LVD, a Belgian sheet metal working machinery manufacturer, has acquired Compac Srl of Urbino, Italy, an industrial automation solutions provider specializing in automatic warehouse systems and handling systems. The acquisition expands LVD's automation portfolio for laser-cutting machinery.
Westfalia Fruit Colombia inaugurated a new Hass avocado processing plant in Sonsón, Antioquia, Colombia. The facility is the largest and most advanced in the country, featuring Compac grading and sorting technology.
Sun Pacific, owner of the Cuties brand, adopted 64 lanes of Compac's Spectrim sorting platform for its Maricopa, Arizona packing operations and purchased a new grader for its Tulare, California facility.
Norwegian food, recycling and mining sorting business Tomra has acquired New Zealand fruit sorting company Compac for $70 million, with up to $230 million in earn-out payments available to vendors.
TOMRA Systems ASA signed an agreement to acquire Compac Holding Ltd, a New Zealand-based provider of postharvest solutions. Closing is expected in Q1 2017, subject to regulatory approval.