# Heico acquires Ancra Systems, automatic truck loading specialist

The Heico Companies LLC acquired Ancra Systems B.V., a provider of automatic truck loading/unloading systems based in Boxtel, Netherlands. The acquisition aims to bring advanced loading technology to North America.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-12-01
- Where: Boxtel, Netherlands, Netherlands
- Status: completed
- Products: automatic truck loading/unloading systems
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [The Heico Companies LLC](https://endata.com/companies/20301.md) (acquirer)
- [Ancra Systems B.V.](https://endata.com/companies/20302.md) (target)

## Sources

- [mfgnewsweb.com](https://www.mfgnewsweb.com/archives/4/47988/Current-News-dec16/Heico-Brings-Three-Minute-Automatic-Truck-LoadingUnloading-Technology-to-U.S.aspx), 2016-12-01: "This acquisition will bring advanced loading system technology to the North American trucking and material handling sectors and extend the advantages of automation throughout the warehouse, to the docks and into the trailers."

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