ABB收购加拿大光学水质分析厂商Real Tech

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ABB acquires innovative optical sensor company to expand smart water management offering

ABB收购创新型光学传感器公司，扩大智能水管理产品范围

• Through the acquisition of Canadian company Real Tech, ABB expands its strong presence in the water segment and complements its portfolio with optical sensor technology critical for the age of smart water通过收购加拿大Real Tech公司，ABB扩大了其在水务领域的强大影响力，并通过对智能水务时代至关重要的光学传感器技术来补充其产品组合
• Real Tech is a market leader in real-time water quality monitoring and testing with more than 10,000 installed solutions in municipal water and wastewater, and other industries around the worldReal Tech 是实时水质监测和测试领域的市场领导者，在全球市政供水和废水处理以及其他行业安装了 10,000 多个解决方案
• The acquisition positions ABB for growth opportunities resulting from the global push for sustainable water management此次收购使ABB能够获得全球推动可持续水资源管理带来的增长机会
  

      ABB today announced that it has agreed to acquire Canadian company Real Tech, a leading supplier of innovative optical sensor technology that enables real-time water monitoring and testing. Through the acquisition, ABB will expand its strong presence in the water segment and complements its product portfolio with optical technology critical for smart water management. Financial terms of the transaction that is expected to close in Q1 2024 were not disclosed.               

       ABB今天宣布，已同意收购加拿大公司Real Tech，该公司是创新光学传感器技术的领先供应商，可实现实时水监测和测试。通过此次收购，ABB将扩大其在水务领域的强大影响力，并通过对智能水管理至关重要的光学技术来补充其产品组合。预计将于2024年第一季度完成的交易的财务条款尚未披露。

Real Tech 产品

      Unlike traditional water quality measurement, which can be a time-consuming process, Real Tech’s product portfolio provides critical measurements in real-time. This enables better process control and continuous water quality assurance. Real Tech’s patented solutions cover the entire digital water value chain for water quality monitoring with a focus on data creation and analytics.   
      与传统的水质测量不同，传统的水质测量可能是一个耗时的过程，而Real Tech的产品组合则提供实时的关键测量。这样可以更好地进行过程控制和持续的水质保证。Real Tech的专利解决方案涵盖了水质监测的整个数字水价值链，重点是数据创建和分析。   
      Real Tech’s portfolio includes optical sensors, controllers and a suite of optional accessories that allow each system to be configured according to customer needs. Leveraging the power of light, the sensors measure water composition. They use spectrophotometry and fluorescence measuring techniques to move testing from the lab to the process environment for real-time use. Liquid AI®, a proprietary AI software platform, completes the service offering, providing an easy and accurate way to analyze data from Real Tech sensors. The company has approximately 40 employees and is based in Whitby, Ontario.  
      Real Tech 的产品组合包括光学传感器、控制器和一套可选配件，允许根据客户需求配置每个系统。利用光的力量，传感器测量水的成分。他们使用分光光度法和荧光测量技术将测试从实验室转移到过程环境进行实时使用。Liquid AI 是一个专有的 AI软件平台，完善了服务产品，提供了一种简单而准确的方法来分析来自 Real Tech 传感器的数据。该公司拥有约40名员工，总部位于安大略省惠特比。   
    “We are excited to welcome all our new colleagues to the ABB family,” said Jacques Mulbert, Division President, ABB Measurement & Analytics. “We look forward to jointly driving the innovation and growth journey of Real Tech. Joining forces with ABB will accelerate the deployment of Real Tech’s technologies through the vast ABB global sales and service network, making a step change in access to market. The acquisition is an important part of ABB Measurement & Analytics’ strategy, which includes adding advanced environmental technologies to the portfolio.”   
    “我们很高兴欢迎所有新同事加入ABB大家庭，”ABB测量与分析部门总裁Jacques Mulbert说。“我们期待共同推动瑞科的创新和成长之旅，与ABB的联手将通过庞大的ABB全球销售和服务网络加速瑞科技术的部署，从而在市场准入方面实现一步的改变。此次收购是ABB测量与分析战略的重要组成部分，其中包括在产品组合中增加先进的环境技术.   
    “When we founded Real Tech almost 20 years ago, we were set on developing optical sensor technology that would advance the management of water into a new era,” said Jodi Glover, CEO and co-founder of Real Tech. “Our real-time water quality monitoring sensors and data analytics capabilities are empowering our clients, both utilities and industries that manage water in their operation and manufacturing processes, with the critical insights they need every minute, every day. We look forward to becoming part of ABB with our shared vision to create a more sustainable future.”     
    “当我们在大约20年前创立Real Tech时，我们致力于开发光学传感器技术，将水资源管理推向一个新时代，”Real Tech首席执行官兼联合创始人Jodi Glover说，“我们的实时水质监测传感器和数据分析功能正在为我们的客户提供支持，包括公用事业和行业，在运营和制造过程中管理水。提供他们每分钟、每一天所需的关键见解。我们期待成为ABB的一员，共同的愿景是创造一个更可持续的未来。   
      According to the UN, 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water, while more than 4.2 billion people lack safely managed sanitation. At the same time, only 11 percent of the world’s treated wastewater is reused and around half of the world’s untreated wastewater still enters rivers, lakes, and seas. Advancements in water sensor technology and artificial intelligence can aid in efficient water and wastewater management. Investment in water quality monitoring, water treatment and water infrastructure has expanded dramatically worldwide. In the US, an unprecedented $111 billion is being invested in upgrading water infrastructure over a 10-year period.   
      根据联合国的数据，22亿人无法获得安全管理的饮用水，而超过42亿人缺乏安全管理的卫生设施。与此同时，世界上只有11%的处理废水被再利用，世界上大约一半的未经处理的废水仍然进入河流、湖泊和海洋。水传感器技术和人工智能的进步有助于高效的水和废水管理。全球对水质监测、水处理和水基础设施的投资急剧增加。在美国，在10年内，将投资1110亿美元用于升级水利基础设施，这是史无前例的。   
     
     ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company’s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on more than 140 years of excellence, ABB’s ~105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation.

   ABB是电气化和自动化领域的技术领导者，致力于实现更可持续、更节约资源的未来。该公司的解决方案将工程专业知识和软件连接起来，以优化物品的制造、移动、供电和操作方式。ABB拥有140多年的卓越经验，拥有105,000名员工，致力于推动创新，加速行业转型.

   Real Tech, incorporated in 2004, is a company dedicated to water quality. We provide UV photometric and spectroscopic analytical instrumentation for the water and wastewater industry. Our focus is on developing water technology innovations for practical, accurate, and affordable water solutions.Real Tech is one of Canada’s leading green technology companies, with one patent pending and already securing two patents. We have growing sales in over 40 countries across the world. Our use of core technology in our products has received us a prestigious Deloitte Technology Green 15 award four years, in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.With continued growth and success in product development, Real Tech will continue to expand and grow as a leading water industry company.Provide rapid and accurate detection of water quality parameters that are important to our clients, every minute, every day. From source to tap and back again, our continuous online remote monitoring solutions can provide up to the minute insights about parameters and compounds such as BOD, COD, TOC, DOC, UV254, UVT, Nitrates, Nitrites, BTEX, OIW, TSS, Colour, Dyes, Chromium VI, Permanganate, Diesel Fuel, Benzene, Ozone, Pesticides, Monochloramine, Surfactants, Black Liquor, THM/HAA, Spectral Fingerprint, and much more.

   Real Tech 成立于 2004 年，是一家致力于水质的公司。我们为水和污水处理行业提供紫外光度和光谱分析仪器。我们的重点是开发水技术创新，以实现实用、准确和负担得起的水解决方案。Real Tech是加拿大领先的绿色科技公司之一，正在申请一项专利，并已获得两项专利。我们在全球 40 多个国家/地区的销售额不断增长。我们在产品中使用核心技术，在2009年、2010年、2011年和2012年连续四年获得著名的德勤绿色15强奖。每时每刻，都能快速准确地检测对客户至关重要的水质参数。从源头到抽头再返回，我们的连续在线远程监控解决方案可以提供有关参数和化合物的最新见解，例如 BOD、COD、TOC、DOC、UV254、UVT、硝酸盐、亚硝酸盐、BTEX、OIW、TSS、颜色、染料、六价铬、高锰酸盐、柴油、苯、臭氧、杀虫剂、一氯胺、表面活性剂、黑液、THM/HAA、光谱指纹图谱等。