# BOBST acquires 70% of Italian robotics firm Dücker Robotics

Bobst Group acquired a 70% equity stake in Dücker Robotics s.r.l., an Italian maker of robots for loading and palletizing in the corrugated board sector. The deal closed on April 28, 2023, and the current management stays in place.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-05-08
- Where: Momo, Italy
- Status: completed
- Products: loading and palletizing robots, corrugated board robotic systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Bobst](https://endata.com/companies/345.md) (acquirer)
- [Dücker Robotics](https://endata.com/companies/10558.md) (target)

## Sources

- [bobst.com](https://www.bobst.com/na/en/news/1683272389-bobst-acquires-majority-share-in-ducker-robotics-to-help-fulfil-its-vision-for-the-future-of-packaging-production), 2023-05-08: "Dücker Robotics is a world leader in the use of robots in both loading and palletizing in the corrugated board sector, while offering opportunities in the folding carton industry."
- [bobst.com](https://www.bobst.com/lam/en/news/1683272389-bobst-acquires-majority-share-in-ducker-robotics-to-help-fulfil-its-vision-for-the-future-of-packaging-production), 2023-05-08: "Dücker Robotics is a world leader in the use of robots in both loading and palletizing in the corrugated board sector, while offering opportunities in the folding carton industry."
- [bobst.prezly.com](https://bobst.prezly.com/bobst-acquires-majority-share-in-ducker-robotics-to-help-fulfil-its-vision-for-the-future-of-packaging-production), 2023-05-08: "Dücker Robotics is a world leader in the use of robots in both loading and palletizing in the corrugated board sector, while offering opportunities in the folding carton industry."

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