Advanced Integration Technology Acquires Nova-Tech Engineering

Onex Corporation Completes Investment in Advanced Integration Technology (AIT)

January 5, 2015

Aerospace & Defense

Onex Corporation has completed its investment in Advanced Integration Technology (AIT), a provider of automation and tooling, maintenance services and aircraft components to the aerospace industry. The deal is the first investment from Onex Partners IV and expands Onex’s exposure to aerospace manufacturing and automation capabilities.

Applied Industrial Technologies Acquires Automation, Inc.

November 2, 2022

Industrial Services

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) has acquired Automation, Inc., a Minneapolis-based provider of automation products, engineered solutions, and value-added assembly services. The acquisition expands Applied's automation capabilities and geographic footprint in the U.S. Upper Midwest, adding a team of more than 50 associates and established customer relationships across pharmaceutical, manufacturing, life sciences, and consumer products markets.

QIA Takes Minority Stake in Advanced Integration Technology (AIT)

February 22, 2022

Industrial Services

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) agreed to acquire a minority interest in Advanced Integration Technology (AIT) through a combination of primary capital and partial share purchases from AIT’s founding management and Onex Partners IV. The transaction creates joint minority ownership between QIA, AIT’s management and Onex and is intended to support AIT’s post-pandemic growth and innovation in aerospace, defense and space launch automation, including urban air mobility.

Applied Industrial Technologies Acquires Advanced Motion Systems Inc.

April 4, 2023

Industrial Services

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) has acquired Advanced Motion Systems Inc. (AMS), a Rochester, New York-based provider of machine vision, robotics, and motion control products and engineered automation solutions. The acquisition expands Applied's automation capabilities and strengthens its footprint in the U.S. Upper Northeast; financial terms were not disclosed.

SPARC Research Acquires Design Integrated Technology (DIT)

December 16, 2021

Manufacturing

SPARC Research, an aerospace propulsion company based in Warrenton, Virginia, announced it will acquire Design Integrated Technology (DIT), a Warrenton-based manufacturer of high-viscosity industrial mixers and propellant testing equipment. The deal is intended to expand SPARC Research’s manufacturing capabilities and commercial presence, with the acquisition expected to close in early 2022.

Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT) Acquires TE Instruments

January 30, 2025

Manufacturing

Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT), a PE-backed laboratory automation platform supported by Battery Ventures, has acquired TE Instruments (TEI), a Delft-based specialist in combustion elemental analyzers. TEI will join AAT's family of brands (including Skalar Analytical, LCTech, PromoChrom, EST Analytical, tsHR and GERSTEL) to create a unified combustion analyzer division and expand AAT's global sales, service and technical support in environmental, petrochemical and industrial markets.