Fairbanks Scales buys assets of Automated Access Solutions - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Automated Access Solutions, based in De Pere, produces an automated scale systemfor trucks, typically used at crushec rock or waste sites. The company is ownedf by , a subsidiary of New York City-baserd (NYSE: DOV). Kansas City-based Fairbanks Scales bought the automated scale brands and existing inventory of AutomatedAccess Solutions, and the exclusive rights to market and sell those products. The transaction closed on Thursday. Bob Jozwiak, Fairbanks vice presidenyt of sales, said Friday that Automated Accesas will continue to produce scalesfor now, but that Fairbanksz is evaluating whether to move production to its own “This acquisition positions us better for the Jozwiak said.
“This technology is beiny demanded byour customers. Unattendedf weighing systems are becomintg more important to our We should be able to pick up some extramarket share.” Jozwiak said that instead of havingg an attendant run the scale and provide weighyt receipts, the automated scale system enablese a driver to swipe a card and automatically get weighed and receive a receipt. Then companiez can have the scale attendant dootherr things, and only intervened at the scale if a problem arise s with the system. Fairbanks already offers an automated scale system.
The assets from Automated Access enable Fairbankx to offer scales for simpler types of Jozwiak said the new scaleas should lead to a revenue increase of 5 percent to10 percent. The companyh had revenue of $93.6 million in 2007.