# Schneider Electric Japan to merge with Digital Electronics Corporation

Digital Electronics Corporation will merge into Schneider Electric Japan Holdings Ltd. on September 1, 2017, integrating the Pro-face brand into Schneider Electric's global network.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-08-24
- Where: Tokyo, Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: HMI (human-machine interface)
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Schneider Electric Japan Holdings Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/17550.md) (acquirer)
- [Digital Electronics Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/17551.md) (target)

## Sources

- [proface.com](https://www.proface.com/en/news/2017/0824), 2017-08-24: "Digital Electronics Corporation is pleased to announce that, as part of its efforts to strengthen its industry business, we will enter into a definitive merger agreement with Schneider Electric Japan Holdings Ltd., a parent company on September 1, 2017."
- [proface.com](https://www.proface.com/en-us/news/2017/0824), 2017-08-24: "Digital Electronics Corporation is pleased to announce that, as part of its efforts to strengthen its industry business, we will enter into a definitive merger agreement with Schneider Electric Japan Holdings Ltd., a parent company on September 1, 2017."

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