Overview

• EssilorLuxottica has acquired Automation & Robotics, a Belgium-based specialist in automated optical lens quality control.
• Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed by EssilorLuxottica.
• A&R’s proprietary metrology and automation technologies will be integrated into the group’s existing manufacturing operations to boost precision and efficiency.
• The deal advances EssilorLuxottica’s vertical integration strategy by internalizing critical quality-control processes across its vision care supply chain.
• This transaction follows a series of recent med-tech and AI-driven deals, including stakes in Heidelberg Engineering, the Optegra ophthalmology network and PUcore’s monomer division.