# Hengerda New Materials acquires SMS Maschinenbau

Hengerda New Materials Co., Ltd. from Fujian, China, has acquired SMS Maschinenbau GmbH, a German manufacturer of profile and thread grinding machines based in Tailfingen, Albstadt. The purchase agreement was signed on May 8, 2025, and all 74 employees will be retained.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-05-08
- Where: Tailfingen, Albstadt, Germany, Germany
- Jobs: 74
- Status: completed
- Products: profile grinding machines, thread grinding machines
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [SMS Maschinenbau](https://endata.com/companies/84735.md) (target)
- [Hengerda New Materials Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/84975.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [merkur.de](https://www.merkur.de/wirtschaft/chinesischer-konzern-uebernimmt-deutschen-maschinenbauer-was-bedeutet-das-fuer-die-mitarbeiter-93733663.html), 2025-05-26: "Der Kaufvertrag wurde von den Verantwortlichen am 8. Mai unterzeichnet."

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