Averna Technologies Buys Invensys' Vision & Robotics Group

03/07/2005

Averna Technologies, Montreal, Canada, has purchased all assets of Vision & Robotics group from Invensys. Effective April 1, the acquisition will bring more than 20 engineers to Averna. Averna's annual sales are expected to reach $8 million in 2005 with this acquisition, up from $4.2 million in 2004.

"With this acquisition, Averna becomes the leader in Canada in vision-based inspection solutions and gains a valuable experience in robotics," says Pascal Pilon, president of Averna Technologies. "We gain access to more than 100 major clients in North America and are strengthening our position as a major system integrator serving pharmaceuticals and other industries."

Averna provides solutions to increase productivity. Since its foundation in 1999, Averna has been working with customers to implement automation systems that enhance quality control, asset optimization and employees collaboration while executing their manufacturing business processes reliably.

Over the past ten years, the Vision & Robotics group has been offering increased manufacturing efficiency and product quality improvements that only automated vision inspection and robotics can provide. They have completed more than 150 installations and focused on vertical solutions to optimize pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

"The Vision & Robotics' core knowledge and solution base is a great complement to our business focus," says Pilon. Charles Magnan, vice president of Vision & Robotics, adds he believes that the company's core competencies will be better leveraged with Averna Technologies sales channels and Proligent product line.