Pollux

With acquiring Pollux, a Brazil-based provider of industrial robotics and automation solutions, Accenture expanded capabilities for clients in consumer goods, pharmaceutical and automotive industries. It was Accenture’s first acquisition of an industrial robotics solutions provider.

Pollux’s more than 290 professionals joined Accenture’s Industry X, a group that works to provide intelligence in how clients run factories and plants, as well as design and engineer connected products and services.

“The needs of our clients are driving strong momentum in our business, with an acceleration of continued strong double-digit growth across applied intelligence, cloud, Industry X, operations and security,” said Accenture CEO Julie Sweet in a statement. “With interactive and intelligent platform services returning to strong double-digit growth this quarter, these strategic priorities are multi service and are powered by our unparalleled technology ecosystem relationships.”