Brown Machine Group acquires aXatronics

Thermoforming and material handling equipment manufacturer Brown Machine Group (BMG) has added robotics and automation equipment supplier aXatronics to its portfolio of brands. BMG, Beaverton, Mich., provides equipment and services under the brand names Brown, Lyle, Nalle Automation Systems and Freeman Co. Knoxville, Tenn.-based aXatronics offers products that include stackers, loaders, case packers and end-of-arm tooling.