RotoMetrics acquires NELA’s magnetic cylinder business in Europe

RotoMetrics has been a licensed partner of NELA for 25 years. Since 1991, RotoMetrics has exclusively manufactured magnetic cylinders in the US for the Americas based on NELA’s technology, while simultaneously becoming NELA’s biggest European sales partner. With this move, RotoMetrics strengthens its market position and simplifies its European operations model for a better integrated customer experience. RotoMetrics supplies European markets from its regional headquarters in the UK and has affiliates in several other European countries.

‘This acquisition is the logical next step for our European business and will allow us to better serve our customers across the continent by simplifying manufacturing processes and consolidating our European magnetic cylinder production,’ said Bob Spiller, RotoMetrics CEO.  

RotoMetrics Europe managing director Peter Emerson added: ‘As a result of our long standing collaborative approach to the magnetic cylinder manufacturing process, this will be a completely seamless transition for our customers. Customers will continue to receive the same outstanding quality, support and service they’ve always expected from RotoMetrics and NELA.’ 

NELA will focus its future efforts as a mechanical engineering company for the graphic arts industry and on optical inspection technology. NELA has transitioned in the last decade to a machine and equipment company focusing on automation for the graphic arts industry and optical inspection machines for the automotive and medical industries needing automated quality control for rubber, metal and sintered parts.

NELA managing director Frank Neumeister commented that the magnetic cylinder business has represented less than 10 percent of the company’s total turnover in the last few years.

RotoMetric's next European Open House takes place September 27-28 in the UK. More details are available here.