Basler AG concluded the takeover of mycable GmbH on 1 June 2017. With the acquisition of mycable, Basler intends to increase its market penetration in field of embedded vision technology.
Ahrensburg, 08 June 2017 – Basler AG, the leading manufacturer of digital industrial cameras, concluded the takeover of mycable GmbH, headquartered in Neumünster, on 1 June 2017. Founder and Managing Director of mycable GmbH, Michael Carstens-Behrens, will continue to work for mycable GmbH and Basler AG in the future.
With the acquisition of mycable, Basler intends to increase its market penetration in the rapidly growing field of embedded vision technology. At the same time, Basler wants to significantly reduce the integration efforts of embedded vision technologies for its customers. With its camera module series dart, Basler has been addressing a wide range of applications in the field of embedded vision for more than two years. mycable GmbH is an experienced provider in the field of consulting and development of embedded computing architectures.
Customers who want to use Basler camera modules, but are hesitant due to the time-consuming integration of embedded processing platforms, will benefit from the merger and the associated competence expansion. "Together, we have a great potential to make Embedded Vision technology usable for a broad range of users," said Arndt Bake (Chief Marketing Officer, CMO).
For mycable the vision market is already its strongest market segment and Basler offers mycable an ideal platform for the marketing of its products and services. "We will benefit from Basler's global sales and service network and its strong brand to provide our know-how and achieve the best possible growth in the embedded vision market," says Michael Carstens-Behrens, Managing Director of mycable.
mycable GmbH is a highly specialized consulting company in the area of embedded computing systems. Founded in 2001, the 13 employees of mycable GmbH support their customers in the selection of embedded computing architectures. Consulting and conceptual designs as well as prototypes and serial products are developed within the framework of a customer order. If necessary, mycable also coordinates the production of prototypes and small batches. mycable’s customers are primarily active in the automotive and computer vision industry.
Basler is a leading global manufacturer of digital cameras for industrial and retail applications, medical devices, and traffic systems. Product designs are driven by industry requirements and offer easy integration, compact size, excellent image quality, and a very strong price/performance ratio. Founded in 1988, Basler has more than 25 years of experience in vision technologies. The company employs 500 people at its headquarters in Ahrensburg, Germany, as well as in international subsidiaries and offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
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