# Oerlikon sells intralogistics unit OBAA to Irico Gualchierani Handling

Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions sold its Oerlikon Barmag Automation (OBAA) unit to Irico Gualchierani Handling S.r.l. (IGH). The closing occurred on December 20, 2023, and the new unit will operate as IG Automation GmbH.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-01-25
- Where: Remscheid / Bernkastel-Kues (Germany) / Firenze (Italy), Germany
- Jobs: 55
- Status: completed
- Products: intralogistics solutions for chemical fiber spinning mills, automated bobbin handling systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Oerlikon](https://endata.com/companies/7876.md)
- [Irico Gualchierani Handling](https://endata.com/companies/75249.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [oerlikon.com](https://www.oerlikon.com/en/about-us/media/press-releases/oerlikon-expands-intralogistics-offering-through-strategic-partnership-with-irico-gualchierani-handling-srl/), 2024-01-25: "With IGH, we have found a strategic partner who will further develop the intralogistics business of Oerlikon Barmag Automation with its 55 employees at the German sites in Bernkastel-Kues and Augsburg."

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