# Rixan Automation acquires Carlin Automation

Rixan Automation, a subsidiary of Hunkar Technologies, acquired Carlin Automation, a distributor of industrial thermal products. The transaction closed on July 12, 2023.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-07-12
- Where: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial temperature controllers, thermocouplers, electric heaters
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Rixan Automation](https://endata.com/companies/71851.md) (acquirer)
- [Carlin Automation](https://endata.com/companies/71852.md) (target)
- [Hunkar Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/71853.md) (acquirer)
- [Hunkar Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/71853.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230804050282/en/Generational-Equity-Advises-Carlin-Automation-in-its-Sale-to-Rixan-Automation), 2023-08-04: "Carlin Automation will be a wonderful addition to Rixan Automation and Hunkar Technologies."
- [generational.com](https://www.generational.com/transactions/carlin-automation-acquired-by-rixan-automation/), 2023-11-21: "We are pleased to announce the sale of our client, Carlin Automation, Inc. to Rixan Automation, LLC (a subsidiary of Hunkar Technologies, Inc.)."

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