Baldwin acquires PC Industries to expand capabilities in print inspection

Headquartered in Gurnee, Illinois, PC Industries is a manufacturer of vision inspection systems for the printing, converting, packaging, pharmaceutical and security printing industries.

PC Industries’ products are said to be complementary to Baldwin’s offering. ‘The integration of PC Industries will add scale to our broader vision business by opening up new customer opportunities and enhancing our ability to provide further capabilities to our existing customers,’ said Brent Becker, Baldwin Technology CEO. ‘Baldwin’s global sales and service platform will allow PC Industries to tap into new markets and serve customers who may have been beyond its scope. The combination of their expertise in print quality data gathering and our expertise in process control will enhance our opportunities to provide the next level of fully automated closed loop process control.’

PC Industries is Baldwin’s fourth acquisition since joining the BW Forsyth Partners’ family of companies in 2012. In 2014, Baldwin acquired Web Printing Controls and, in January 2017, Air Motion Systems. Earlier this month, it also completed the acquisition of Ahlbrandt System.

Baldwin will continue to seek add-on acquisitions, with a focus on companies that manufacture process-automation equipment, components and consumables for the printing, packaging and other industrial segments around the world.