Industry 4.0 know-how for France

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The research-intensive company nxtControl based in Lower Austria was integrated into the French electronics group Schneider Electric at the end of June. nxtControl, global technology leader in the field of control systems in accordance with the IEC61499 and IEC61131 standards, is currently participating in six EU projects.

The control systems for the automation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning installations as well as for lighting and surveillance are used in computing centers, hotels, office buildings, shopping centers, lecture halls or production halls, to name a few.

Schneider Electric believes nxtControl optimally complements its competencies in the field of Industry 4.0. “The innovative IEC 61499 programming approach of nxtControl will allow us to address the future requirements of the Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0, and as such the software will be a key technology of our EcoStruxure architecture”, Schneider Electric says. Founded in 1836, the French company specializing in energy distribution and control technologies has 144,000 employees around the world, operates in 190 countries and generates annual revenue of EUR 25 billion.