ABB acquires APS to expand its crane and harbour systems portfolio

摘要

ABB has agreed to acquire APS Technology Group (APS), a San Diego, California-based company that develops and markets solutions for the port industry. The acquisition will expand ABB's crane system portfolio to the container terminal market. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013. Established in 2002, APS employs approximately 50 full-time people in its headquarters in San Diego, California, and its office in Long Beach, California. APS is a leading global supplier of vision based automation solutions that identify containers, trucks, rail equipment, and other transport assets for ports and intermodal container facilities.'