Mitsubishi has announced a 100% acquisition of ICONICS, Inc., in Foxborough, Massachusetts. This partnership will strengthen Mitsubishi’s software portfolio and technology for the manufacturing, industrial, and building automation markets. ICONICS’ advanced software products are used for SCADA, HMI, IoT, mobile, analytics and cloud applications. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.

“We are most excited about the recent acquisition of ICONICS,” said Yoshikazu Miyata, executive officer and group president of factory automation systems at Mitsubishi Electric, “so that Mitsubishi can accelerate its global software strategy as importance for software is increasing for factory automation business. Our vision is to continuously invest in the field of IoT and software.”


“We look forward to our partnership with Mitsubishi,” said Russ Agrusa, CEO of ICONICS, “a $40 billion-dollar world leader in markets across many industries, to pioneer a new Software Center of Excellence in Foxborough, MA, USA, and to accelerate the development of advanced factory and building automation software.”