Customers will benefit from quality measurement solutions and
expanded experience from one source
MAPLE GROVE, Minn.,
May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- ZEISS plans to expand its national coverage in the US for
its Industrial Quality & Research segment by acquiring Capture
3D. Headquartered in Santa Ana,
California, Capture 3D is the leading US partner for GOM 3D
non-contact measuring solutions. With this acquisition customers
will benefit from a seamless integrated experience to get the best
measuring solutions for their specific tasks.
"We are pleased to bring the Capture 3D team and their know-how
into the ZEISS Group," states Dr. Jochen
Peter, member of the ZEISS Group Executive Board responsible
for the Industrial Quality & Research segment. "After the
acquisition of GOM two years ago, we will now also combine our
strategic forces in the important US market to provide customers
with best-in-class measuring solutions from one source."
"We look forward to being a part of ZEISS to combine our efforts
in serving our customers with the best in class measuring solutions
and services," adds Richard White,
CEO of Capture 3D. "Being part of the ZEISS Family will open up new
opportunities for the Capture 3D team and our customers in the
future."
"Having such a talented team with expert industry knowledge and
a passion for 3D metrology is important," states Michael Kirchner, Head of ZEISS Industrial
Quality Solutions in the US. "This will expand the ZEISS support
network for our customers."
Once the transaction is complete, Capture 3D will become part of
the Industrial Quality Solutions strategic business unit within the
ZEISS Industrial Quality & Research segment (revenue in
2019/20: 1.640 billion euros).
Subject to approval by the regulatory authorities, the transaction
is due to be finalized in summer 2021. Both sides have agreed not
to disclose the financial details of this transaction.
About Capture 3D
Capture 3D, Inc. is the leading US
partner for GOM GmbH (a ZEISS company) located in Santa Ana, California. Founded in 1997 as one
of the first distributors of GOM, they now have 5 locations across
the US with nearly 100 employees and over 2,900 installations. From
marketing and sales, to engineering, automation, and support,
Capture 3D is specialized in GOM technology for various industries.
They provide innovative 3D measurement solutions to help customers
make significant improvements in product design, manufacturing,
quality control, and production processes. Capture 3D's solutions
deliver meaningful data intelligence to empower its customers to
make good decisions and be successful. In fiscal year 2019, the
company generated approximately 44 million
dollars in revenue. Further information at
www.capture3d.com
About ZEISS
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating
in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal
year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling
6.3 billion euros in its four
segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality
& Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets (status:
30 September 2020).
For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces and distributes
highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality
assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials
research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and
treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also
synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are
used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components.
There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such
as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses and binoculars.
With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like
digitalization, healthcare and Smart Production and a strong brand,
ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing
the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The
company's significant, sustainable investments in research and
development lay the foundation for the success and continued
expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests
13 percent of its revenue in research and development –
this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is
also an investment in the future.
With over 32,000 employees, ZEISS is active globally in almost
50 countries with around 30 production sites, 60 sales and
service companies and 27 research and development facilities.
Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in
Oberkochen, Germany. The Carl
Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science,
is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl Zeiss AG.
Further information at www.zeiss.com
ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
ZEISS
Industrial Quality Solutions is a leading manufacturer of
multidimensional metrology solutions. These include coordinate
measuring machines, optical and multisensor systems, microscopy
systems for industrial quality assurance as well as metrology
software for the automotive, aircraft, mechanical engineering,
plastics and medical technology industries. Innovative technologies
such as 3D X-ray metrology for quality inspection round off the
portfolio. In addition, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions offers a
broad global spectrum of customer services with ZEISS Quality
Excellence Centers close to its customers. The company is
headquartered in Oberkochen. Production and development sites
outside Germany are located in
Minneapolis in the USA, Shanghai,
China and Bangalore, India.
ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions is part of the Industrial
Quality & Research segment.
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