Schneider buys SCADA manufacturer in Australia

Schneider Electric has agreed to buy SCADAgroup, an Australian manufacturer of remote measurement and control devices, for approximately 200 million Australian dollars (~$185 million U.S.). The move gives Schneider "a global telemetry platform to address the needs of the attractive water, waste-water and oil and gas industries for which remote monitoring and control are critical to their large and dispersed sites," said Michel Crochon, vice-president of Schneider's Industry business.

According to Schneider, SCADAgroup provides a complete portfolio of products and solutions for telemetry applications including:

* a SCADA software allowing consolidation and monitoring of key information on the process

* communication devices using radio for the transmission of information

* a wide offer of remote terminal units (RTU) that collect and consolidate information from the field

* wireless sensors to monitor key variables such as flow, temperature and pressure

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