Axel Johnson International’s Lifting Solutions business group is expanding its service offering by acquiring AMC Srl, which uses advanced sensor technologies to develop products and services for non-destructive testing (NDT) of steel wire ropes.
Based in Turin, Italy, AMC’s offering is centred around its leading technical expertise in magneto-inductive analysis, built over many years in close cooperation with Polytechnic University of Turin. AMC's solutions are mainly used for elevators, ropeways and critical steel wire rope applications in industrial settings, such as cranes, heavy lifting and oil & gas.
The acquisition is in line with Lifting Solutions’ increased focus on digital solutions to develop its service offering by adding more expertise and thereby increasing customer value. “AMC’s know-how will further increase the sophistication of our service offering,” says Ralf Wiberg, Managing Director of Lifting Solutions, Axel Johnson International. “Their competence in remote monitoring and advanced sensor technology is highly relevant to our existing business.”
AMC was established in 2007 as spin-off from the Polytechnic University of Turin, founded by a team of professors and researchers and employing eight people today. "We are looking forward to becoming a part of the Axel Johnson International family,” says Bruno Vusini, Managing Director of AMC. “Lifting Solutions’ strong market position in Europe will open up new opportunities and allow us to further develop our offering and expand into new regions.”
The transaction is also a significant one for the University of Politecnico di Torino. "We are very satisfied with this exit, today the most significant for our University,” says Giuliana Mattiazzo, Vice Rector for Technology Transfer, University, Politecnico di Torino “This case represents a best practice in the technology transfer system that involved the Polytechnic at every level."