1980 headquarters g teborg sweden key people mattias bystr m managing director products conveyors pallet systems assembly systems automation cells pcb handling stainless systems tissue handling number of employees 840 website www.flexlink.com flexlink also flexlink ab is a manufacturer of flexible modular conveyors and industrial automation equipment . headquartered in g teborg sweden flexlink has manufacturing production and engineering facilities in allentown usa plewiska poland and kuala lumpur malaysia . there are operating units in 30 countries and a global network of strategic partners . altogether flexlink is present in over 60 countries . since 2003 flexlink has been ranked in the world s top 20 largest materials handling system suppliers . 1 contents 1 history 2 products industries 3 news 3.1 2012 3.2 2011 3.3 2010 4 references 5 external links 6 see also history edit the company was founded 1980 in gothenburg as a spin off from the bearing manufacturer skf . in 1997 flexlink was acquired by eqt partners . in 2005 flexlink was acquired by abn amro capital from eqt . 2 3 in 2006 flexlink acquired tops conveyor systems . 4 in 2008 flexlink acquired techne . 5 in 2011 flexlink was acquired by coesia . 6 products industries edit flexlink sells products solutions and services aluminum chain conveyor systems stainless steel conveyor systems pallet and puck conveyors and handling solutions line balancing equipment line control and line efficiency tools robotic solutions line integration and after sales services these products are used to automate material handling processes such as filling machining assembly and packaging . typical industries that use these types of conveyors and automation equipment are automotive electronics medical health care and fast moving consumer goods fmcg . the conveyor system is adapted to fit a specific industry s requirements . automotive electronics fast moving consumer goods fmcg medical pharmaceutical food and dairy tissue handling tobacco news edit 2012 edit flexlink launches new modular wide belt conveyor 2011 edit coesia group acquires flexlink new generation of stainless steel conveyors launched by flexlink at interpack 2011 in d sseldorf germany . 2010 edit tsubakimoto chain co. contracts with flexlink of sweden to promote their unique conveying systems in the japanese domestic market tsubakimoto chain co. references edit see modern material handling articles top 20 system suppliers 2008 1 april 2009 top 20 system suppliers 2007 1 april 2008 top 20 system suppliers 2006 1 march 2007 top 20 system suppliers 2005 1 april 2006 top 20 system suppliers 2004 1 april 2005 top 20 system suppliers 2003 1 april 2004 altassets almeida capital s research division 28 april 2005 primenewswire 15 april 2005 packaging international 17 may 2006 pharmaceutical manufacturing news 21 may 2008 canadian manufacturing 29 nov 2011 external links edit flexlink see also edit list of companies of sweden retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title flexlink & oldid 730967488 categories manufacturingautomationprivately held companies of sweden navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 july 2016 at 01 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view