BYK Announces Strategic Acquisition in the Autonomous Driving Market
Radome Measurement Systems (RMS) are used worldwide by automakers and their suppliers in research and development, quality control, and production testing (end-of-line).
BYK-Gardner GmbH, a subsidiary of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA, is acquiring perisens GmbH. Based in Feldkirchen near Munich, perisens GmbH develops and manufactures measurement and testing equipment for automotive radar sensors and radar covers, known as radomes. The measurement and testing systems are used in quality assurance for painted plastic automotive components in vehicles equipped with radar sensors for autonomous driving. This ensures that the paint systems used do not attenuate the radar signals too much and do not impair the radar’s function.
Through this acquisition, ALTANA’s BYK division is strategically expanding its business in measurement and testing instruments and broadening its product portfolio to include innovative technologies in the field of radar measurement. Founded in 2009, perisens is a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich. It will be integrated into BYK-Gardner, headquartered in Geretsried, Bavaria.
With the Radom Measurement Systems of the RMS-C and RMS-D product series, perisens offers solutions for radar radomes ranging from development through quality control in series production. These RMS systems have been in use worldwide since 2014 by leading automakers, radar sensor suppliers, and suppliers of plastic components, as well as paint and pigment manufacturers.
Patented technology from perisens can be used in both laboratory measuring instruments and measuring cells on robot-controlled production lines. The company’s products enable precise process control of coated plastic automotive components made from plastics.
As part of the acquisition, the employees working for perisens will be transferred to BYK.
Learn more about BYK-Gardner GmbH at byk.com.
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