# Project Farma agrees to acquire SimoTech automation firm

Project Farma has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Cork-based SimoTech, a life sciences automation specialist. The deal adds DCS, MES, SCADA, PLC, data historian, and regulated manufacturing IT expertise to Project Farma's operations.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-08-12
- Where: Cork, Ireland
- Status: announced
- Products: manufacturing automation systems, DCS, MES, SCADA, PLC, data historian, regulated manufacturing IT
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Project Farma](https://endata.com/companies/93528.md) (acquirer)
- [SimoTech](https://endata.com/companies/93529.md) (target)

## Sources

- [industrialnews.co.uk](https://industrialnews.co.uk/project-farma-agrees-simotech-automation-acquisition/), 2026-08-12: "The combination places automation design and manufacturing systems closer to the teams responsible for bringing pharmaceutical facilities into qualified operation."

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