Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power
Smartec temperature and pressure sensor business acquired
Angst+Pfister, supplier of mechanical and electronic components for the industrial and medical OEM market, has acquired the temperature and pressure sensor business of Smartec.
Smartec is a developer and manufacturer of semiconductor-based temperature and pressure sensors, also for industrial and medical OEM applications, based in Breda, the Netherlands. Rolf de Boer, owner and managing director, has decided to retire after 35 years and has sold his business to Angst+Pfister.
Angst+Pfister will continue to operate the Smartec business in the subsidiary Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power (formerly Pewatron). The Smartec development team will also be taken over and integrated into Angst+Pfister Netherlands BV.
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