Founded in 1990 and based in Braunschweig, Germany, Aicon serves automotive manufacturers and companies in the aerospace, shipbuilding, renewable energy and mechanical engineering markets. Its technology portfolio includes portable coordinate measuring machines for universal applications and specialised optical 3D measuring systems that enable efficient, high-precision monitoring, quality assurance and control in manufacturing production.
With over 140 employees, Aicon has a direct presence in Germany, subsidiaries in China, Korea, Japan, and the US and a network of resellers worldwide supported by its field support resources.
“Aicon is a recognised brand with strong core technical competence across its development teams and its scanner portfolio is a strategic fit,” says Hexagon president and CEO Ola Rollén. “We also see opportunities for international expansion of Aicon’s wider portfolio throughout Hexagon’s global footprint.”
The CEOs of Aicon 3D Systems, Carl-Thomas Schneider and Werner Bösemann, add: “Joining Hexagon is a great opportunity to bring our first-class Aicon scanner products to a wide range of customers worldwide.”
Aicon will be fully consolidated as of April. The company's turnover for 2015 amounted to approximately EUR 19 million.
Measurement Solutions is the UK reseller of Aicon 3D’s TubeInspect system.
Aicon 3D white and blue light scanning systems, such as the MoveInspect range, are sold direct in the UK (uk@aicon3d.com).
