January 11, 2019 - Hexagon AB announced the acquisition of Etalon, a provider of equipment calibration solutions. Etalon’s solutions continuously monitor and initiate compensation of machine tools, measuring machines, robots and structures to ensure the dimensional accuracy of manufactured parts.
Founded in 2004, Etalon employs around 25 people with domain expertise in production and metrology technology. Its solutions are used by customers in mechanical engineering, industrial instrumentation, automotive and aerospace technology and the research sector. Etalon’s portfolio is intended to strengthen Hexagon’s calibration solution offering and complement its on-machine measurement solution range, which now incorporates machine tool probes, software and calibration equipment.
Headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany with a global network of distribution partners, Etalon will operate within Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division. The acquisition will be consolidated as of today and has no significant impact on Hexagon's earnings.
Hexagon is a specialist in digital solutions that create Autonomous Connected Ecosystems (ACE), a state where data is connected through the convergence of the physical world with the digital, and intelligence is built-in to all processes
