# Heidenhain acquires specialty encoder company AMO

Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH acquired AMO, a specialty encoder company based in St. Peter am Hart, Austria. AMO's sales operations are now coordinated by Heidenhain Corporation in the US, while production and engineering remain in Austria.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-01-16
- Where: St. Peter am Hart, Austria, Austria
- Status: completed
- Products: encoders, motion control systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/18149.md) (acquirer)
- [AMO](https://endata.com/companies/18150.md) (target)

## Sources

- [fabricatingandmetalworking.com](https://fabricatingandmetalworking.com/heidenhain-acquires-amo/), 2018-01-16: "This deal expands their overall equipment portfolio of motion control systems."

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