FlexLink have acquired Techne, a leading provider of machines and devices for the packaging OEM industry. Techne is now part of FlexLink’s EMEA South organization as an Area System House, ASH. The new name is FlexLink Techne S.r.l.

Techne has 25 years of industry experience as a provider of design and engineering of specialty machines and equipment for the packaging machinery industry. Based outside Bologna in Italy, Techne employs 20 co-workers and is since long a member of the Bologna Packaging valley, a network of leading packaging machinery suppliers.

From the beginning, Techne has a strong foothold within the tissue, pharmaceutical and personal products industries, which make it a logic fit to FlexLink as a provider of production logistics solutions to the manufacturing industry. With the investment, FlexLink reinforces Techne’s position at leading machine manufacturers, leveraging their growth potential through a strong international network.

About Flexlink
FlexLink is a leading production logistics supplier – providing material and information flow management solutions to assembly and manufacturing industries. Based in Göteborg, Sweden, FlexLink has 665 employees, operates 28 sales units and is represented in 60 countries. In 2007, group turnover was MSEK 1,346 (145 M€).

Courtesy of Flexlink