Maag Pump Systems AG announced its acquisition of Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH. Based in Tornesch, Germany, Witte designs, manufactures and offers gear pumps and aftermarket parts and services for multiple industries, including plastics processing.
Maag will use the acquisition to spur its establishment of a new integrated gear pumps business unit, to be led by Sven Wieczorek, the managing director and former owner of Witte Pumps.
Maag President Ueli Thuerig said, “The acquisition of Witte represents a major step in making Maag the go-to partner for our customers’ most critical and demanding gear pump needs. ... Combining Witte and Maag’s gear pump businesses into a new integrated business unit will amplify the attractiveness of our technological solutions and product offerings to our customers, and our worldwide footprint will allow us to better serve our global customer base.”
Maag has production sites in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, the U.S. and China, with sales and service centers in France, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, Thailand and Brazil. Witte manufactures in Germany and has sales offices and service centers in the U.S. and China.
