Bolstered in part by a cash infusion from its recent initial public offering, CDC Software is acquiring its way to what it hopes will be a broader footprint in the manufacturing market, announcing today that it has purchased Activplant, a manufacturing intelligence software specialist, for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition of Activplant, best known for its Throughput Analyzer technology, will support the build-out of the CDC Factory software for manufacturing operations management. Activplant’s MI software helps companies identify the bottlenecks slowing their production processes and redress such inefficiencies. CDC touted Activplant’s penetration of the automotive, CPG, food and beverage, and forest products markets as key drivers of today’s deal.
In a statement, CDC Software President Bruce Cameron called Activplant “an ideal fit with our CDC Factory product line” and fuel for CDC’s push toward a leadership position in packaged manufacturing operations management software. “It also expands CDC Factory’s already significant presence in the food and beverage and CPG markets,” he said, “as well as help[s] CDC Supply Chain solutions penetrate further in the Tier 1 automotive industry.”