Piab has acquired FEBA Automation, headquartered in Germany, a developer and producer of robotic gripping solutions for customers in the manufacturing industry. The acquisition follows the recent addition to Piab of US-based SAS Automation, a leading developer and manufacturer of mechanical grippers and robotic end-of-arm tooling systems.

Through the acquisitions of FEBA Automation and SAS Automation, Piab is complementing its leading offering in vacuum automation solutions with mechanical grippers and end-of-arm tooling, thereby responding to customers’ demand for a single supplier of gripping and moving solutions, and strengthening Piab’s position in the US, Germany and China, as well as in high-growth end-markets.