The acquisition expands Excelitas’ technological scope and its geographic footprint in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Excelitas Technologies Corp. recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of PCO AG, a leading manufacturer and innovator in digital imaging for a wide range of scientific and industrial applications. Excelitas acquired 100% of PCO shares from founder Emil Ott, Ph.D. PCO will continue to operate from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Kelheim, Germany, expanding both Excelitas’ technological scope and its geographic footprint in Europe, North America, and Asia.
“Excelitas is proud to add PCO to our expanding portfolio of sensing, illumination, and optical technologies,” said Michael Ersoni, Excelitas executive vice president, Commercial SBU. “Globally recognized for its broad variety of superior camera systems that define the leading edge of imaging technology, PCO now provides our OEM customers with a deeper range of end-to-end photonic solutions in the life science and high-performance industrial markets.”