FlexLink AB
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| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Industrial automation |
| Founded 📆 | 1980 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Göteborg, Sweden |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Alexander Schmitz, CEO |
| Products 📟 | conveyors pallet systems assembly systems automation cells PCB handling stainless systems tissue handling |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 1,167 |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
FlexLink, also FlexLink AB, is a manufacturer of flexible, modular conveyors and industrial automation equipment. Headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden, FlexLink has manufacturing, production and engineering facilities in Allentown (USA), Plewiska (Poland) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). There are operating units in 26 countries and through a global network of Authorized Partners, FlexLink is represented in over 60 countries.
History[edit]
The company was founded 1980 in Gothenburg as a spin-off from the bearing manufacturer SKF.
In 1997, FlexLink was acquired by EQT Partners.
In 2005, FlexLink was acquired by ABN AMRO Capital from EQT.[1][2]
In 2006, FlexLink acquired TOPS Conveyor Systems.[3]
In 2008, FlexLink acquired Techne.[4]
In 2011, FlexLink was acquired by COESIA.[5]
Products and systems[edit]
FlexLink sells products and services
- Aluminum chain conveyor systems
- Stainless steel conveyor systems
- Pallet and puck conveyors and handling solutions
- Line balancing equipment
- Line control and line efficiency tools
- Robotic systems
- Line integration and after-sales services
These products are used to automate material handling processes such as filling, machining, assembly and packaging.
Industries[edit]
The conveyor system is adapted to fit a specific industry's requirements. Typical industries that use these types of conveyors and automation equipment are automotive, electronics, medical/health care, and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).
References[edit]
- ↑ AltAssets - Almeida Capital's Research Division Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, 28 April 2005
- ↑ PrimeNewswire, 15 April 2005
- ↑ Packaging International, 17 May 2006
- ↑ Pharmaceutical-Manufacturing News, 21 May 2008
- ↑ Canadian Manufacturing, 29 Nov 2011
See also[edit]
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