BARTEC will acquire the British IIoT specialist Extronics. The company is a leading global developer and manufacturer of connectivity and IIoT infrastructure as well as asset and people tracking systems for hazardous areas. “The acquisition of Extronics is the consequent next step for BARTEC to evolve into the world’s leading provider of digital infrastructure and equipment for hazardous areas. The combined portfolio will now be the most comprehensive in the market and allows our customers to implement industrial IIoT networks and mobile devices. I look forward to the integration of the new employees, which we welcome to BARTEC with their very special know-how,” explains Dr. Martin U. Schefter, CEO BARTEC. Read full news article

Extronics is pleased to welcome Jessica Jordan to our Extronics Inc. team in Texas. Jessica brings years of experience working across many industries and has joined the team as a Sales Executive.   Extronics is committed to serving our global customers in the best way possible. Jessica brings years of experience to help us continue on that journey and will greatly expand our customer support capabilities within the Americas. “I immediately felt a connection with the company values, the people, and the customer base after reading the posting.” A short interview with our newest Extronics teammate… What has been your career background up to this point? Over the course of 14 years as an account manager, I have worked with end users, resellers, contractors, right up to the design phase with engineering consultant firms. I […]

Extronics is pleased to announce that it has commenced trading through a new subsidiary, Extronics Inc for the Americas. Extronics Inc is based out of Houston Texas and VP for the Americas, Chris Sadler, has relocated to Houston. Martin Crowe, Finance Director commented “This move is an important step for Extronics as part of our IIoT for Hazardous Area strategy. We see the Americas as key market for our business and setting up Extronics Inc will allow us to support our customers better, speed up processing and increase the support we can offer our customers.” Extronics Ltd will continue to process, fulfil, and invoice any orders placed prior to October 31st, 2021. VP for the Americas, Chris Sadler commented. “We are excited and honoured to finally be local in the USA! Connecting with our customers […]

Extronics has been awarded a phase two grant from the UK government sustainable innovation fund for its work in developing a contact tracing and social distancing solution primarily targeted at process industries but also suitable in other work environments. Extronics was previously awarded an initial grant for developing a social distancing and contact tracing solution as part of the existing iTAG X30 product platform. Learn more about the phase one grant Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £200 million to fund single and collaborative research and development projects as part of the Sustainable Innovation Fund (SIF). The aim of this grant is to help all sectors of the UK rebuild after the effects of COVID-19. Dr Julian Poyner, Engineering Director at Extronics, commented on the need for this development, […]

Extronics has been awarded a product development fund from the UK government sustainable innovation fund for its work in developing a contact tracing and social distancing solution primarily targeted at process industries but also suitable in other work environments. Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £10 million to fund single and collaborative research and development projects as part of the Sustainable Innovation Fund. The aim of this competition is to help all sectors of the UK rebuild after the effects of COVID-19. This funding will enable Extronics to perform a technical feasibility study into the practicalities of adding software to the existing iTAG X30 tags to facilitate a proximity warning (visual, sound and vibration) when two or more worker worn tags come close to each other. Julian Poyner, […]

Extronics is proud to announce the launch of the all-new iTAG X30. The iTAG X30 brings together years of development and experience to deliver a true site wide RTLS solution for process industry environments. Extronics CEO, John Hartley, shared his thoughts. “We have worked very closely with our customers over the past fifteen years and listened to the challenges they face. With worker safety becoming an ever-increasing focus for many businesses operating within process industries, we wanted to deliver a solution that allows our customers to achieve high levels of location accuracy across their entire site without the need for dense Wi-Fi infrastructure in open areas.” John continued, “The iTAG X30 delivers upon that goal and we are excited to see it come to market.” Process industries have a range of variable physical environments and […]

Like many companies, Extronics has taken to using online team meetings to keep connected during these unusual times. During a recent team huddle, a discussion about home exercise got underway. Chris Sadler, Business Development Manager for the Americas, shared his exercise routine and the dreaded plank challenge. It quickly turned competitive, with people sharing their best time, banter over technique, and what qualifies as a real plank. Extronics CEO, John Hartley, suggested we set a date for a company plank challenge. “It is important to feel connected and have some fun as a team during these strange times. The plank challenge was a way we could share some laughs as a team and keep ourselves active.” John continued, “We have a great team of people at Extronics and like many businesses, we want to stay connected […]