# Krohne and Samson form FOCUS-ON joint venture for autonomous actuators

Krohne and Samson started FOCUS-ON, an equal joint venture registered in Dordrecht, Netherlands, to develop, market and produce autonomous actuators for the process industry. The announcement was dated 30 October 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-10-30
- Where: Dordrecht, Netherlands
- Status: announced
- Products: autonomous actuators
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [KROHNE](https://endata.com/companies/401.md) (partner)
- [Samson](https://endata.com/companies/2061.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [valve-world-americas.com](https://valve-world-americas.com/tag/innovation/page/2/), 2019-10-29: "Krohne and Samson have started a new joint venture company, FOCUS-ON, dedicated to the development, marketing and production of autonomous actuators for the process industry 4.0."

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