World-leading measurement and medical device manufacturer Renishaw has paid an undisclosed sum for R&R Sales LLC, an American supplier of fixtures for the global measurement and inspection market.
Renishaw, based at Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, says the acquisition of family-owned R&R, which has 19 employees and is located in Grand Haven, Michigan, will strengthen its increasing focus on metrology system sales to end-users such as its new Equator gauge which requires fixturing products.
R&R has supplied the global measurement market with both modular and custom fixtures for CMM and vision systems for more than 20 years. Its fixture is widely used to hold parts for dimensional inspection in almost every manufacturing field; from automotive, aerospace and electronics to medical and household appliances.
Renishaw's chairman and chief executive, Sir David McMurtry, said: “We have known the company and its products for many years and it has a very strong presence in the USA where it supplies fixturing to many high quality businesses.
"With our new measurement products, such as the Equator gauge, and our existing global customer base for measurement products, we believe that we can significantly expand the market for the R&R fixtures.”
In the US, R&R president John Ray, commented: “R&R has had a long relationship with Renishaw in the US. We all look forward to this new opportunity and being a part of the Renishaw Group. We sincerely believe that its extensive worldwide network of offices will help promote our high quality fixturing on more of an international basis and we also hope to incorporate Renishaw's manufacturing processes within our plant to further improve our operational efficiencies."
