Boston, MA 9/17/18—Battery Ventures, through James Heal, part of its Physical Properties Testing platform (PPT), has agreed to acquire UK-based Mecmesin. Financial details were not disclosed. Mecmesin supplies equipment for force and torque testing that are used in industrial and consumer applications. “We are pleased to welcome Mecmesin to the PPT family, where its force-and-torque testing expertise with various types of products will complement James Heal’s focus on textile testing,” stated PPT Chairman Don Templeman.

Asked how Mecmesin’s product offering complement James Heal/PPT’s existing product lines or operations, a Battery Ventures spokesperson told IBO,  “Mecmesin’s equipment, used in R&D and quality control labs as well a manufacturing plants, tests raw materials, components and finished products in a variety of industries, ranging from pharmaceuticals to consumer-packaged goods, to automotive, aerospace and construction. James Heal’s products focus R&D and quality-control testing of physical properties specifically with the textile and rubber markets, making the two companies complementary.” She said Battery Ventures plans to grow the company through R&D and engineering investments for new products and increased market share.