Hitachi says it is buying US factory robotics system integrator JR Automation for $1.42B, hoping to expand its IoT business in North America (Nikkei)

Nikkei:
Hitachi says it is buying US factory robotics system integrator JR Automation for $1.42B, hoping to expand its IoT business in North America  —  Japanese industrial conglomerate hopes to expand IoT business in North America  —  TOKYO — Hitachi will buy U.S. robotic system integrator JR …

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