Mitsubishi Electric announces acquisition of ICONICS
三菱电机宣布收购ICONICS

Mitsubishi Electric announced a 100% acquisition of ICONICS, Inc., in Foxborough, Massachusetts. This partnership will strengthen Mitsubishi’s software portfolio and technology for the manufacturing, industrial, and building automation markets. ICONICS’ advanced software products are used for SCADA, HMI, IoT, mobile, analytics and cloud applications. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.

三菱电机宣布100％收购位于马萨诸塞州福克斯堡的ICONICS公司。这一并购将加强三菱在制造、工业和楼宇自动化市场的软件组合和技术。ICONICS的高端软件产品用于SCADA、HMI、IoT、移动、分析和云应用。此次收购有待监管部门批准和符合其他惯例成交条件。

“We are most excited about the recent acquisition of ICONICS,” said Yoshikazu Miyata, Executive Officer and Group President of Factory Automation Systems at Mitsubishi Electric, “so that Mitsubishi can accelerate its global software strategy as importance for software is increasing for factory automation business. Our vision is to continuously invest in the field of IoT and software.”

“我们对最近收购ICONICS感到非常兴奋，”三菱电机工厂自动化系统事业部执行官兼集团总裁宫田芳和表示，“这样，随着软件对工厂自动化业务的重要性日益增加，三菱可以加快其全球软件战略。我们的愿景是继续投资物联网和软件领域。”

“We look forward to our partnership with Mitsubishi,” said Russ Agrusa, CEO of ICONICS, “a $40 billion-dollar world leader in markets across many industries, to pioneer a new Software Center of Excellence in Foxborough, MA, USA, and to accelerate the development of advanced factory and building automation software.”

ICONICS首席执行官Russ Agrusa表示：“我们期待着与三菱合作，这是一家在许多行业市场价值400亿美元的全球领导企业，我们将在美国马萨诸塞州福克斯堡开设一个新的卓越软件中心，并加快先进工厂和楼宇自动化软件的开发。”

As the demand increases for data utilization with IoT technology in manufacturing industries, Mitsubishi Electric—based on its e-F@ctory concept—launched software products compatible with its Edgecross platform to enhance solutions for edge computing and the cloud. ICONICS develops and offers competitive software products for various business sectors, such as manufacturing, industrial and building automation, and it possesses advanced technology and remarkable industry leading knowledge in the development of industrial software.

随着制造业对物联网技术数据利用需求的增加，三菱电机基于其e-F@ctory概念推出了与其Edgecross平台兼容的软件产品，以增强边缘计算和云解决方案。ICONICS为制造业、工业和楼宇自动化等各个业务部门开发和提供具有竞争力的软件产品，在工业软件开发方面拥有先进的技术和卓越的行业领先知识。

“With the addition of ICONICS software, product development, and technology capabilities,” said Satoshi Takeda, Senior Deputy General Manager of Nagoya Works, Mitsubishi Electric, “this will allow Mitsubishi to accelerate its e-F@ctory and edge computing solutions.”

“随着ICONICS软件、产品开发和技术能力的加入，”三菱电机名古屋工厂高级副总经理武田聪说，“这将加速推动三菱的e-F@ctory和边缘计算解决方案。”