# Barcoding acquires FRED Automation

Barcoding, Inc. acquired FRED Automation, Inc., an automated guided vehicle company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to expand its industrial automation offerings.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-01-19
- Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: automated guided vehicles (AGVs)
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Barcoding](https://endata.com/companies/67988.md) (acquirer)
- [FRED Automation](https://endata.com/companies/67989.md) (target)

## Sources

- [citybiz.co](https://www.citybiz.co/article/370780/barcoding-acquires-fred-automation/), 2023-01-19: "The Barcoding team is thrilled to announce our acquisition of AGV company FRED Automation."
- [mmh.com](https://www.mmh.com/article/barcoding_inc._acquires_ag_provider_fred_automation), 2023-01-20: "With our acquisition of FRED Automation, Barcoding is now the top solution provider for industrial automation in the AIDC space."
- [supplychain247.com](https://www.supplychain247.com/article/barcoding_inc._acquires_ag_provider_fred_automation), 2023-01-20: "The Barcoding team is thrilled to announce our acquisition of AGV company FRED Automation."

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