# Mold & Robotics Group acquires CBW Automation

Mold & Robotics Group, parent of Swiss company Müller, acquired CBW Automation, a US leader in robots and automation for thin-walled packaging, creating a global tooling and automation leader.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-11-29
- Where: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: robots and automation solutions for thin-walled packaging, injection molds
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Muller](https://endata.com/companies/10267.md) (partner)
- [Mold & Robotics Group](https://endata.com/companies/17939.md) (acquirer)
- [CBW Automation](https://endata.com/companies/17940.md) (target)

## Sources

- [cgs-management.com](https://www.cgs-management.com/en/newsroom/detail/mold-robotics-group-accomplish-first-step-of-its-buy-build-process-with-the-acquisition-of-cbw-automation), 2017-11-29: "By joining Mold & Robotics Group we will be part of a strong international group to reinforce our technological leadership."
- [polyformnext.de](https://www.polyformnext.de/automation/mold-and-robotics-group-takes-over-cbw-automation.htm), 2017-12-12: "US-based CBW Automation has announced that its shareholders have reached an agreement to sell the company to the Mold and Robotics Group."
- [plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com](https://www.plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com/compounding/article/13002830/cbw-automation-joins-mold-robotics-group), 2018-01-01: "By joining Mold & Robotics Group, we will be part of a strong international group to reinforce our technological leadership."

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