The Friedhelm Loh Group is further expanding its offering for the digitalization of the industrial value chain. Eplan, Rittal and German Edge Cloud are getting a new sister company from Poland: Long-time development partner Digital Technology Poland is now 100% part of the group.
Eplan, Rittal and German Edge Cloud have been working with Digital Technology Poland (DTP) on development projects for some time. Now, the Friedhelm Loh Group has acquired 100% of the Polish digitalization pioneer. With its R&D services and as a competence center, especially in the area of software development, DTP will further strengthen the resources of Rittal and Eplan in control and switchgear engineering, as well as German Edge Cloud in the data-sovereign digitization of factories.
“We welcome the new member in our family,” says Prof. Friedhelm Loh, owner and CEO of the Friedhelm Loh Group: “In six years of cooperation, DTP has demonstrated competence, speed and inventiveness that fit our group of companies.”
“DTP has developed dynamically with experienced engineers and young graduates. We look forward to continuing to drive the digitization of the industry as part of the strong, international group of companies,” says Prof. Janusz Szajna, CEO and founder of Digital Technology Poland.
Digital Technology Poland was founded in 2013 as an R&D company and engineering service provider and has established itself as a digitization specialist with double-digit growth. The Polish engineering experts cover all phases of digital technology innovation for software and hardware, from ideation and consulting to research, development, certification, product launch and maintenance. DTP is based in Zielona Gora in Poland, about two hours’ drive from Berlin.
Today, the company employs 130 people at four locations: the headquarters in Zielona Gora as well as technical offices in Warsaw and in Kharkiv, Ukraine. In addition, there is an office in Hildesheim. Since its foundation, DTP has been characterized by its close ties to local universities.
The research and development focus is on: Cloud Services, Big Data & Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Smart Robotics, Image and Video Recognition and Processing, IoT, Augmented Reality and 5G Communication.
In addition to supporting all Friedhelm Loh Group companies in the growing area of data-driven applications and business models, DTP will also continue its business as an R&D service provider for existing and new customers in the international industry.