Metal Industry News

Fehr Acquires Italy's Matter srl

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The majority shareholder of Fehr Lagerlogistik AG in Winterthur, Switzerland, announced the acquisition of Matter srl in Italy.  Both companies are global leaders in AS/AR systems for intralogistics in a variety of metal and other market segments, from mills to service centers, large production companies to job shops. 

“We see this acquisition representing a new day in AS/AR for industry.  Together, we can offer a comprehensive range of equipment and services to the market," said majority shareholder CEO Thomas Lehner of Fehr.  

Matter, founded in Bibbiano, Italy in 1992, specializes in the design and installation of technically advanced, vertical intralogistics solutions for the steel industry, especially for bars, tubes, billets, sheets, dies and components handling with vertical storage.  The company is fully integrated in its engineering, software design, industrial automation, full fabrication and system integration. 

It supplies the industry its MATTER PRO series of customized systems for large quantity handling, as well as its popular MATT BOX modular storage systems for smaller quantities, aimed at eliminating outside materials storage for the job shop and contract manufacturers. 

Matter USA is based in Charlotte, N.C.  The company counts major U.S. metal service centers, manufacturing operations and numerous job shops among its diverse customer base. 

“We see the synergy of this relationship as a great opportunity to serve both our markets with a more comprehensive suite of equipment and services," said Giuseppe Rotondi, CEO at Matter.