# Knoll sells MX eccentric screw pump business to Pumpenfabrik Wangen

Knoll Maschinenbau is selling its eccentric screw pump (MX) business, which it has run for about 15 years, to Pumpenfabrik Wangen effective 1 April 2019. Knoll will focus on its core metalworking chip and coolant management business.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-01-01
- Where: Wangen, Allgäu, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: eccentric screw pumps, MX pumps
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [Knoll Maschinenbau](https://endata.com/companies/4501.md) (partner)
- [Knoll Maschinenbau](https://endata.com/companies/4501.md) (target)
- [Pumpenfabrik Wangen](https://endata.com/companies/4502.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [prozesstechnik.industrie.de](https://prozesstechnik.industrie.de/news-food/knoll-verkauft-geschaeftsbereich-exzenterschneckenpumpe-an-pumpenfabrik-wangen/), 2019-01-21: "Diesen Geschäftsbereich verkauft Knoll zum 1. April 2019 an die Pumpenfabrik Wangen."
- [impeller.net](https://impeller.net/magazin/pumpenfabrik-wangen-is-taking-over-the-progressing-cavity-pump-business-area-from-knoll/), 2019-01-23: "On 1st April 2019, Knoll Maschinenbau is selling the progressing cavity pump business area (MX series) to Pumpenfabrik Wangen."
- [worldpumps.com](https://www.worldpumps.com/content/news/wangen-to-take-over-knoll-s-progressing-cavity-pumps-division), 2019-02-12: "Pumpenfabrik Wangen GmbH is acquiring Knoll Maschinenbau GmbH's hygienic progressing cavity pumps (MX range) division with effect from 1 April 2019."
- [worldpumps.com](https://www.worldpumps.com/content/news/pumps-mergers-acquisitions-review-q1-2019), 2019-05-28: "Pumpenfabrik Wangen GmbH took over Knoll Maschinenbau GmbH's hygienic progressing cavity pumps (MX range) division."

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