Emerson today announced that it has acquired Mita-Teknik in an all-cash transaction. Founded in 1969, Mita is a leader in the wind power control automation business, equipping wind turbines and wind farms with technology to maximize their performance and achieve superior reliability. The acquisition is highly complementary to Emerson’s existing control system portfolio, enabling the company to further help customers move toward digital operations and achieve their sustainability goals.

Mita’s proprietary controls manage wind turbine operations to maximize energy production, while its control software optimizes wind farm output to provide cost-optimized energy. In addition to Mita’s full portfolio of OEM technologies, it serves the fast-growing aftermarket segment by offering cost-competitive retrofitting solutions that extend the life of turbines while increasing annual power generation.

Mita occupies an important position in the growing wind energy industry.

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The acquisition expands Emerson’s renewable generation automation solutions into the wind power market and strengthens Emerson’s ability to deliver more value to power customers around the world.

High-level view

Mike Train, senior vice president and Chief Sustainability Officer at Emerson, said: “Mita drives Emerson’s environmental sustainability strategy – broadening our green solutions framework – to help our customers transition to low carbon through Emerson’s advanced products, technologies and solutions. ”

Mark Bulanda, executive president of Emerson’s Automation Solutions business, said: “Digitalization is critical to the renewable industry sector as power generators continue to seek to improve the visibility and maintainability of their systems. Our world-leading power generation capacity, now combined with Mita’s renewable energy expertise and technology, will help power customers accelerate their digital transformation path to smarter and more sustainable operations in the future.” ”

Jesper Andersen, Chairman of the Board of Mitta, said: “We are proud to be joining Emerson. Emerson has a global presence and a proven track record of delivering sustainable solutions. “We are pleased that our presence in the wind energy market will complement Emerson’s reputation and reach, further expanding our ability to serve customers in emerging global retrofit markets.” “