MILWAUKEE, 3 March 2008. Rockwell Automation Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Safety and Automation business of CEDES AG. CEDES' Safety and Automation business is a supplier of safety and measuring light curtains, as well as other safety and non-safety optoelectronics, control units, and related accessories for industrial applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The CEDES Safety and Automation business is headquartered in Landquart, Switzerland, with sales offices primarily across Europe. The business unit being acquired includes products, technology, development engineering, marketing, sales, and distribution.
Beat De Coi, CEDES chairman and founder, says: "For 20 years, we have specialized in developing innovative optical sensor technologies for a wide range of applications."
CEDES' Safety and Automation business will be included in the Architecture and Software operating segment.
