News Zebra buys Matrox Imaging for $875m


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Zebra Technologies has furthered its expansion into machine vision by acquiring Matrox Imaging for $875m. Last year, Zebra bought Adaptive Vision


and Fetch Robotics, and introduced a line of fixed industrial scanning and machine vision systems. Matrox Imaging’s technology will add to Zebra’s vision portfolio significantly. Zebra, which has around 8,200


employees, provides technology for retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare and the public sector. Te acquisition is only for Matrox’s


imaging division; Matrox’s video division, Matrox Graphics, is not part of the transaction and will remain under the ownership of Matrox president and co- founder, Lorne Trottier. ‘Te combination of Matrox Imaging’s


technical expertise with the global footprint of Zebra Technologies presents an opportunity for Matrox Imaging to accelerate its long-term strategic plan,’ Trottier said. He added: ‘At the same time, this


transaction will enable us to continue to


invest heavily in Matrox Video’s successful growth path, its award-winning products and its ongoing process of innovation. We are fully committed to the future of Matrox Video.’ Matrox Imaging offers platform-


independent software, software development kits, smart cameras, 3D sensors, vision controllers, I/O cards and frame grabbers. Te firm generates annual sales of


approximately $100m, with a higher profit margin profile than Zebra. Matrox Imaging’s solutions complement


Zebra’s recently launched vision portfolio, as well as significantly augmenting Zebra’s expertise in software, machine learning and deep learning. Anders Gustafsson, chief executive officer


of Zebra Technologies, said the acquisition will help Zebra meet its customers’ automation needs, whether that’s capturing and analysing data to facilitate decision- making, or deploying automation solutions for production and movement of goods and materials.


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Matrox has an impressive heritage in


machine vision. Te firm celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, and designed its first frame grabber in the late 1970s, before the PC. In the early 1990s, the company split


into three divisions: Matrox Graphics, delivering graphics solutions; Matrox Video, for the broadcast industry and digital video editing; and Matrox Imaging, focusing on component-level solutions for machine vision applications. Trottier acquired full ownership of Matrox in 2019. One of the newer cameras from Matrox


Imaging is the Matrox AltiZ 3D profile sensor, with a dual optical sensor design and data fusion capability. Te firm’s flagship product is the Matrox Imaging Library, which was released in 1993. Te transaction is subject to customary


closing conditions, including regulatory approval, and is expected to close in 2022. Te head offices of the Matrox Video division and the Matrox Imaging division will remain in Montreal, Canada.


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