# Bystronic to acquire Coherent's Tools for Materials Processing unit

Bystronic has signed an agreement to acquire the 'Tools for Materials Processing' business unit of Coherent Inc., which generates annual sales of about USD 100 million and employs approximately 400 people. The acquisition will expand Bystronic into medical devices and semiconductor markets.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-10-31
- Where: Gilching, near Munich, Germany, Germany
- Jobs: 400
- Status: announced
- Products: laser-based material processing tools, micro material processing, marking, labeling, drilling
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Bystronic](https://endata.com/companies/18407.md) (acquirer)
- [Coherent](https://endata.com/companies/32127.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ir.bystronic.com](https://ir.bystronic.com/en/news-detail/bystronic-hat-eine-vereinbarung-zur-uebernahme-des-geschaeftsbereichs-tools-for-materials-processing-von-coherent-inc/faf3ec05-834c-44ce-99db-447a1b02359c), 2025-10-31: "Through the acquisition of the 'Tools for Materials Processing' business unit, we are expanding into adjacent applications in attractive growth markets."
- [thefabricator.com](https://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/news/lasercutting/bystronic-to-acquire-coherents-tools-for-materials-processing-business-unit-1), 2025-10-31: "This acquisition will help Bystronic expand into additional markets such as medical devices, semiconductors, and general manufacturing."

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