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August 28, 2025
Kontron has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Spirit Electronics. Under the agreement, Spirit Electronics will serve as an authorised distributor for Kontron’s line of rugged, mission-critical embedded computing products for the defence aerospace market.

December 19, 2024
Kontron has received a significant order from an unnamed European company in the defense, security, and aerospace technology sectors.

December 12, 2024
German embedded systems specialist Kontron has announced a major new contract in the U.S. defense sector.

September 20, 2024
Currently, around 80% of the Kontron Group’s total value creation takes place in Europe. The close integration of development and production in Europe is a central aspect of the company’s strategy.

May 29, 2024
International satellite communications company Hanwha Phasor, has entered into a new strategic partnership with German embedded specialist Kontron.

March 12, 2024
Kontron started 2024 by acquiring a majority stake in EMS provider Katek SE. All closing conditions of the share purchase agreement have been met and a mandatory offer for the rest of the shares will follow.

January 18, 2024
Kontron AG will acquire around 60% of the shares in German electronics manufacturer KATEK SE.

December 06, 2023
Kontron has signed a contract exceeding EUR 30 million for fiber optic solutions. While the new client remains unnamed it is described as a "significant player in the telecommunications sector in Germany."

November 23, 2023
IoT technology company continues to see high demand for its solutions. The company reports that it has secured another design win with revenues of around EUR 50 million.

October 16, 2023
Kontron America will acquire Bsquare Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, Kontron will commence a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Bsquare for USD 1.90 per share of common stock in an all-cash transaction, representing an implied equity value of approximately USD 38 million.

October 11, 2023
Embedded systems specialist Kontron says that it has secured two design wins with a combined volume of approximately EUR 100 million.

September 18, 2023
Embedded technology specialist Kontron has acquired Altimate, a Romanian company for urban and interurban mobility solutions.

August 28, 2023
Kontron is acquiring Hartmann and W-IE-NE-R, a group of rugged computing systems manufacturers based in Germany and the United States, from Phoenix Mecano AG.

July 07, 2023
Kontron AG has signed a contract to purchase 100% of the shares in Comlab AG, a Swiss specialist for data communication repeaters for Railways.

July 04, 2023
Embedded computer technology specialist Kontron has signed an asset deal with Telit Cinterion, a US-based company headquartered in Irvine, California, USA

March 09, 2023
German embedded and edge computing heavyweights, congatec and Kontron, are teaming up to reduce NRE costs, accelerate time-to-market, and improve product & supply security.

January 18, 2023
New COM-HPC® Client modules based on 13th Gen Intel® Core™ mobile and desktop processors for demanding multi-core applications.

January 16, 2023
Technology group Kontron has seen a successful end to the business year. In addition to signing major new strategic contracts, Kontron completed the sale of the majority of its IT services business to VINCI Energies S.A.

November 10, 2022
Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), is implementing a series of performance-enhancing upgrades for the KISS V4 ADL family.

September 27, 2022
As of September first, 2022, Kontron AIS GmbH has taken over LUCOM GmbH and thus strengthen its portfolio as an IIoT solution provider for industrial software and industrial automation.

September 07, 2022
exceet Group has sold its portfolio company Lucom GmbH Elektrokomponenten & Systeme, to Kontron AIS GmbH, a subsidiary of Kontron AG.

November 19, 2021
Effective December 1, 2021, Kontron Electronics GmbH, will have acquired the business operations of EMS provider Ultraschalltechnik Halle GmbH (UST, Ultrasound Technology). Kontron Electronics will gain a new production site in Halle (Saale), Germany thanks to the acqusition.

September 24, 2021
Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), commences first deliveries of its high performance VX3060-S2 Blade PC.

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January 25, 2021
S&T AG has acquired 100% of the Linz-based company HC Solutions GmbH (HCS) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Kontron Technologies GmbH (KTEC).

November 24, 2020
The Kontron Industrial AI Platform accelerates the use of AI algorithms for inference in industrial environments, such as quality control or predictive maintenance.

November 20, 2020
Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), now offers a Panel PC for maritime applications: the FlatClient MAR.

October 28, 2020
The IoT/Embedded computing technology company says it is grouping its six production sites in Europe into and EMS/ODM network.

The third performance cycle for COMs is coming

July 23, 2019
S&T AG signed an asset deal with Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Munich, Germany to acquire the Augsburg-based Fujitsu industrial mainboard business.

April 15, 2019
Santa Ana-based embedded design and manufacturing services company PARPRO has created two new leadership positions to help facilitate the company’s growth plans.

Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), introduces its new COMe-cVR6 (E2) Module in the COM Express® Compact Type 6 form factor. It is based on the new AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1000 processor, which sets the benchmark for high-end embedded computer modules. The COM Express® Compact module's smaller form factor significantly saves space in comparison to most comparable solutions, allowing developers to create more compact designs with higher performance. Variants of the COMe-cVR6 (E2) are also resitant to vibration and shocks thanks to their permanently soldered memory, just as all other components, such as voltage dividers, capacitors, and controllers are selected for highest resistance to environmental stresses. The new COM Express® module is particularly suitable for applications in harsh environments, medical or industrial image processing systems, as well as complex automation systems.

August 31, 2018
S&T AG announces the acquisition of the Canada-based Inocybe Technologies, a software company, by Kontron Canada, an S&T subsidiary that was Inocybe's partner.

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Kontron appoints Spirit Electronics as official distributor

August 28, 2025 Kontron has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Spirit Electronics. Under the agreement, Spirit Electronics will serve as an authorised distributor for Kontron’s line of rugged, mission-critical embedded computing products for the defence aerospace market.

Kontron secures major defense order valued at €165 million

December 19, 2024 Kontron has received a significant order from an unnamed European company in the defense, security, and aerospace technology sectors.

Kontron inks contract with US aerospace & defense firm

December 12, 2024 German embedded systems specialist Kontron has announced a major new contract in the U.S. defense sector.

Kontron establishes 5G module production in Europe

September 20, 2024 Currently, around 80% of the Kontron Group’s total value creation takes place in Europe. The close integration of development and production in Europe is a central aspect of the company’s strategy.

Hanwha Phasor partners with Kontron

May 29, 2024 International satellite communications company Hanwha Phasor, has entered into a new strategic partnership with German embedded specialist Kontron.

Kontron gains control of Katek SE – mandatory offer follows

March 12, 2024 Kontron started 2024 by acquiring a majority stake in EMS provider Katek SE. All closing conditions of the share purchase agreement have been met and a mandatory offer for the rest of the shares will follow.

Kontron acquires majority stake in Katek SE

January 18, 2024 Kontron AG will acquire around 60% of the shares in German electronics manufacturer KATEK SE.

Kontron signs a contract worth over €30 million

December 06, 2023 Kontron has signed a contract exceeding EUR 30 million for fiber optic solutions. While the new client remains unnamed it is described as a "significant player in the telecommunications sector in Germany."

Another design win for Kontron, valued at €50 million

November 23, 2023 IoT technology company continues to see high demand for its solutions. The company reports that it has secured another design win with revenues of around EUR 50 million.

Kontron to acquire Bsquare

Two major design wins for Kontron, worth €100 million

October 11, 2023 Embedded systems specialist Kontron says that it has secured two design wins with a combined volume of approximately EUR 100 million.

Kontron acquires Altimate for €11.64 million

September 18, 2023 Embedded technology specialist Kontron has acquired Altimate, a Romanian company for urban and interurban mobility solutions.

Kontron acquires Hartmann and W-IE-NE-R

August 28, 2023 Kontron is acquiring Hartmann and W-IE-NE-R, a group of rugged computing systems manufacturers based in Germany and the United States, from Phoenix Mecano AG.

Kontron acquires Comlab AG

July 07, 2023 Kontron AG has signed a contract to purchase 100% of the shares in Comlab AG, a Swiss specialist for data communication repeaters for Railways.

Kontron acquires cellular automotive module unit from Telit Cinterion

July 04, 2023 Embedded computer technology specialist Kontron has signed an asset deal with Telit Cinterion, a US-based company headquartered in Irvine, California, USA

German heavyweights team up to unify design schematics

March 09, 2023 German embedded and edge computing heavyweights, congatec and Kontron, are teaming up to reduce NRE costs, accelerate time-to-market, and improve product & supply security.

COMh-caRP and COMh-ccAS: Kontron advances industrial High-Performance Computing

January 18, 2023 New COM-HPC® Client modules based on 13th Gen Intel® Core™ mobile and desktop processors for demanding multi-core applications.

Kontron starts the new year with major new orders

January 16, 2023 Technology group Kontron has seen a successful end to the business year. In addition to signing major new strategic contracts, Kontron completed the sale of the majority of its IT services business to VINCI Energies S.A.

KISS V4 ADL family: Kontron upgrades KISS rackmount series

November 10, 2022 Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), is implementing a series of performance-enhancing upgrades for the KISS V4 ADL family.

Kontron AIS takes over LUCOM

September 27, 2022 As of September first, 2022, Kontron AIS GmbH has taken over LUCOM GmbH and thus strengthen its portfolio as an IIoT solution provider for industrial software and industrial automation.

exceet has sold Lucom GmbH Elektrokomponenten & Systeme

September 07, 2022 exceet Group has sold its portfolio company Lucom GmbH Elektrokomponenten & Systeme, to Kontron AIS GmbH, a subsidiary of Kontron AG.

Kontron Electronics acquires business operations of UST

November 19, 2021 Effective December 1, 2021, Kontron Electronics GmbH, will have acquired the business operations of EMS provider Ultraschalltechnik Halle GmbH (UST, Ultrasound Technology). Kontron Electronics will gain a new production site in Halle (Saale), Germany thanks to the acqusition.

Kontron’s VX3060-S2 takes 3U OpenVPX to next level

September 24, 2021 Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), commences first deliveries of its high performance VX3060-S2 Blade PC.

HC Solutions is now in the hands of S&T

January 25, 2021 S&T AG has acquired 100% of the Linz-based company HC Solutions GmbH (HCS) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Kontron Technologies GmbH (KTEC).

Kontron Industrial AI Platform for easy integration of Artificial Intelligence

November 24, 2020 The Kontron Industrial AI Platform accelerates the use of AI algorithms for inference in industrial environments, such as quality control or predictive maintenance.

Kontron FlatClient MAR for maritime applications

November 20, 2020 Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), now offers a Panel PC for maritime applications: the FlatClient MAR.

Kontron bundles its EMS/ODM manufacturing companies within Europe

October 28, 2020 The IoT/Embedded computing technology company says it is grouping its six production sites in Europe into and EMS/ODM network.

Whispers about the Computer-on-Module standard COM-HPC

The third performance cycle for COMs is coming

Kontron acquires assets from Fujitsu Technology Solutions

July 23, 2019 S&T AG signed an asset deal with Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Munich, Germany to acquire the Augsburg-based Fujitsu industrial mainboard business.

PARPRO adds key leadership positions

April 15, 2019 Santa Ana-based embedded design and manufacturing services company PARPRO has created two new leadership positions to help facilitate the company’s growth plans.

Kontron introduces COMe-cVR6 (E2) Module with new AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1000 Processor

Kontron's Canadian subsidiary acquires software company

August 31, 2018 S&T AG announces the acquisition of the Canada-based Inocybe Technologies, a software company, by Kontron Canada, an S&T subsidiary that was Inocybe's partner.

August 28, 2025
Kontron has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Spirit Electronics. Under the agreement, Spirit Electronics will serve as an authorised distributor for Kontron’s line of rugged, mission-critical embedded computing products for the defence aerospace market.

December 19, 2024
Kontron has received a significant order from an unnamed European company in the defense, security, and aerospace technology sectors.

December 12, 2024
German embedded systems specialist Kontron has announced a major new contract in the U.S. defense sector.

September 20, 2024
Currently, around 80% of the Kontron Group’s total value creation takes place in Europe. The close integration of development and production in Europe is a central aspect of the company’s strategy.

May 29, 2024
International satellite communications company Hanwha Phasor, has entered into a new strategic partnership with German embedded specialist Kontron.

March 12, 2024
Kontron started 2024 by acquiring a majority stake in EMS provider Katek SE. All closing conditions of the share purchase agreement have been met and a mandatory offer for the rest of the shares will follow.

January 18, 2024
Kontron AG will acquire around 60% of the shares in German electronics manufacturer KATEK SE.

December 06, 2023
Kontron has signed a contract exceeding EUR 30 million for fiber optic solutions. While the new client remains unnamed it is described as a "significant player in the telecommunications sector in Germany."

November 23, 2023
IoT technology company continues to see high demand for its solutions. The company reports that it has secured another design win with revenues of around EUR 50 million.

October 11, 2023
Embedded systems specialist Kontron says that it has secured two design wins with a combined volume of approximately EUR 100 million.

September 18, 2023
Embedded technology specialist Kontron has acquired Altimate, a Romanian company for urban and interurban mobility solutions.

August 28, 2023
Kontron is acquiring Hartmann and W-IE-NE-R, a group of rugged computing systems manufacturers based in Germany and the United States, from Phoenix Mecano AG.

July 07, 2023
Kontron AG has signed a contract to purchase 100% of the shares in Comlab AG, a Swiss specialist for data communication repeaters for Railways.

July 04, 2023
Embedded computer technology specialist Kontron has signed an asset deal with Telit Cinterion, a US-based company headquartered in Irvine, California, USA

March 09, 2023
German embedded and edge computing heavyweights, congatec and Kontron, are teaming up to reduce NRE costs, accelerate time-to-market, and improve product & supply security.

January 18, 2023
New COM-HPC® Client modules based on 13th Gen Intel® Core™ mobile and desktop processors for demanding multi-core applications.

January 16, 2023
Technology group Kontron has seen a successful end to the business year. In addition to signing major new strategic contracts, Kontron completed the sale of the majority of its IT services business to VINCI Energies S.A.

November 10, 2022
Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), is implementing a series of performance-enhancing upgrades for the KISS V4 ADL family.

September 27, 2022
As of September first, 2022, Kontron AIS GmbH has taken over LUCOM GmbH and thus strengthen its portfolio as an IIoT solution provider for industrial software and industrial automation.

September 07, 2022
exceet Group has sold its portfolio company Lucom GmbH Elektrokomponenten & Systeme, to Kontron AIS GmbH, a subsidiary of Kontron AG.

November 19, 2021
Effective December 1, 2021, Kontron Electronics GmbH, will have acquired the business operations of EMS provider Ultraschalltechnik Halle GmbH (UST, Ultrasound Technology). Kontron Electronics will gain a new production site in Halle (Saale), Germany thanks to the acqusition.

September 24, 2021
Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), commences first deliveries of its high performance VX3060-S2 Blade PC.

January 25, 2021
S&T AG has acquired 100% of the Linz-based company HC Solutions GmbH (HCS) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Kontron Technologies GmbH (KTEC).

November 24, 2020
The Kontron Industrial AI Platform accelerates the use of AI algorithms for inference in industrial environments, such as quality control or predictive maintenance.

November 20, 2020
Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), now offers a Panel PC for maritime applications: the FlatClient MAR.

October 28, 2020
The IoT/Embedded computing technology company says it is grouping its six production sites in Europe into and EMS/ODM network.

July 23, 2019
S&T AG signed an asset deal with Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Munich, Germany to acquire the Augsburg-based Fujitsu industrial mainboard business.

April 15, 2019
Santa Ana-based embedded design and manufacturing services company PARPRO has created two new leadership positions to help facilitate the company’s growth plans.

August 31, 2018
S&T AG announces the acquisition of the Canada-based Inocybe Technologies, a software company, by Kontron Canada, an S&T subsidiary that was Inocybe's partner.