# Tension Packaging & Automation to acquire Colorado Automation & Design

Tension Packaging & Automation, a division of Tension Corporation, will acquire Colorado Automation & Design (CAD) on October 1, 2021. The acquisition enhances Tension's offerings in e-commerce and pharmacy automation.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-09-30
- Where: Kansas City, Mo., and Aurora, Colo., United States
- Status: announced
- Products: automation equipment, robotics, consumables, software
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Tension Packaging & Automation](https://endata.com/companies/58054.md) (acquirer)
- [Colorado Automation & Design](https://endata.com/companies/58055.md) (target)
- [Tension Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/58056.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [tension.com](https://www.tension.com/blogs/tension-packaging-automation-announces-purchase-colorado-automation-design/), 2021-09-30: "Tension’s acquisition of CAD reflects the growing demand in its core markets of e-commerce and pharmacy automation."
- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/cad-tension-packaging/), 2021-10-01: "We are excited to enter into this relationship with Colorado Automation & Design."

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