Orbitform Acquires Arbor Automation

By Austin Weber

JACKSON, MI--Orbitform Inc.--a supplier of forming, fastening and assembly equipment--has acquired Arbor Automation and its palletized conveyor system, Wipcon. The acquisition allows Orbitform to pair its fastening equipment with conveyors, buffers and loading stations.

Arbor Automation will maintain its name, but will now operate within the same headquarters as Orbitform.

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Austin has been senior editor for ASSEMBLY Magazine since September 1999. He has more than 21 years of b-to-b publishing experience and has written about a wide variety of manufacturing and engineering topics. Austin is a graduate of the University of Michigan.