# IAR Group acquires Sontec to strengthen market position

IAR Group from Zofingen, Switzerland, acquired Sontec AG from Hochdorf, Switzerland, which specializes in automated testing technology, assembly automation, robotics and image processing. The acquisition strengthens IAR Group's position in the global market for industrial automation.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-10-10
- Where: Hochdorf, Switzerland
- Status: completed
- Products: automated testing technology, assembly automation, robotics, image processing
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [IAR Group Holding AG](https://endata.com/companies/58681.md) (acquirer)
- [Sontec](https://endata.com/companies/73278.md) (target)

## Sources

- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/tag/acquisition/page/2/), 2023-10-11: "IAR Group from Zofingen (Switzerland), which specializes in automation systems, is taking over Sontec AG from Hochdorf (Switzerland), which is active in the fields of automated testing technology, assembly automation, robotics and image processing, with immediate effect."

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