Main Dynamics
The need for more Automation & Communication is currently driven by customers who want to improve their industrial processes through monitoring and control or increase security, energy efficiency and confort within their buildings. Key drivers such as the wide development and convergence of communication networks, the increasing level of intelligence which can be embedded, the eased interaction with machines and the continued price reduction of electronics now enable to fulfil those needs with new solutions and services which will strongly impact the industrial and building sector in the coming years.
Targeted Areas
Schneider Electric Ventures seeks investments in all sectors of Automation & Control including disruptive technologies and market approaches in Building and Network Security, Machine to Machine, Wireless & Network Convergence, Advanced Software, Embedded Intelligence or Human-Machine Interfaces.