Elmo Motion Control
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Motion control |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Haim Monhait |
| Headquarters | Petah Tikva, Israel |
Key people | Ronen Boneh (CEO) |
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Number of employees | 400 |
| Parent | Bosch Rexroth |
| Website | www.elmomc.com |
Elmo Motion Control is an engineering company specializing in developing, producing, and selling hardware and software in motion control. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in Petah Tikva, Israel. On September 4, 2022, Elmo was fully acquired by Bosch Rexroth.[1]
History
[edit]Elmo Motion Control was established in 1988 by Haim Monhait. Four years later, in 1992, the company expanded its operations by opening its first subsidiary in the United States. In 2008, Elmo acquired and merged with Control Solutions (Pitronot Bakara). In 2015, the company opened an additional production facility in Warsaw, Poland, to meet the growing demand.
Over the years, Elmo has steadily expanded its global presence by establishing eight additional subsidiaries worldwide. These include operations in China, Europe, and the APAC region. The most recent subsidiary was opened in Singapore in 2019.
Operations
[edit]Elmo employs over 400 personnel and has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Petah Tikva, Israel. The company also has worldwide sales and technical support offices and additional manufacturing facilities.
Products and markets
[edit]Elmo's products cater to various industries, such as semiconductors, lasers, robots, drones, life sciences, industrial automation, and extreme environments.[2]
Product lines
[edit]Elmo Motion Control provides various servo drives suitable for various motion requirements, from industrial applications that require high precision and power density to extreme applications designed for harsh environments. Since its establishment, Elmo has developed three generations of products, each offering servo drives and motion controllers for both industrial and harsh environments. Platinum's latest product[3] line is touted for its EtherCAT networking precision.
Acquisition by Bosch Rexroth
[edit]In September 2022, Elmo Motion Control was fully acquired by a leading global supplier of drive and control technologies.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bosch to acquire Elmo Motion Control for $700 million". ctech. 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Elmo Motion Control Introduces Ultra-High Current Military Servo Drives". Association for Advancing Automation (A3). 2013-08-14.
- ^ "Elmo Motion Control Announces New Solutions at SPS Germany 2023". 2013-11-13.