# Heidenhain Corp. acquires AMO Corp.

Heidenhain Corp., a manufacturer of encoders and numerical controls, has acquired AMO Corp., an Austrian specialty encoder company. AMO's sales operations will be coordinated at Heidenhain in the U.S., while production and engineering remain in Austria.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-02-02
- Where: United States
- Status: completed
- Products: inductive encoders, precision feedback systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [AMO](https://endata.com/companies/18150.md) (target)
- [Heidenhain Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/18220.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [ctemag.com](https://ctemag.com/news/heidenhain-corp-acquires-amo-corp/), 2018-02-02: "Heidenhain Corp., Schaumburg, Ill., which manufactures encoders, digital readouts and numerical controls, acquired AMO Corp., an Austrian specialty encoder company."

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