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Phoenix Contact takes over the Taiwanese company Etherwan System Inc. The company, which is located in New-Taipei, is a manufacturer for Ethernet communication technology in automation. The takeover enrichens the position of the Phoenix Contact Group in the area of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industrie 4.0, which was already strengthened by the take over of the Canadian Perle Systems Inc. in fall 2016.
Etherwan was founded in California in 1996. The main site has been in New-Taipei in Taiwan for 20 years. Here, hardware components, such as media converters and Ethernet switches for so-called “hardened Ethernet solutions”, are developed, manufactured, and sold by around 170 employees. Software is also included in the portfolio of the company. The US headquarters is located in Anaheim, California, where more than 20 people are employed.
Phoenix Contact and Etherwan have already been cooperating successfully for 15 years. The cooperation started with the development of a portfolio of products for the use of Ethernet in industrial communication. This successful cooperation will now be intensified in the joint undertaking in order to launch further product ranges according to the requirements of Industrie 4.0 and to develop the competence center of network technology of the Phoenix Contact Group together.
The corporate name remains unchanged; the same applies to the sites. In Taiwan, the close proximity to chip manufacturers, technology suppliers, and other manufacturers is a great advantage.
The transaction is subject to approval by the local Investment Commission Taiwan.
Keywords: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Industrie 4.0, Industrial Communication, Ethernet Switches, ARC Advisory Group.