HBM and Brueel & Kjær Sound & Vibration to merge

摘要

HBM, a market leader in the field of test and measurement,has announced that it will be merging its activities with Brueel & Kjear Sound & Vibration (BKSV) from 1 January 2019. Both companies are owned by UK-based Spectris plc and the new company will be named Hottinger, Briiel & Kjaer (HBK).Both HBM and BKSVareglobal leaders in their disciplines and have complementary expertise across the measurement chain. By leveraging their respectivestrengths, the aim is to create a business with the capabilities, breadth and scale to deliver differentiated customer value, for example in the domains of propulsion, durability, safety and noise, vibration and harshness.In preparation for the merge, a new management team has been selected, drawing on the strengths and expertise of both HBM and BKSV. Merger preparation activities will be undertaken from now through to the end of 2018 and, duringthis phase, both companies will operate in the existing structures. All current HBM agreements, points of contact, procedures, partnershipsand so on will continue as normal.