Sikora Joins the Maag Group Through Dover Corporation

Sikora, a leading manufacturer of innovative measuring, control and sorting technologies for a wide range of industries, is setting the course for the future. It has gained a strong strategic partner for the future and becomes a member of the Swiss Maag Group. The Maag Group is a leading international group of companies for integrated solutions in polymer processing and part of the Dover Corporation.

“With the MAAG Group, we have found our ideal partner for the future,” Harald Sikora, CEO of Sikora Holding and founder of the company. “Sikora and Maag are connected by more than just a strategic goal: we share core values – innovative strength, entrepreneurial spirit, sustainable thinking and the clear pursuit of long-term success. We are therefore convinced that in the Maag Group we have found the right partner for further growth and to continue our success story together.”

“Sikora’s outstanding products address similar customer needs in resin-related markets to ours, and its offerings provide Maag with increased exposure to highly-attractive market adjacencies where we have existing industry knowledge and customer relationships. Our shared capabilities and go-to-market strategies will generate material cross-selling benefit with a highly complementary portfolio of products and technologies, deepening our joint value proposition and integration with our OEM partners and end customers”, added Ueli Thuerig, President Maag Group.

The cooperation between the Maag Group and Sikora opens up a wide range of technological and geographical synergies. Sikora’s expertise in measuring and control technology ideally complements the Maag Group’s portfolio in the areas of pump, filtration and pelletizing systems. The regional proximity also offers advantages: Both companies are represented with strong locations in the DACH (Germany, Austria, Swiss) region and are broadly positioned internationally. This results in valuable, shared strengths and the opportunity to provide customers with even more comprehensive support and offer new solutions.

In the new constellation, company founder Harald Sikora will remain associated with Sikora in an advisory capacity. The partners also rely on continuity with regard to the operational management at Sikora. The long-standing Management Board of Sikora will continue to be responsible for the company’s growth story in the future. CEO Christian Frank has been a member of Sikora’s Management Board for 12 years and has been Chairman of the Management Board since 2015. Holger Lieder has been working in sales at Sikora for 21 years and took over the position of Director Sales with responsibility for global sales in 2010. In 2023, he was appointed to the Management Board of Sikora.

“The partnership with the Maag Group is a strong sign for our future: for Sikora, for the Bremen location, and for our global team. We have achieved great things over the past decades. Now a new chapter is beginning in which we can contribute our strengths and continue to grow with MAAG. For our employees, this transaction means security, new perspectives, and the opportunity to continue our success story together”, Christian Frank declared.