Bosch Packaging Technology, Farmington Hills, Mich., announced plans to acquire Kliklok-Woodman Corp., a Decatur, Ga.-based manufacturer of packaging machinery for the food industry. The company employs some 240 associates and supplies customers worldwide from its U.S. headquarters and a second manufacturing facility, Kliklok International Ltd., in Bristol, United Kingdom.
“This planned acquisition will further extend Bosch Packaging Technology’s position in the food and confectionery industry. Above all, it will enhance our system capabilities as single-source supplier,” says Friedbert Klefenz, president of the Bosch Packaging Technology division.