Maag Pump Systems, a division of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Dover Corp., announced Dec. 15 that it has acquired Tornesch, Germany-based Witte Pumps & Technology.
Going forward, the companies will be integrated into a new Gear Pumps business unit, which will be led by the managing director and former owner of Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH, Sven Wieczorek.
The move follows an acquisition earlier this year by Maag of French tool manufacturer AMN DPI, part of its work to become a "globally-positioned integrated supplier."
Founded in 1984 Witte develops and manufactures gear pumps and supplies aftermarket parts and services to the chemical, plastic and polymer processing, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. The company has its production facilities in Germany and sales offices and service centers in the U.S. and China — which means, as Wieczorek pointed out, the two companies complement each other perfectly.
Oberglatt, Switzerland-based Maag has production sites in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, the U.S. and China, as well as service centers and sales offices in France, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, Thailand and Brazil.
With the creation of the new Gear Pumps business unit, not only will the geographical reach and portfolio of products available to customers be expanded, it will be possible to offer complete solutions to a wider range of customer needs. In addition, Maag’s advanced and vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities will increase the availability, and supply security of gear pumps to Witte’s customers, noted Maag President Ueli Thürig.
"Combining Witte and Maag’s gear pump businesses into a new integrated business unit will amplify the attractiveness of our technological solutions and product offerings to our customers, and our worldwide footprint will allow us to better serve our global customer base,” he added.