Arburg appoints new managing director for its AMKmotion electric drive division
Industry veteran Stefan Buchner has been named to the position. March 1, 2021 Canadian Plastics
German-based injection molding machine maker Arburg has named Stefan Buchner as managing director of its AMK
motion GmbH + Co KG division.
The AMK
motion GmbH division supplies electric drive, control, and industrial automation technology. Arburg created the division in January 2021 after acquiring AMK Arnold Müller GmbH & Co. KG, including its drives and automation division.
In a March 1 news release, Lossburg, Germany-based Arburg said that Buchner studied mechanical engineering at Regensburg University of Applied Sciences and then gained experience in the industrial production and planning environment. “Before joining AMK
Arburg boosts electric machine business with AMK acquisition
Arburg GmbH
By acquiring AMK Arnold Müller GmbH & Co. KG, Arburg GmbH partners Juliane Hehl, left, Michael Hehl and Renate Keinath say they are investing in the future of electric injection molding machines.
Lossburg, Germany-based Arburg GmbH has purchased its development partner of more than 20 years, AMK Arnold Müller GmbH & Co. KG, as part of a strategic investment to strengthen its expertise and electric drives portfolio.
The acquired company, which was one of two divisions of AMK Group, based in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, has a product portfolio of motors, electrical drive systems and control technology and industrial automation technology.
Arburg’s entrepreneurial families Hehl and Keinath have acquired AMK Arnold Müller GmbH & Co. KG and with it the Drives and Automation division as of 1 January 2021. The company will operate under the new name of AMKmotion GmbH + Co KG.
Arburg s Juliane Hehl (left), Michael Hehl, and Renate Keinath. AMK has worked closely with the injection molding equipment maker for more than two decades and played a significant role in the success of the Arburg electric Allrounder machines.
The Hehl and Keinath families the entrepreneurs at the helm of injection molding machine maker Arburg have acquired longtime electric drive partner AMK Arnold Müller GmbH & Co. KG. AMK has worked closely with the injection molding equipment maker for more than two decades and played a significant role in the success of its electric Allrounder machines, said Arburg in the announcement. Based in Kirchheim/Teck, Germany, the AMK group has been operating under the new name of AMK