The new curing-technology entity will leverage a massive base of experience serving OEM and industrial markets
Air Motion Systems (AMS) and Baldwin Technology Company are merging their UV and LED curing technology to create a new entity of Baldwin which will rebrand as AMS SPECTRAL UV and combine AMS with Baldwin’s UV division.
According to market intelligence provider Yole Development, the total value of the UV LED market worldwide is projected to grow to US$1 billion-plus in the next five years. AMS SPECTRAL UV aims to capture a large share of the anticipated market by leveraging the scale and resources of Baldwin through its global footprint, supplies process-automation equipment and related consumables, parts and services for the print, film, corrugated, textile and paper and packaging industries. AMS SPECTRAL UV locations will continue to grow their operations in River Falls, Wisconsin; Easton, Pennsylvania; and Slough, UK.
‘We’re bringing the top industry minds, technology and experience together to tap an unprecedented opportunity in LED and UV, and to serve an ever-widening range of markets and applications,’ said AMS SPECTRAL UV president Steve Metcalf.
‘What AMS SPECTRAL UV will provide customers is a doubling of research and development, engineering, manufacturing capacity and service to meet their growing needs in the market,’ added Pat Keogh, one of the commercial leaders of AMS SPECTRAL UV. ‘We are proud to continue to offer innovative solutions in a new world being driven by the rapid advancement in UV and LED curing technologies.’
‘The establishment of AMS SPECTRAL UV strengthens our ability to provide value to our existing customers while remaining responsive to emerging market opportunities,’ said Brent Becker, CEO of Baldwin. ‘This exciting investment underscores our commitment to a strategy that blends organic and acquisition growth to enhance our global footprint and the technology we can deliver to our customers.’
