Averna acquires ProNES Automation GmbH
Global test and quality solutions provider Averna has acquired automated quality solutions provider ProNES Automation GmbH. The German company will supply Averna with specialised battery test and quality expertise.
Key information:
- Averna has acquired German automated quality solutions provider ProNES Automation GmbH.
- The Canadian test and quality solutions provider hopes to provide its customers with "additional solutions and a localised presence in Germany."
- With a new office located in Landau, Averna is aiming to increase its play in the German medical technology community.
For over 20 years, ProNES has developed hundreds of customised automated quality solutions and its flexible test platform, batterieinspekto. Jochen Weber, the current owner and CEO of ProNES, will join Averna at its Landau office as part of the leadership team overseeing sales and operations in Germany.
"As the CEO/founder of ProNES, my priority has always been to serve our customers and provide them with the best possible experience,” said Weber. “Joining forces with Averna will enable us to better serve our customers worldwide and offer them an even broader range of test solutions. I am also convinced that it will bring our employees more opportunities to learn, grow, and advance their careers. I am excited about the future and the opportunities that this partnership will bring."
Through its acquisition of ProNES, Averna is hoping to increase its presence in the German market. With the addition of the company’s new office in Landau, Averna will be able to provide its automated test, vision inspection and precision assembly solutions, more effectively to its German clients.
Considering Averna’s history in medical devices, life science and pharma packaging test and validation, the new location will also allow the company the ability to tap into Germany’s medical technology community.
"We are proud to welcome ProNES' customers and employees while providing our customers with additional solutions and a localized presence in Germany," said Francois Rainville, Averna's President and CEO. "Jochen and the entire ProNES team have achieved truly impressive successes in automation and smart manufacturing within the test engineering and battery test markets. We are excited to add their expertise to support the growing number of global battery manufacturers and expand their reach with Averna's capacity."