Hexagon acquiring GNSS provider Septentrio

Hexagon, a world chief in precision applied sciences, has agreed to kind Septentrio NV, a developer of world navigation satellite tv for pc blueprint (GNSS) applied sciences. Monetary phrases of the deal were no longer disclosed. The deal is anticipated to close in the predominant half of 2025.

Sweden-primarily based Hexagon acknowledged the acquisition will accumulate jog that better accessibility to high-accuracy and high-performance positioning know-how with low SWaP (Size, Weight and Energy) traits. It added that the deal will tempo up the adoption of self sustaining methods in present markets and address the wants of robotics, drones, autonomy and other mission-crucial applied sciences.

The collaboration will merge Septentrio’s GNSS platform with Hexagon’s positioning know-how portfolio, which contains sensor fusion, anti-jamming methods, correction services and products, and perception applied sciences.

GNSS affords geolocation and time files to GNSS-enabled devices anyplace on Earth, so long as they’ve an unobstructed line of glance to the satellites. Robots, severely those working out of doors, whisper GNSS to rating out their staunch space to navigate from point A to point B. GNSS furthermore enables robots to jam and note pre-defined paths, making it vital for applications fancy precision farming, transport robots, and surveying.

Each corporations already work broadly with robotics corporations in a diversity of industries, including agriculture, car, maritime, mining, and additional

“The combo of Hexagon and Septentrio will transform the positioning commercial all the blueprint thru present and unique markets, atmosphere unique requirements for the accuracy, resilience and scalability of positioning applied sciences, mandatory to present a enhance to and tempo up the drag in direction of paunchy autonomy,” acknowledged Norbert Hanke, meantime president and CEO, Hexagon AB.

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Septentrio, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, has around 150 workers, and is anticipated to generate revenues of over 50 million EUR in 2024, with tough voice rates and margins primarily based on the Hexagon Neighborhood. Septentrio will likely be reported interior Hexagon’s Self reliant Solutions division. Following the acquisition, Septentrio will continue its contemporary commercial model, supplying GNSS know-how to its present OEM users.

Hexagon has roughly 24,500 workers in 50 worldwide locations and accumulate gross sales of roughly 5.4 billion EUR. In December 2024, Hexagon introduced the acquisition of 3D Systems’ Geomagic suite of interoperable application programs for $123 million. The application can be ragged to scheme high of the vary 3D items from extra than one sources, including laser scanning.

“The combo of Geomagic and our present solutions will additional improve our market management in 3D metrology and reengineering, demonstrating our commitment to affirm increasingly extra particular person pleasant tools able to executing complex tasks, so our prospects can explain modern, high of the vary merchandise to the market at tempo and with self belief. We glance ahead to welcoming the Geomagic team to Hexagon.” acknowledged Hanke.