# LVD acquires Italian automation firm Compac Srl

LVD, a Belgian sheet metal working machinery manufacturer, has acquired Compac Srl of Urbino, Italy, an industrial automation solutions provider specializing in automatic warehouse systems and handling systems. The acquisition expands LVD's automation portfolio for laser-cutting machinery.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-08-23
- Where: Urbino, Italy
- Status: completed
- Products: automatic warehouse systems, handling systems, automation systems for laser cutting
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [LVD](https://endata.com/companies/18369.md) (acquirer)
- [Compac Holding Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/20398.md) (target)

## Sources

- [machinery.co.uk](https://www.machinery.co.uk/content/news/lvd-acquires-italian-automation-firm), 2019-08-23: "Our acquisition of Compac was driven by our interest in securing a strong future for our automation product line; to offer customers the most advanced and reliable automation technology that can keep pace with the advances of fibre-laser cutting."

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