Sensorfact has built a strong reputation over the years by delivering cutting-edge solutions that help businesses reduce energy waste, improve operational efficiency, and achieve sustainability goals. The company has more than 250 full-time employees in Utrecht, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Berlin and serves more than 1,900 customers across Europe. Joining forces with ABB will enable Sensorfact to scale its impact globally, leveraging ABB’s resources and expertise to drive even greater advancements in energy efficiency.
Sensorfact CEO Pieter Broekema said: “Sensorfact provides a single smart factory platform that enables customers to easily collect utility and production data and to reduce costs and carbon emissions. We help customers achieve significant savings and continue to innovate to help customers further reduce their industrial waste. We are one of the market leaders in Europe, and together with ABB we will bring our solutions to new global markets, faster.”
Massimiliano Cifalitti, President of ABB’s Smart Power division, said: “ABB and Sensorfact are on a mission to help companies improve their energy efficiency, reduce maintenance costs and boost production. ABB is expanding its portfolio of energy management solutions that use big data and AI to make electrical distribution and energy management both efficient and intelligent. This acquisition advances our digital strategy and provides an innovative way for customers to digitalize their manufacturing operations – helping them to become leaner and cleaner.”
We are proud of Sensorfact's remarkable journey from inception to becoming a leader in energy management. This acquisition by ABB highlights the strength of their vision and ability to execute, and we look forward to seeing their continued success.
ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB helps industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. At ABB, we call this ‘Engineered to Outrun’. The company has over 140 years of history and more than 105,000 employees worldwide. ABB’s shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB). www.abb.com
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