ABB will take over Spirit IT of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, to add a new line of high-performance liquid flow computers, SCADA and custody transfer solutions to ABB’s measurement business for the oil and gas industry.
Spirit IT designs and sells liquid flow measurement and supervisory solutions for use in oil and gas applications. Its liquid flow computers and software deliver greater accuracy and control for well-pad automation, transportation and custody transfer applications.
Spirit IT’s employees will join the global Measurement Products business unit in ABB’s Process Automation division. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed, but the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Picture: The Flow-X series of flow computers offer advanced measurement technology and fast digital signal processing.
