- Planned acquisition to strengthen Siemens’ position as a leading technology company in the field of factory automation and digitalization
- Strategic addition to the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio
- A business of ebm-papst, a leading supplier of fans and compact and intelligent mechatronic systems, which employs around 650 people
- Major growth opportunities in the field of intelligent, battery-powered drive solutions
Siemens AG has signed an agreement to acquire the industrial drive technology (IDT) business of ebm-papst. The business, which employs around 650 people, includes intelligent, integrated mechatronic systems in the protective extra-low voltage range and innovative motion control systems. These systems are used in free-range driverless transport systems. The planned acquisition will complement the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio and strengthen Siemens’ position as a leading solutions provider for flexible production automation.
Exterior view of the ebm-pabst facility in Lauf an der Pegnitz, Germany / Copyright: Christof Wolf
Assembly work at the ebm-pabst facility in Lauf an der Pegnitz, Germany / Copyright: Christof Wolf
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About ebm-papst
The ebm-papst Group, a family-run company headquartered in Mulfingen, Germany, is the world’s leading manufacturer of fans and motors. Since it was founded in 1963, the technological leader has set international industry standards with its core competencies in motor technology, electronics, digitalization, and aerodynamics. ebm-papst offers sustainable, intelligent, and tailor-made solutions for virtually every requirement in ventilation and heating technology. In the 2022/23 financial year, the Group generated turnover of EUR 2.540 billion. It employs just under 15,000 people at 30 production sites (including in Germany, China, and the U.S.) and in 50 sales offices worldwide. ebm-papst sets the benchmark in almost all sectors, such as ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technology, heating technology, information technology, mechanical engineering, intralogistics, and medical technology. In St. Georgen, Germany, ebm-papst develops intelligent solutions for sectors such as intralogistics, electronics, and medical technology. ebm-papst St. Georgen includes the Herbolzheim plant, the site in Lauf in Franconia and a production site in Oradea, Romania.
Further information is available on the Internet at
www.ebmpapst.com.