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Dover Acquires Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen GmbH

Extends position in plastics and polymers processing equipment industry.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Dover announced that it has acquired Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen GmbH, Königsbrunn, Germany, and its affiliated entities.Ettlinger, which will become part of the Maag business unit within Dover’s Fluids segment, is a leading manufacturer of filtering solutions for the plastics recycling industry.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
 
The addition of Ettlinger’s high performance filtration systems will position Maag as a leader in the plastics processing equipment industry with solutions addressing both virgin and higher growth recycled plastics processing markets. Ettlinger’s annual revenue was approximately €16 million in 2017.

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