Hitachi announces contract to acquire JR Automation
日立同意收購美國機器人系統集成商JR Automation

April 24, 2019 --- Hitachi announced that it entered into a definitive contract for the acquisition of the robotic SI business mainly operated by an American headquartered company, JR Automation Technologies, from funds managed by Crestview Partners (“Crestview”). Subject to the terms and conditions of the contract, Hitachi will acquire JR Automation, which builds production lines and logistics systems using industrial robots. As a result of this acquisition, Hitachi will enter the robotic SI business in North America. The acquisition is expected to be executed by the end of 2019, subject to the satisfaction of certain regulatory and other customary closing conditions.

2019年4月24日——日立宣布與Crestview Partners管理的基金公司簽訂了一份收購機器人系統集成業務的最終合同，該業務主要由總部位于美國的JR Automation Technologies公司運營。根據合同的條款，日立將收購JR Automation，后者使用工業機器人建造生產線和物流系統。通過此次收購，日立將進入北美的機器人系統集成業務。此收購預計將于2019年底執行，但須滿足某些監管和其他慣例成交條件。

Hitachi will continue to accelerate the global rollout of the robotic SI business, together with the acquisition of KEC Corporation (KEC), a Japanese robotic system integrator, for which an acquisition contract was completed by Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (HIES) in March 2019

加上日立工業設備系統有限公司于2019年3月完成收購的日本機器人系統集成商KEC公司，日立將繼續加快機器人系統集成業務的全球推廣。

With the acquisition of JR Automation, Hitachi will acquire JR Automation’s customer base in the OT domain, along with advanced robotic SI technologies, know-how, and resources. Additionally, the acquisition of JR Automation will allow Hitachi to further expand its Lumada Solution business, globally. Lumada is Hitachi’s digital solutions, services, and technologies business, which helps customers and management turn their workplace data into insights to drive digital innovation.

通過收購，日立將獲得JR Automation在OT領域的客戶群，以及先進的機器人系統集成技術、專有技術和資源。此外，收購JR Automation將使日立在全球范圍內進一步擴展其Lumada解決方案業務。Lumada是日立的數字解決方案、服務和技術業務，可幫助客戶和管理層將其工廠數據轉化為洞察力，推動數字創新。

Since its establishment in 1980, JR Automation has been involved in the robotic SI business, building production lines that incorporate industrial robots, predominantly in North America but increasingly around the world. It is capable of designing, building, and adjusting specific lines and entire production lines, and demonstrates expertise in robot-based assembly and welding processes. As such, JR Automation has a customer base across a range of industries, including the automotive, aerospace, e-commerce, and medical device industries.

自1980年成立以來，JR Automation一直涉足機器人系統集成業務，建立了包含工業機器人的生產線，主要在北美，但在世界各地越來越多。它能夠設計、建造和調整特定生產線和整條生產線，并展示基于機器人的裝配和焊接工藝的專業技能。因此，JR Automation擁有廣泛的行業客戶群，包括汽車、航空航天、電子商務和醫療設備行業。