# WIKA acquires Hirschmann Mobile Machine Control Solutions from Belden

Effective January 1, 2018, WIKA acquires Hirschmann MCS, a business unit of Hirschmann Automation and Control owned by Belden, which becomes WIKA Mobile Control with sites in Ettlingen, Chambersburg and a China joint venture.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-11-29
- Where: Ettlingen, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: mobile machinery control systems, pressure, temperature and force measurement components
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [WIKA](https://endata.com/companies/403.md) (acquirer)
- [Belden](https://endata.com/companies/2476.md) (partner)
- [Hirschmann Automation and Control](https://endata.com/companies/2477.md) (target)

## Sources

- [wika-mc.com](https://www.wika-mc.com/en/wika-mobile-control/media-services/details/strengthened-for-the-future), 2017-11-29: "With effect on January 1, 2018, the WIKA Group will strengthen itself by acquiring Hirschmann Mobile Machine Control Solutions (MCS)."

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