Swedish stable swells

Metrology-to-polymers group Hexagon of Sweden has acquired CogniTens, an Israel-based 3D non-contact measurement technologies specialist.

Hexagon will integrate CogniTens into its growing stable of metrology brands, such as Romer, CimCore, TESA and Leitz.

‘The acquisition of CogniTens is an opportunity for Hexagon to acquire new technology in the high speed, non contact, shop floor measurement and scanning segment of the metrology market,’ said Ola Rollén, the CEO and president of Hexagon.

‘It will enable Hexagon to position itself in all segments of the rapidly growing non contact sheet metal market by combining CogniTens' 3D measurement products with the laser tracker technologies from Leica Geosystems and the articulated arms technologies from Romer.’

CogniTens, a global company with offices in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, Frankfurt, Detroit, Sao Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo, has a customer base that includes General Motors, Ford, BMW, as well as aerospace and defence companies.