{"id":149,"date":"2019-08-01T12:56:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T12:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanta.com\/precision-manufacturing\/?p=149"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:34:12","slug":"novanta-completes-acquisition-of-arges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanta.com\/precision-manufacturing\/articles\/news\/novanta-completes-acquisition-of-arges\/","title":{"rendered":"Novanta Completes Acquisition of ARGES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bedford-mass-august-1-2019\">BEDFORD, Mass., August 1, 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br><\/strong>Novanta, a trusted technology partner to medical and advanced industrial equipment manufacturers, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of ARGES GmbH, based in Wackersdorf, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARGES develops and manufactures intelligent subsystems for positioning and deflecting laser beams. Through its Photonics Group, Novanta develops and manufactures lasers and laser beam steering solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cARGES shares our passion for innovation and we are excited that they are now part of Novanta,\u201d said Phil Martin, Novanta\u2019s Group President, Photonics. \u201cWe can provide our OEM customers with expanded and compelling solutions for their challenging applications in advanced material processing, additive manufacturing, medical and many other fast-growing markets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-novanta\">About Novanta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Novanta is a trusted technology partner to OEMs in the medical and advanced industrial technology markets, with deep proprietary expertise in photonics, vision and precision motion technologies. The company is based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.novanta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.novanta.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEDFORD, Mass., August 1, 2019 Novanta, a trusted technology partner to medical and advanced industrial equipment manufacturers, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of ARGES GmbH, based in Wackersdorf, Germany. ARGES develops and manufactures intelligent subsystems for positioning and deflecting laser beams. 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