Industry News April 3, 2025

Exaktera acquires autoVimation

Large fish representing Exaktera swallowing small fish representing autoVimation

In machine vision’s latest industry deal, Exaktera LLC, a US-based Union Park Capital portfolio company, has announced its acquisition of autoVimation GmbH.

Exaktera group brands include Advanced Illumination, LUMIMAX, ProPhotonix, VisioCablePro and Z-LASER. These deliver solutions for machine vision and precision measurement applications across a wide range of industries.

Thomas Buschmann, COO and President Europe of Exaktera, commented that “[autoVimation’s] trusted brand, deep engineering capabilities, and hands-on customer relationships will enhance our offerings and allow us to deliver best in class vision solutions to our customers”.

Based in Rheinstetten, Germany, autoVimation manufactures protective camera enclosures and an extensive range of accessories that allows the use machine vision systems in virtually any environment. “With Exaktera’s global platform and industrial vision expertise, we will be better positioned to scale our solutions and innovate faster” said Peter Neuhaus, Founder and Managing Director of autoVimation, who continues to lead the company following the acquisition.

The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.

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