Hexagon AB acquired Aicon 3D Systems, a german company provider of optical 3D metrology systems, such as optical and portable non-contact 3D measuring systems for industrial manufacturing. Aicon was founded in 1990, is based in Braunschweig and has today 140 employees with a 2015 turnover of approximately 19 million euro. In addition to its presence in Germany, the company has subsidiaries in China, Korea, Japan and in the US, with a network of resellers worldwide supported by its field support resources.
Aicon has been meeting for over 25 years the measurement needs of renowned automotive manufacturers and companies in the aerospace, shipbuilding, renewable energy and mechanical engineering markets. The company’s technology portfolio includes portable coordinate measuring machines for universal applications and specialized optical 3D systems for efficient and high-precision monitoring, quality assurance and control in manufacturing production. The scanner portfolio of Aicon represents a strategic fit for the offering of Hexagon, and the operation opens interesting opportunities for international expansion of Aicon’s wider portfolio throughout Hexagon’s global footprint.