Topcon Acquires Precision Agriculture Specialist Digi-Star

Topcon Positioning Group has acquired Digi-Star, a leading company in agricultural solutions involving weight sensors and control systems for feeding, planting, fertiliser and harvest-equipment manufacturers. After several years of working together on development projects, Topcon sees Digi-Star and Topcon Precision Agriculture as a perfect fit, bringing complementary technologies and distribution channels to its rapidly growing precision agricultural division, said Ray O’Connor, president and CEO of Topcon.

At a time when many companies are decreasing their investment in agricultural markets, Topcon is increasingly optimistic about their growth based upon the company’s strong commitment to developing management systems and solutions that bring the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) to every farm.

基于美国威斯康星州威斯康森堡，Digi-Star是农贸电子设备，精密传感器，光学产量和饲料管理传感器的全球供应商，农民和其他设备运营商使用的显示，位置验证和软件，以精确测量和分析宝贵数据从关键的农业过程中。

Synergies

Digi-Star的总裁兼首席执行官Moore表示，Topcon和Digi-Star有许多与电子，传感器和特定用户界面的合作效应，为彼此客户提供相互补充的农业和工业市场的特定用户界面。他补充说，188asia备用网址这两家公司都将受益于扩展的产品线和解决方案，即逐步客户依赖于最大盈利能力。

2012年，Digi-Star购买了基于英国的公司RDS Technology，该公司拥有类似的农业和建筑应用技术 - 在欧洲增加工程，开发和制造设施。

Albert Zahalk，Topcon Precision农业总裁，除了扩大进入农场市场部分之外，这将进一步扩展现场解决方案的范围，以帮助继续强劲增长，同时为售后市场为Topcon精密农业提供扩展的客户群。和原装设备制造商（OEM）客户。

OEM

On the heels of the Topcon’s recent Wachendorff Elektronik acquisition, the German-based manufacturer of in-cab consoles, this acquisition is another key part of the company's global strategy to strengthen the ability to serve OEMs and continue the growth of Topcon manufacturing in Europe, Zahalka continued. It also increases the precision agriculture family to approximately 600 of their more than 2,000 Topcon Positioning Group employees worldwide.

Digi-Star currently employs more than 220 employees in its three locations, with approximately half located in the USA or Europe. Its operations will continue to be based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, to provide manufacturers, dealers and end users a high level of service, support and product expertise.