Articles from Duravant LLC

Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global leader in advanced automation solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Matthews International Corporation (NASDAQ GSM: MATW) (“Matthews”) to acquire its Matthews Automation Solutions business. Matthews Automation Solutions delivers Warehouse Execution System (WES) and Warehouse Control System (WCS) software, controls, and integration services. Known for their Pyramid, Compass, Nexus, and Lightning Pick brands, they help optimize material handling and order fulfillment for omnichannel, ecommerce, and warehouse operations. The company will join Duravant’s Material Handling operating group.

Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the protein processing, food sorting and handling, packaging, and material handling sectors, announced the completion of its acquisition of the Pattyn Group BV (“Pattyn”), a leading manufacturer of packaging automation systems headquartered in Bruges, Belgium. The transaction was first announced on February 7, 2025, and was completed today.

Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced today that it has acquired POSS Design Limited (“POSS”), a leading manufacturer of protein processing solutions headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. POSS designs and builds innovative mechanical separation equipment, ancillary products and turnkey systems that maximize recoverable protein yields for high volume processors of beef, pork, chicken, turkey, and other meats.

Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced today that it has acquired Ferdinand Henneken GmbH (“Henneken”), a leading manufacturer of protein processing solutions headquartered in Bad Wünnenberg, Germany. Henneken designs and builds innovative equipment including vacuum tumblers, tenderizers, injectors and brine mixers that deliver higher yields and improved product quality for meat, poultry, and seafood processors.

Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging, and material handling sectors, announced today that it has acquired National Presort, LP (“NPI”), a leading manufacturer of automated parcel sortation systems headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. For over 45 years, NPI has served e-commerce, courier, parcel post, warehouse and fulfillment operations with advanced turnkey equipment solutions designed to increase throughput, improve accuracy, and reduce fulfillment time.

Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging, and material handling sectors, announced today that it has acquired PPM Technologies (“PPM”) from Stonehenge Partners. PPM is a leading manufacturer of high-quality conveying, coating, and thermal equipment headquartered in Newberg, OR that designs, engineers, and manufactures processing solutions for a wide range of end markets including snack foods, confectionary, cereals, nutraceuticals, nuts and seeds, vegetables, meats, poultry, and seafood. PPM greatly enhances Duravant’s portfolio of automation solutions with new products and technologies that are highly complementary to those of Key Technology, a leader in sorting and food handling solutions and a member of the Duravant family of operating companies.

Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced today the formation of Duravant Brazil LTDA. The announcement coincides with the company’s acquisition of a majority stake in BVSP LTDA (“BVSP”). BVSP is a manufacturer of parts and components for processing machinery and an aftermarket service provider for poultry processing lines.

Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced today that it has acquired Multiscan Technologies (“Multiscan”), a leading manufacturer of machine vision solutions for the food processing industry headquartered in Alicante, Spain. Multiscan designs and builds equipment for the sorting and inspection of fruits, vegetables and other agri-food products. Together with Duravant operating companies Key Technology and WECO, Multiscan significantly extends Duravant’s reach across automated food processing and inspection categories with new complementary products, technologies and applications.