# Kadant acquires Cogent Industrial Technologies

Kadant Inc. completed the acquisition of Cogent Industrial Technologies Ltd., an industrial automation and controls provider based in British Columbia, Canada, on July 28, 2020.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-07-28
- Where: British Columbia, Canada
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial automation and control solutions
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Kadant](https://endata.com/companies/7374.md) (acquirer)
- [Cogent Industrial Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/48907.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investor.kadant.com](https://investor.kadant.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kadant-acquires-leading-automation-and-controls-provider-cogent), 2020-07-28: "The addition of Cogent to the Kadant family significantly increases our ability to deliver automation and plant-wide technology solutions to process industries."

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