# Kyoto Seisakusho acquires PMI Cartoning, which is renamed PMI Kyoto

Japan's Kyoto Seisakusho acquired Chicago-based PMI Cartoning, which became PMI Kyoto Packaging Systems as of July 1, 2018. The deal gives Kyoto Seisakusho a route into the North American market.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-07-01
- Where: Chicago, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: vertical and side load cartoners, case packers, tray loading equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Kyoto Seisakusho](https://endata.com/companies/3734.md) (acquirer)
- [PMI Cartoning](https://endata.com/companies/3735.md) (target)

## Sources

- [oemmagazine.org](https://www.oemmagazine.org/business/management/article/13274998/pmi-kyoto-makes-its-debut), 2018-11-01: "As of July 1, 2018, PMI Cartoning became known as PMI Kyoto Packaging Systems, as it was acquired by Kyoto Seisakusho Co., a 70-year-old system engineering company based in Japan."

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