Schaefer acquires Salomon Automation

Salomon will be an independent member company within Schaefer.

By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 10/17/2008

SSI Schaefer announced it will be wholly acquiring the Salomon Automation group of companies. 

Salomon will be an independent member company within the group, with unchanged management. As a general contractor, it provides turnkey systems solutions. SSI Schaefer Noell in Giebelstadt, Germany and SSI Schaefer Peem in Graz, Austria specialize in complex logistics systems and picking technologies.

With 370 specialists at nine different locations throughout Europe, Salomon is one of the continent’s largest logistics software and systems providers.

Franz Salomon, managing director of Salomon Automation, said in the release that the assured access to system components of the SSI Schaefer Group is a key advantage for his group. 

Salomon will be positioned as an independent systems integrator and software provider, said Rudolf Keller, SSI Schaefer International Operations CEO.

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