# Timken acquires Intelligent Machine Solutions to expand Rollon linear motion products

The Timken Company acquired Intelligent Machine Solutions (iMS), a manufacturer of industrial robotics and automation solutions, to expand its Rollon linear motion product range with heavy-duty applications like robotic transfer units.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-08-20
- Where: Norton Shores, Michigan, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: seventh-axis robotic transfer units, gantry systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Timken](https://endata.com/companies/1700.md) (acquirer)
- [Intelligent Machine Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/57214.md) (target)
- [Intelligent Machine Solutions (iMS)](https://endata.com/companies/57262.md) (target)

## Sources

- [news.timken.com](https://news.timken.com/2021-08-20-Timken-Acquires-Intelligent-Machine-Solutions,-Expanding-Rollon-R-Linear-Motion-Solutions-in-Industrial-Robotics), 2021-08-20: "The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR), a global industrial leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, has acquired Intelligent Machine Solutions (iMS), a manufacturer of industrial robotics and automation solutions."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/timken-acquires-intelligent-machine-solutions-expanding-rollon-linear-motion-solutions-in-industrial-robotics-301359873.html), 2021-08-20: "The acquisition of iMS builds upon our established engineering expertise in power transmission and will enable us to compete more effectively and win new business in the heavy-duty linear motion space."
- [inddist.com](https://www.inddist.com/mergers-acquisitions/news/21626977/timken-acquires-robotics-supplier-intelligent-machine-solutions), 2021-08-23: "The acquisition of iMS builds upon our established engineering expertise in power transmission and will enable us to compete more effectively and win new business in the heavy-duty linear motion space."

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