# Amazon acquires Cloostermans to boost supply chain mechatronics

Amazon signed an agreement to acquire Cloostermans, a Belgian company that designs and manufactures mechatronics solutions for moving and stacking heavy pallets and totes. Cloostermans' approximately 200 employees will join Amazon Global Robotics.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-09-09
- Where: Belgium
- Status: announced
- Products: mechatronics solutions, robotics
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Amazon](https://endata.com/companies/3952.md) (acquirer)
- [Cloostermans](https://endata.com/companies/65230.md) (target)

## Sources

- [aboutamazon.com](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-and-cloostermans-to-build-next-generation-supply-chain-mechatronics), 2022-09-09: "We are excited to have signed an agreement for Amazon to acquire Cloostermans."
- [aboutamazon.eu](https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/company-news/amazon-and-cloostermans-to-build-next-generation-supply-chain-mechatronics), 2022-09-09: "We are excited to have signed an agreement for Amazon to acquire Cloostermans."

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