Balluff integrates Matrix Vision and iss software businesses
Balluff integrated machine-vision pioneer Matrix Vision and software specialist iss to expand its camera, image-processing and industrial digitalisation capabilities.
Evidence notes
- Balluff acquired full ownership of iss and a 75% stake in Matrix Vision.
- The two businesses added 160 employees across software and industrial machine vision.
- The combination extended Balluff from sensors and networks into integrated automation and vision solutions.
Company context
Balluff is a family-owned automation supplier founded in 1921 and headquartered near Stuttgart. The group develops industrial sensors, RFID and identification systems, machine-vision cameras, network infrastructure and condition-monitoring software. With seven production sites and operations in major manufacturing regions, Balluff supplies the sensing and connectivity layer used by robot cells, conveyors and automated machines.