# Automatan and Systec merge to form Inspire Automation

Automatan, LLC and Systec Conveyor Corp. merged their business operations under the new name Inspire Automation, effective Jan. 7, 2019. The merger combines their material handling equipment solutions for the corrugated industry.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-01-03
- Where: Plover, Wisconsin and Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: material handling equipment for corrugated board
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Inspire Automation](https://endata.com/companies/36472.md)
- [Automatan](https://endata.com/companies/12894.md) (target)
- [Systec Conveyor Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/36471.md) (target)
- [Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/36473.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [thepackagingportal.com](https://www.thepackagingportal.com/industry-news/automatan-and-systec-merge/), 2019-01-03: "Inspire Automation unifies the solid engineering, manufacturing and sales expertise from Automatan and Systec."

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