# Siemens acquires Agilion for real-time locating systems

Siemens has acquired Agilion, a German supplier of industrial Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) using Ultra-Wide Band technology, to enhance its Digital Enterprise portfolio and enable safer use of collaborative mobile robots.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-03-23
- Where: Chemnitz, Germany
- Jobs: 62,000
- Status: completed
- Products: Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS), Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) technology
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (acquirer)
- [Alstom](https://endata.com/companies/3570.md) (target)
- [Agilion](https://endata.com/companies/18476.md) (target)

## Sources

- [press.siemens.com](https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/business-combination-agreement-signed-and-top-board-members-nomination-proposals), 2018-03-23: "They have entered today into a Business Combination Agreement (BCA) regarding the proposed combination of Siemens' mobility business, including its rail traction drive business, with Alstom."
- [railwaygazette.com](https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-rolling-stock/2018/03/28/siemens-and-alstom-signed-agreement-for-merger-rail-businesses/), 2018-03-28: "This will create a European Champion in Mobility."
- [themanufacturer.com](https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/siemens-buys-firm-to-make-collaborative-mobile-robots-safer/), 2018-04-05: "By acquiring Agilion, we’ll be in a position to also offer real-time locating solutions straight away."

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