# Peerless Food Equipment and Shaffer Manufacturing merge under Coperion

Two Dayton-area mixer manufacturers, Peerless Food Equipment and Shaffer Manufacturing, are in the final stages of merging under the name Coperion, a Hillenbrand company. All operations are being consolidated at Peerless's Sidney, Ohio facility, combining both businesses under one roof.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-06-04
- Where: Sidney, Ohio, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: horizontal mixers for industrial bakeries
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Coperion](https://endata.com/companies/11985.md)
- [Hillenbrand](https://endata.com/companies/414.md) (acquirer)
- [Peerless Food Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/67067.md) (target)
- [Shaffer Manufacturing](https://endata.com/companies/77848.md) (target)

## Sources

- [dayton247now.com](https://dayton247now.com/news/local/large-scale-merger-nearly-completed-for-dayton-manufacturers), 2024-06-04: "The building here in Sidney, which is the former Peerless Food Equipment, was large enough, and we owned the building, so all of the operations for both businesses are being combined to this location."

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