Accenture has completed its acquisition of Pollux, a provider of industrial robotics and automation solutions, headquartered in Joinville, Brazil. Terms of the transaction, which Accenture announced on March 1, were not disclosed.
The acquisition expands Accenture’s capabilities for clients in consumer goods, pharmaceutical and automotive industries seeking to make their factories, plants and supply chains more productive, safe and sustainable.
It marks Accenture’s first acquisition of an industrial robotics solutions provider. Pollux’s more than 290 professionals are joining Accenture’s Industry X group.
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, the company offers Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 537,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries.
Accenture Industry X embeds intelligence in how clients run factories and plants, as well as design and engineer connected products and services — making manufacturing and operations more efficient, effective and safe; enabling companies to transform how they make things, and the things they make, for sustainable growth.
