- Flexlink
Infobox_Company
company_name = FlexLink AB
industry = industry automation
company_type = Private
foundation =1980
location =Göteborg, Sweden
products = conveyors
pallet systems
assembly systemsautomation cells
PCB handling
stainless systems
tissue handling
key_people = Mattias Perjos, CEO [ [http://www.globalspec.com/Supplier/NewsDetail/FlexLinkSystems?pressreleaseid=1546 "Mattias Perjos appointed CEO of FlexLink AB", "GlobalSpec"] , 14 February 2004]
num_employees = 665
homepage = [http://www.flexlink.com/ www.FlexLink.com]FlexLink, "also FlexLink AB", is a manufacturer of flexible, modular conveyors and industrial
automation equipment. Headquartered inGöteborg, Sweden , FlexLink has manufacturing, production and engineering facilities in Allentown, PA USA,Poznan, Poland and Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. There are sales offices in 28 countries and partners in 32 additional nations. Since 2003, FlexLink has been ranked in the world's top 20 largest materials handling system suppliers. [ [http://www.mmh.com/article/ca6546213.html?q=Top+20+system+suppliers "Top 20 system suppliers - 2007", "Modern Material Handling"] , 1 April 2008] [ [http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6421912.html?q=Top+20+system+suppliers "Top 20 system suppliers - 2006", "Modern Material Handling"] , 1 March 2007] [ [http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6323994.html?industryid=48539&q=Top+20+system+suppliers "Top 20 system suppliers - 2005", "Modern Material Handling"] , 1 April 2006] [ [http://www.mmh.com/article/CA514154.html?industryid=48540&q=Top+20+system+suppliers "Top 20 system suppliers - 2004", "Modern Material Handling"] , 1 April 2005] [ [http://www.mmh.com/article/CA406937.html?q=Top+20+system+suppliers "Top 20 system suppliers - 2003", "Modern Material Handling"] , 1 April 2004]History
The company was founded 1980 in
Gothenburg as a spin-off from (roller ball bearing) makerSKF (Svenska Kullagerfabriken AB).In 1997, FlexLink was acquired by
EQT Partners .In 2005, FlexLink was acquired by
ABN AMRO Capital from EQT. [ [http://www.altassets.com/news/arc/2005/nz6720.php "AltAssets - Almeida Capital's Research Division] , 28 April 2005] [ [http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/?d=76328 "PrimeNewswire"] , 15 April 2005]In 2006, FlexLink acquired FlexLink acquires TOPS Conveyor Systems. [ [http://www.packaging-int.com/categories/tops-conveyor-systems/tops-conveyor-systems.asp "Packaging International"] , 17 May 2006]
In 2008, FlexLink acquired Techne. [ [http://www.pharmaceutical-manufacturingnews.com/index1.php?ID=press&itemID=87FlexLink-acquires-Techne-packaging%20machinery%20%20flow%20management§ion=press1 "Pharmaceutical-Manufacturing News"] , 21 May 2008]
Products, Industries
The FlexLink conveyor is based on an aluminium conveyor beam with low friction slide rails guiding a flexible plastic chain. Products to be conveyed travel directly on the conveyor, or on pallets/carriers. Products that are handled have a weight from a few grams up to 20 kg, in a variety of shapes.
These products are used to automate material handling processes such as
filling ,machining , assembly, andpackaging . Typical industries that use these types of conveyors andautomation equipment are automotive, electronics, medical/health care, and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG).The
conveyor system is adapted to fit a specific industry's requirements.References
External links
* [http://www.flexlink.com FlexLink's official website]
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