Hexagon AB

Hexagon AB
Public
Traded as Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B
Industry Metrology Hexagon AB (HEXA-B) Company Profile - CorporateInformation.com
Founded Stockholm, Sweden (1992)
Revenue 14,096 M SEK[1]
Number of employees
 12,863[2]
Website www.hexagon.com

Hexagon AB is a global technology group headquartered in Sweden.

The operation is focused on precision measuring technologies and is divided into three business areas: Geospatial Measuring (Surveying and GPS), Industrial Metrology (Hexagon Metrology) and Technologies. The company markets its products and services under more than 35 different brands worldwide. The Group employs about 16,000 people in 46 countries.

Hexagon's operations encompass hand tools, fixed and portable coordinate measuring machines, GPS systems, construction machine control systems, level meters, laser meters, total stations, sensors for airborne measurement, aftermarket services and software systems, such as PC-DMIS.

Hexagon’s macro products are used within construction and engineering industries, while micro products are used primarily by automotive and aerospace industries, medical industries and design industry. Hexagon's other operations focus on supplying components primarily to the heavy automotive industry as well as key components for industrial robots.

Hexagon held its first annual conference Hexagon 2011 which combined Intergraph®, ERDAS, Leica Geosystems and Hexagon Metrology groups.

History

Hexagon AB was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and provides products to design, measure, and position objects. Surveyors, government agencies, mapping companies, construction, and security and defense related industries are the primary customers of their services.

Brands

References

  1. ↑ "Hexagon AB (HEXA-B) Company Profile - CorporateInformation.com". CorporateInformation.com. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  2. ↑ "Business Week Company Description". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2011-11-30.

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