Acquisitions & Partnerships Viewpoints

Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger announced that they have entered into an agreement to create a new joint venture, Sensia, an integrated digital oilfield automation solutions provider.

Machfu, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology company, announced the integration of its Device and Application Management Platform with Telit’s deviceWISE IoT platform. 

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), now incorporating OpenFog, and the OPC Foundation, announced they have agreed to a liaison to work together to help advance their shared interests. 

The Industrial Internet Consortium7 (IIC), now incorporating OpenFog, and the Wi-SUN Alliance announced they have agreed to work together to advance their shared interests.

Dassault Systèmes announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of IQMS, a leading manufacturing ERP software company, for $425 million. 

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and the OpenFog Consortium (OpenFog) announced that they have finalized the details to combine the two large and influential international consortia in Industrial IoT, fog and edge computing. 

Pepperl+Fuchs has acquired the business of Comtrol Corporation.  Comtrol’s technologies will complement Pepperl+Fuchs’ portfolio of Sensorik4.0 sensor solutions and interface technologies that includes AS-Interface, IO-Link masters, and industrial connectivity.

Uptake, a leading provider of industrial AI software, and Element, the provider of a data hub designed to manage asset data for industrial organizations, have partnered to create an AI solution for industrial business.

KEB Automation and Brusatori Motori Elettrici announce the partnership between the two companies with an agreement based on the acquisition by KEB Automation of 30%.

Bosch is now assuming full control of EM-motive, one of Europe’s most successful electric motor manufacturers.  Bosch and Daimler set up EM-motive GmbH as a fifty-fifty joint venture in 2011.