ams Osram sells Claypaky lighting business to ARRI

The Italian signature Claypacks will remain with its current configuration and staffing structure and locations. The same applies to ARRI, whose lighting division will remain as before.

ams Osram has reached an agreement to sell its entertainment lighting business Claypacks to the German company ARRI.

Founded in 1976 and acquired by Osram in 2014, Claypaky is based in Seriate (Italia) and is recognized as a leading supplier and brand in the high-end professional entertainment lighting market..

For ARRI, Clay Paky employees and brand are “invaluable assets and key success factors”, Therefore, the Italian firm will remain with its current configuration and staff structure and locations.. The same applies to ARRI, whose lighting division will remain as before.

The company has reinforced its technological leadership through portfolio expansions based on Led and laser, and offers an innovative offering of moving body and moving mirror projectors, color changers, followpots, projectors and various lighting effects. Its technology has been used in shows, most renowned events and theaters.

ARRI is headquartered in Munich (Germany) and is a designer and manufacturer of camera and lighting systems, as well as solutions for the film industries, broadcast and media, with a global distribution and service network. As Matthias Erb explains, ARRI CEO “The acquisition of Claypaky is a long-term strategic investment in our lighting business”.

With this agreement, ams Osram implements the last of the divestments that the company had communicated that it would pursue after the acquisition of Osram. It will continue to focus on the high-tech semiconductor business and the automotive and specialty lamp business..

The announcement represents another milestone in the implementation of the company's strategy to focus on core technology areas in lighting., visualization and detection and divest from businesses that are not core to your strategy.