# ABB acquires Codian Robotics, a delta robot provider

ABB acquired Codian Robotics B.V., a Dutch provider of delta robots for high-precision pick and place applications, including hygienic designs for food and beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The acquisition closed on October 1, 2020.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-10-01
- Where: Ede, Netherlands
- Status: completed
- Products: delta robots, hygienic design robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (acquirer)
- [Codian Robotics B.V.](https://endata.com/companies/50317.md) (target)

## Sources

- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201002005143/en/ABB-Enhances-Portfolio-of-High-Speed-Industrial-Robots-With-Codian-Acquisition), 2020-10-02: "Our acquisition underscores our focus on breakthrough technology, helping our customers to fully realize the potential of automation and increase their flexibility in a rapidly changing business landscape."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2020/10/02/abb-enhances-portfolio-of-high-speed-industrial-robots-with-codian-acquisition/37010/), 2020-10-02: "Our acquisition underscores our focus on breakthrough technology, helping our customers to fully realize the potential of automation and increase their flexibility in a rapidly changing business landscape."
- [provisioneronline.com](https://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/110015-abb-enhances-portfolio-of-high-speed-industrial-robots-with-codian-acquisition), 2020-10-06: "ABB has acquired Codian Robotics B.V., a leading provider of delta robots, which are used primarily for high-precision pick and place applications."
- [automation-mag.com](https://www.automation-mag.com/news/31904-abb-enhances-portfolio-of-high-speed-industrial-robots-with-codian-acquisition), 2020-10-07: "Our acquisition underscores our focus on breakthrough technology, helping our customers to fully realize the potential of automation and increase their flexibility in a rapidly changing business landscape."
- [new.abb.com](https://new.abb.com/news/detail/68835/abb-enhances-portfolio-of-high-speed-industrial-robots-with-codian-acquisition), 2020-10-10: "Our acquisition underscores our focus on breakthrough technology, helping our customers to fully realize the potential of automation and increase their flexibility in a rapidly changing business landscape."
- [oemupdate.com](https://www.oemupdate.com/brand-report/abb-enhances-portfolio-of-high-speed-industrial-robots-with-codian-acquisition/), 2020-11-10: "Our acquisition underscores our focus on breakthrough technology, helping our customers to fully realize the potential of automation and increase their flexibility in a rapidly changing business landscape."

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