# Eckhart acquires PRI Robotics & Automation

Eckhart, Inc. has acquired PRI Robotics & Automation, a specialty robotic systems integrator in Plymouth, Minnesota, to expand its Industry 4.0 solutions.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-01-06
- Where: Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: robotic systems, automation solutions
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Eckhart](https://endata.com/companies/17192.md) (acquirer)
- [LFM Capital](https://endata.com/companies/18415.md) (investor)
- [PRI Robotics & Automation](https://endata.com/companies/19449.md) (target)
- [Gasper Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/37376.md) (target)

## Sources

- [prweb.com](https://www.prweb.com/releases/eckhart-inc-acquires-minneapolis-based-pri-robotics-amp-automation-inc--831505098.html), 2019-01-14: "This acquisition signals our unwavering commitment to Industry 4.0 and the systems expertise we believe is requisite to accelerate the adoption of advanced technologies across the manufacturing spectrum."
- [engineering.com](https://www.engineering.com/eckhart-reinforces-its-commitment-to-industry-4-0-with-strategic-acquisition/), 2019-02-06: "PRI Robotics & Automation will help us expand and grow our footprint in the Twin Cities region, enable unmatched local se"
- [peprofessional.com](https://peprofessional.com/2019/02/15/), 2019-02-15: "Eckhart, a portfolio company of LFM Capital, has acquired Gasper Engineering."

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