Callisto Integration
Accenture Industry X.0 is living up to its motto “combine and conquer” with a combination in the manufacturing space, this one a Canadian company with roots in technology and consulting.
Callisto Integration works with customers in the food and beverage, chemicals, utility industries, providing IoT solutions as well as shop-floor control systems in North America creating real-time data on production processes.
"Our clients, who include the leaders in virtually every industry, are under tremendous pressure to harness the power of disruption for competitive advantage," Jimmy Etheredge, CEO, North America at Accenture said in a statement. "Our acquisition of Callisto shows how we continue to scale our digital manufacturing capabilities to help our clients innovate and succeed in an environment of accelerating digitization."
The Oakville, Ontatio-based Callisto has 160 employees in five global offices including two in the U.S., the U.K. and the Netherlands. The acquisition includes Callisto's MeasureTek subsidiary, based in Albany, which Accenture said uses IoT technology to provide precision farming services, such as dynamic field monitoring and irrigation information.
Mike Grasley, Callisto Integration's chief innovation officer, said, "Becoming part of Accenture Industry X.0 and Accenture's global organization is an incredible opportunity. It allows us to bring our digital manufacturing solutions to more clients at a scale that hasn't been possible before and presents new opportunities to our people."
