by means of light, from which object sections can be quantitatively evaluated or reference model comparisons can be generated. The camera systems are above all distinguished by their high levels of precision, a comprehensive software package and numerous interfaces.
ShapeDrive products will be integrated into wenglor’s portfolio and further developed at the wenglorMEL facility in Eching near Munich. The ShapeDrive research and development department will also be incorporated into this business location.
