Press release

VADO acquires the High-tech Systems division of Mecal

Eindhoven, July 27th 2021, Eindhoven based investment company VADO Beheer has acquired the high-tech division of Mecal BV. Mecal High-tech Systems is a specialised company in engineering and product development in the semiconductor industry. Next to that, Mecal High-tech Systems produces its own platforms for vibration reduction platforms to enable production with extreme precision.

VADO is a long term investor that focusses on promising companies in manufacturing industries and has a number of investments and participations in the semiconductor industries. Together, these companies have the capabilities to deliver an integrated and  broad range of competencies to the highly demanding customers. Mecal High-tech Systems is very complementary to these companies.

Mecal was founded in 1989, and the High-tech Systems division has evolved into a global business with a strong position in high-tech markets as semiconductor, nanotechnologies and medical. The company is a co-developer to its high-end customer base in design and specification stages, as well as in prototyping and series production. Mecal High-tech Systems will remain autonomous and will continue to build the company together with the current management.

Aart Fortanier, CEO of VADO, is impressed by Mecal High-tech Systems and the strong position it has developed in its niche market: “Being and Eindhoven based investment company it is especially nice to be able to welcome Mecal into the VADO family of companies and to further build our position in the high-tech and semicon segment. We look forward to supporting the Mecal team in the next phase of their growth.”

Richard Jungman, managing director of Mecal High-tech Systems, is enthusiastic about this step in the development as well: “In the key markets of Mecal development of technology and competences is of eminent importance. Cooperation with and support of VADO will enable us to expand and strengthen our leading-edge position.”

About Mecal  High-tech Systems
Mecal High-tech Systems has offices in Enschede and Eindhoven in the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, and has presence in the United States of America, Taiwan and Japan. Evolving from an engineering specialist in simulations and analyses Mecal High-tech Systems has become a co-developer of critical components for her tier1 customer base of OEM technology developers and userbases in semiconductor and high-tech industries. Mecal High-tech Systems has developed a strong portfolio of services and products on motion control, flow, passive and active vibration isolation to enable production at extreme precision and accuracy.
More information: https://www.mecal.eu/high-tech