Zeiss Acquires Majority Stake in Bosello

The Zeiss Group will acquire a majority stake in Bosello High Technology SRL, a provider of industrial x-ray solutions, to strengthen its research and quality technology segment.

For Zeiss, Bosello’s tailor-made solutions are a further step in the process of evolving into a one-stop provider of nondestructive measuring and inspection technology. The shared goal is to strengthen inline computed tomography in the production environment, a technology that increases the level of quality in the inspection of aluminum cast parts. The initial customer focus will be on the automotive industry.

"With this step, we are safeguarding the long-term development of our company and existing customers,” said Fabio Bosello, CEO of Bosello. “Together with our new colleagues, we look forward to winning new customers, opening up new markets and further enhancing our existing systems."

The employees at the Bosello site near Milan, Italy, will be part of the Zeiss x-ray network.

"We are delighted to welcome this highly reputable company along with its management and employees as part of the Zeiss Group,” said Jochen Peter, designated member of Carl Zeiss AG’s executive board and head of the Industrial Metrology business group. “Together, through the ongoing development of the entire portfolio, we aim to focus even more on meeting individual customer needs in the future."

Subject to the approval of the competition authorities, the agreement is expected to come into effect in the first half of January. Both partners have agreed not to disclose the purchase price or the extent of the stake.

Zeiss is a technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. Bosello is a provider of nondestructive testing technologies, specifically in the fields of industrial radioscopy.