Heidrive

The new owner is the US drive technology specialist Allied Motion Technologies Inc. Palero Invest has been the owner of the Bavarian company for almost two years. During that period, Heidrive further developed its product portfolio and made enormous progress in servo technology. Heidrive has established a strong presence in the drive technology market and is counting reputable manufacturers in the fields of robotics, aviation, industry and other segments among its customers. At the SPS fair last November the specialist for customer-specific drive solutions demonstrated being able to cope with the rising requirements on advanced drive technology. In order to satisfy the demand for increasingly individual drive solutions, Heidrive relies on a sophisticated modular system. The latter allows customers to choose from a wide range of compontents and performance grades and thus among 5.5 million drive variants. By means of its recently introduced servo series, HeiMotion Dynamic Heidrive is able to realize even very specific applications that require a highly dynamic performance. Having an innovative development department and long-time experience in the realization of complex applications, the Bavarian drive technology experts look to the future with confidence. The new owner Allied Motion Technologies is an international manufacturer of motion control products headquartered in the US state of New York. Having further sites in the US states of Ohio, Michigan and Alabama, as well as in Mexico and China, and European sites in the Netherlands, Sweden and Portugal the group is strongly present around the world. The company originated from Hathaway Corporation, a manufacturer in the sector of power monitoring since the 1960ies. In 2002, the latter sold its power and process instrumentation business which is now operating under the new name Allied Motion Technologies. The choice of this name already indicates the company's strategic orientation towars the field of motion control. Through the acquisition of various drive technology companies in the USA and Europe, Allied Motion has built up a diversified portfolio of products and drive solutions with which it is serving an international market. Thus, Allied Motion Technologies is well on the way to becoming a leading supplier in the promising segment of motion control. With the acquisistion of Heidrive, the US group aims at strengthening its prensence in Europe. Allied Motion wants to open up new markets and to gain further development skills with the help of Heidrive's specialists. With the manufacturer of servo motors located in Kelheim (Bavaria), Allied Motion has found a strong partner for positioning the group on the German market. According to Richard S. Warzala, chairman and CEO of Allied Motion, the acquisition of Heidrive is an important step within the global growth strategy of the US group. Backed by the powerful US company, Heidrive will push forward the manufacturing and extension of the modular servo system HeiMotion on the existing sites in Kelheim (Bavaria) and Mrákov (Czech Republic). The development of innovative drive technology and the realization of customer-specific drive solutions will remain the center of attention of the company. The management of Heidrive will furthermore be executed by Helmut Pirthauer (CEO) and Steffen Hirsch (CFO). Thus also in the future, Heidrive will be the first choice of demanding customers searching for a individualized and highly performant drive solution. Back