Hexagon immediately introduced the closing of the acquisition of Septentrio NV, a producer of GPS/GNSS positioning know-how for autonomy and mission-critical functions.
The acquisition of Septentrio will strengthen Hexagon’s place because the chief within the resilient, assured positioning options market and supply prospects better accessibility to high-accuracy and high-performance positioning know-how with the SWaP (Dimension, Weight and Energy) optimized platform.
“Combining Hexagon’s in depth positioning portfolio with Septentrio’s modern GNSS platforms will present our prospects with cutting-edge options, enabling autonomy and mission-critical functions for various markets,” said Gordon Dale, President of Hexagon’s Autonomous Options division. “This strategic step permits us to push boundaries to ship know-how and merchandise with the bottom SWaP, placing Hexagon on the forefront of the trade.”
The mixed portfolios will speed up the adoption of autonomous programs in present markets and deal with the wants of rising high-growth segments like robotics, UAVs, autonomy and different mission-critical functions.
“We’re excited to affix Hexagon to leverage our mixed strengths and ship better worth to our prospects, workers and stakeholders,” said Antoon De Proft, CEO of Septentrio. “It will speed up innovation, and we stay up for the various alternatives forward.”
Septentrio, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium will proceed its enterprise mannequin of supplying state-of-the-art GNSS know-how to its giant base of OEM (authentic tools producer) prospects.
