Power solutions leader acquired.

TE Connectivity plc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Astrodyne TDI, a leading provider of advanced power management and filter solutions for mission-critical industrial applications, from Tinicum L.P. This acquisition represents another deliberate step in TE's disciplined long-term strategy to build a differentiated portfolio of highly engineered technologies benefiting from secular growth trends.

Headquartered in Hackettstown, New Jersey, and with manufacturing operations in North America, China and Southeast Asia, Astrodyne TDI has a proven track record of solving complex power electronics challenges. The company is recognised for its deep engineering expertise and close collaboration with customers developing next-generation technologies across semiconductor manufacturing equipment, medical, and industrial applications.

“Automation, electrification, and digitalisation trends across industries drive the need for advanced power electronics in our customers’ applications. Astrodyne TDI’s expertise in custom-engineered power supplies and filter solutions complements our product portfolio, strengthens our ability to solve increasingly complex technical challenges and deepens our partnership with our customers in many fast-growing market segments,” said Carlo Ghirardo, SVP & GM of TE’s Industrial Automation and Electrification business unit. “We’re proud to partner with a company and team that is widely recognised for engineering excellence, product performance, reliability, and commitment to innovation. We look forward to welcoming the team to TE.”

“The agreement announced today with TE Connectivity represents an exciting opportunity and a bright future for our company, our customers and our team,” said Chris Viola, CEO of Astrodyne TDI. “Our legacy of exceptional engineering and highly reliable power electronics is a testament to our team and the great work we’ve done in our nearly 70 years in business. TE Connectivity’s global scale, manufacturing footprint, and R&D resources will enable us to accelerate product innovation and better support our customers' increasingly complex system architectures.”

“We are excited for Astrodyne TDI to join TE Connectivity, where the business will receive the support necessary to continue scaling its engineering and operational resources to better serve customers,” said Jeffrey Ernsting, Partner at Tinicum. “We will miss working with Astrodyne TDI’s incredibly capable and dedicated team, and we wish them all the best as they join TE Connectivity.”

The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Upon closing, Astrodyne TDI will continue to operate under its current leadership team and become part of TE’s Automation & Connected Living sector. Citi is serving as financial advisor and Davis Polk is serving as legal advisor to TE Connectivity on this transaction. William Blair & Company and Houlihan Lokey are serving as financial advisors and Goodwin is serving as legal advisor to Tinicum and Astrodyne TDI.

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Tracking tracing and sensing.

Vertically aligned product portfolio transforms asset management with advanced localization and sensing.

A leading provider of localisation solutions, Undagrid B.V., has been acquired by EnOcean GmbH. This strategic move enables EnOcean to introduce the world´s first tracking, tracing, and sensing solution without batteries and regular maintenance. By combining their expertise, the two companies aim to revolutionize asset management across vertical markets such as aviation, logistics, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare. Undagrid will retain its brand and operational independence under the new partnership.

Raoul Wijgergangs (EnOcean L) & 
Rolf van de Velde, (Undagrid R), 

“The addition of Undagrid’s proven localization technology to our portfolio represents a major leap forward in how businesses manage and monitor their assets,” says Raoul Wijgergangs, CEO of EnOcean. “Together, we’re setting a new standard in delivering real-time visibility, reliability, and sustainability in asset tracking and sensing.”

The integration of battery-free, maintenance-free EnOcean sensors with Undagrid’s localisation solutions ensures detailed monitoring of both location and condition. Whether tracking pallets, containers, or medical equipment, the system provides actionable insights by measuring key parameters such as temperature, humidity, and vibration in real time.

This collaboration marks the expansion of EnOcean beyond static environments into dynamic, asset-intensive industries. The enhanced offerings cater to aviation and logistics, with additional growth potential in pharmaceutical and healthcare applications. Key use cases include precise monitoring of cold chains, optimization of inventory management, and improving operational efficiencies in environments where accurate asset tracking is critical. 

“By joining forces, we can deliver solutions that address the unique challenges of industries requiring precision and reliability,” underlines Rolf van de Velde, CEO of Undagrid. “From ensuring the integrity of pharmaceuticals to tracking airport equipment, our technology combination creates new possibilities for businesses worldwide.”

The acquisition represents EnOcean’s commitment to advancing sustainable solutions that drive efficiency and reduce waste. The combined strengths of both companies create a powerful platform for addressing the evolving demands of asset-intensive industries, ensuring businesses can operate with greater visibility and control.

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Contactless charging and energy systems strengthens offer.

Contactless charging and energy systems for Autonomous Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), Mobile Robots (Cobot) and Industrial Trucks etaLINK Inductive power systems available from 1kW to 36kW.

LtoR: Julian Seume, Bernhard Erdl
and  Matthieu Ebert (PULS Wireless)

PULS has acquired the business of wireless charging specialist Wiferion. Wiferion's technology will now be further enhanced by the capabilities of PULS, a technology-driven power conversion company based in Munich with a revenue of 250 million euros in 2022. Their customers will now benefit from a global presence in production and application support. The current operational Wiferion team will remain in Freiburg (D) as the PULS Wireless business unit.

PULS has taken over all existing contracts, trademark rights and patents of Wiferion but nothing will change in the operation of the business for customers. In the medium term, users will benefit from PULS' global manufacturing capacities. With its own modern production lines in the Czech Republic, China and Germany, large quantities of product can be produced in the highest quality and scaled up as required. In addition, PULS can procure more cost-effectively due to its purchasing volume and global sources, securing the supply chain and product life.

Synergies between Wiferion and PULS.
Both companies manufacture power electronics, where efficiency and reliability are key. Wireless power transmission is a special form of power supply where the transformer in a power supply is replaced by spatially separated coils. The similarity in technology will allow PULS developers to quickly familiarise themselves with Wiferion's products and topologies. And since PULS already has a strong presence in intralogistics, the wireless charging solutions are an excellent addition to the existing product portfolio and address a similar customer base.

"As a pioneer, Wiferion has successfully established inductive charging for the energy supply of mobile robots and forklifts in the market and gained a leading position. With the additional capabilities of PULS, we want to make this system the global market standard and will invest significantly for this purpose," says Bernhard Erdl, Managing Director and Owner of PULS GmbH.

"PULS employs more than 100 of the best developers in the industry and has global production and sales locations that take our charging technology and scalability to a new level," enthuses Julian Seume, former CSO of Wiferion, who together with Matthieu Ebert forms the management team of the PULS Wireless Business Unit. "In the area of new product development and application support, we are now in a much stronger position and can offer our customers an even better service."

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Connection technologies platform enhanced by acquisition!

Based in California, and with a strong presence in aerospace markets, Sunbank is the world’s second-largest producer of accessories for electrical wiring harness connectors and conduits. Their acquisition will reinforce the presence of Esterline Connection Technologies - SOURIAU in the United States. This will allow them to offer our clients a comprehensive offering of connectors, accessories and conduits.

From left to right: Robert PADEN Sunbank President, Jean-Luc GAVELLE President of Esterline Technologies Connection (SOURIAU + Sunbank), Alain Durand Group Vice President of Esterline Technologies

Formed in 1958, Sunbank has 500 staff and annual earnings of 45 million dollars. Sunbank’s facilities located in Paso Robles, California, and Tijuana, Mexico, will supplement SOURIAU’s global manufacturing footprint principally located in the United States, Europe, Morocco, the Dominican Republic, India and Japan.

The reputation and global coverage of Sunbank and SOURIAU will strengthen the development of Esterline’s Connection Technologies platform in the European and North American aerospace markets.

SOURIAU is recognised by its clients for its operational excellence, the fruit of its teams’ 15 years’ involvement in continuous improvement initiatives and quality process optimization such as MRP2 and lean worksite setup.

“We want to ensure that Sunbank benefits as soon as possible from our proven practices and our accumulated experience in this field, to give our clients ever-better service, and improve our partnership with our American customers in particular,” says Jean-Luc Gavelle, President of Esterline Connection Technologies. “Thanks to this acquisition, we hope our customers around the world will benefit from the highest levels of quality and OTD (On Time Delivery), not only for connectors but also for sub-assemblies complete with connectors, accessories and conduits.”

“We are very happy to welcome Sunbank’s teams to the Esterline Group, and highly motivated by the resulting development prospects.”

Product lifecycle management offering enhanced

Siemens to acquire Perfect Costing Solutions GmbH, specialist in product cost management software

Siemens Industry Automation Division is extending its leading position in the field of product lifecycle management software. For more than ten years, Perfect Costing Solutions GmbH has been developing and distributing product cost management and estimation software solutions focusing on the discrete manufacturing industry in general and automotive industries in particular. It will be assigned to the PLM Software Business Unit. Information on the price will not be disclosed.

Perfect Costing Solutions GmbH is a provider of product cost management solutions, headquartered in Goeppingen (D). Their some 50 world-wide employees are focused on providing solutions for product cost calculation, methods and estimation tools. Several international corporations and medium-sized businesses have licensed their software Perfect ProCalc in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their business processes in calculating, controlling and optimizing their product costs.

“By acquiring Perfect Costing Solutions GmbH we are adding a key ingredient to our PLM portfolio to help our customers make more informed decisions about their products beginning in the early stages of design and extending across the lifecycle. This acquisition demonstrates how we are continuing to execute our strategy of building our leading position in Industry software supporting the discrete manufacturing and automotive industry in their fierce competitive landscapes. We will be gaining a team of specialists which already enjoys an excellent reputation as a sound, dependable partner and preferred supplier of product cost management solutions”, says Chuck Grindstaff, CEO of Siemens’ PLM Software Business Unit.

“Our products support our customers within the supply chain, for example with purchase price analysis as well as in their own value added process with quotation costing and calculations during the development phase. The management decision making is enhanced through transparent and fact based consistent data capture, project history as well as key economic data. This customer benefit will considerably grow within the PLM environment of Siemens”, says Andreas Tsetinis, CEO of Perfect Costing Solutions.

• Recent years have seen the Siemens Industry Automation Division extend its leading position in the industrial software market with the acquisition of UGS in the United States (2007), innotec in Germany (2008), Elan Software Systems in France (2009), the Brazilian company Active Tecnologia em Sistemas de Automação and Vistagy in the US (2011) as well as the German IBS AG in 2012, all of them leading industrial software suppliers in

their respective fields.

Acquisition expands wireless reach

Wireless reach expanded with acquisition of portfolio of cellular routers and gateways

B&B Electronics  has deepened its wireless solution portfolio with the acquisition of Conel s.r.o. (CZ) Conel is a well-established market leader in reliable and secure wireless communications routers, gateways and devices that connect cellular networks to Ethernet, serial and other data networks.

The acquisition further expands B&B’s European footprint, as well as strengthens B&B’s position in the fast-growing wireless market by extending its reach into cellular communications networks. In 2011, B&B acquired Quatech, Inc., an industrial networking company with a complementary product line that included an industrial-grade embedded OEM wireless technology platform sold under the Airborne brand name.

“The Quatech and Conel acquisitions are consistent with our strategy of rapidly growing our market share and deepening our technology solutions,” explained Seán Harrigan, B&B’s president and CEO. “As our industry continues to consolidate, we plan to remain aggressive in seeking out a wide range of opportunities that will strengthen our position, product breadth and the value we bring to our customers.”

Conel, founded in 1991, employs approximately 73 people in its Czech facility, where it designs market leading products. Conel’s European customer base is diverse, covering applications in wastewater, construction, fleet and vehicle management, pipeline monitoring and electric grid asset monitoring.

“Conel brings a wide variety of advantages to B&B’s customers,” added Harrigan. “It has built a strong brand in Europe with products that quickly have become known for rugged reliability. Its product roadmap will provide several exciting extensions of our own technology into the wireless solutions that are proving so important to many of our customers.”

Harrigan said the company will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of B&B Electronics, and company Managing Director Jan Cevona will continue with B&B as Managing Director. Harrigan said the companies will work together to secure the necessary industry approvals and certifications to bring Conel’s product technology to North American customers.

Conel is known for extensive product breadth in this sector, with strong product offerings for GPRS, EDGE, UMTS / HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, CDMA protocols in its current line of modems and routers. Conel’s rapid growth rate in Europe also has been tied a customer-centric strategy of providing strong local support and a Firmware-Over-The-Air (FOTA) technology that allows its products to receive automatic wireless firmware updates without requiring an on-site technician visit. In an approach similar to B&B’s product philosophy, Conel’s products are designed with an emphasis on “plug-and-play” user convenience and simplicity, with a built-in SIM recognition driver in the router that recognizes the unit and configures the internal cellular modem automatically, making integration simpler for customers.

New products to strengthen RF design & test

In a second announcement National Instruments has announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement under which they will acquire AWR Corporation (AWR).

AWR is a leading supplier of electronic design automation (EDA) software for designing RF and high-frequency components and systems for the semiconductor, aerospace and defense, communications and test equipment industries. Upon the closing of the transaction, AWR will continue to operate as a wholly owned NI subsidiary under the leadership of the existing management team.

The fast design cycles and increasing complexity of RF and wireless systems demand better integration between design and test. RF system designers need to validate their simulations with actual measurements, while RF test engineers need to increase test reuse and decrease test time through more design integration. By increasing the effectiveness of the integration between AWR design tools and NI software and hardware, NI and AWR together can significantly improve customer productivity through increased connectivity between design, validation and production test functions.

“AWR has an exceptional team with strong RF talent and technologies that expand the NI platform into RF design, which is complementary to our capability to make measurements across the RF design flow,” said Dr. James Truchard, president, CEO and cofounder of National Instruments. “We believe this combination will accelerate the deployment of RF and wireless technologies and offers a significant benefit to the customers of both companies.”

Both NI and AWR deliver unique strengths that together will enable customers to more productively design and test their RF systems. The acquisition will strengthen both companies’ core software brands, NI LabVIEW, AWR Microwave Office and Visual System Simulator, as well as the NI RF testing hardware platform. The full suite of AWR design tools in combination with a complete RF testing platform from NI will give customers a platform to decrease the time to market of their RF designs. NI will also augment its current academic and university RF and communications initiatives to include AWR software tools, so educators and students can benefit from the improved teaching and learning experience for the rapid design and prototyping of RF systems.

“There is clear synergy between the customers and product offerings of both companies,” said Dane Collins, CEO of AWR. “NI has a leading platform in prototyping and testing of RF systems which is complementary to AWR’s RF circuit and system software design tools to the benefit of mutual customers. Together, we are better able to support and service our growing global installed base.”