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The Bosch Group has acquired the power tool accessories business of the Freud Group, Milan, Italy.

Bosch adds to its range of power tool accessories with the buy, especially in circular saw blades and router bits. The Freud Group is a global supplier of circular-saw blades, router bits, and cutters for woodworkers, professional and industrial users. These products are manufactured in four locations around the city of Udine in northeastern Italy. In this area, the company had sales of 100 million euros in 2007 (US$138.71 million).

Freud is Bosch’s fifth strategic acquisition this year to strengthen its Power Tools division. In January and July 2008, Bosch expanded its measuring-tools business by acquiring the Chinese specialist RoboToolz and the U.S. company CST/berger. …

Bosch Rexroth AG has agreed to purchase Germany-based Interlit Joistgen GmbH, a developer of systems for cooling and lubrication. Additionally, Bosch Rexroth has agreed to acquire the associated German production company MSG Maschinen- und Stahlbau GmbH. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

With the acquisition of the two companies, we are strengthening our business with the machine tool industry and are reacting to the increased customer demand for single-source complete solutions,” said Albert Hieronimus, chairman of the Executive Board for Bosch Rexroth AG.

In 2007, Interlit Joistgen had turnover of over €13 million with 20 employees. MSG’s turnover was €7 million euros, with 80 employees.

Bosch Rexroth is in more than 80 …

Bosch Rexroth has agreed to acquire Hägglunds Drives AB, Mellansel, Sweden.

In 2007, Hägglunds Drives employed around 900 people and had sales of €200 million. Hägglunds Drives is an international supplier of hydraulic drive systems, separate drive motors and services. The drive systems are used in a wide range of industries, such as mining and materials handling, marine and offshore, recycling, sugar, pulp and paper.

In the renewable energies sector, Hägglunds Drives products are used to drive machines for producing ethanol, and feature in the first prototypes for generating tidal energy.

The acquisition of Hägglunds Drives expands our industrial hydraulics portfolio and by this we gain potential in growing markets, such as …

Bosch Rexroth intends to acquire K. &H. Eppensteiner, the hydraulics equipment company based in Ketsch, Germany. An agreement was signed on March 31, 2008.

Eppensteiner develops, manufactures, and sells fluid filters for installation in hydraulic and lubrication oil systems. Its product portfolio also includes complete systems for purifying and recycling hydraulic and lubrication oil. With more than 200 associates, the company generated sales of roughly €28 million in 2007, mainly in Europe.

In acquiring Eppensteiner, we are taking an important step toward expanding our product portfolio to include accessory components. Fluid filters are an important building block in our strategy of further growth in the service and retrofitting business,”said Albert …