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Digi-Star Acquired by Topcon
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 03/24/2015

A Wisconsin-based manufacturer of agriculture scales and weighing equipment has been sold for the second time in four years. Topcon Positioning Group announced the acquisition of Digi-Star in Fort Atkinson for an undisclosed amount.

"After several years of working on development projects together, we are delighted with this acquisition," said Topcon CEO Ray O'Connor. "Digi-Star and Topcon Precision Agriculture are a perfect fit, bringing complementary technologies and distribution channels to our rapidly growing precision agricultural division. At a time when many companies are decreasing their investment in agricultural markets, we are increasingly optimistic about their growth based upon our strong commitment to developing management systems and solutions that bring the power of the Internet of Things to every farm."

Digi-Star is a global supplier of electronic equipment, precision sensors, optical yield and feed management sensors, displays, position verification, and software used by farmers and other equipment operators to precisely measure and analyze valuable data from critical farming processes.

The group was officially created as its own company in 1995 after its scale products were marketed through J-Star Industries since the 1980s. In 1998, the company purchased the assets and product line of the Tyrel Corporation, a leading manufacturer of specialized on-board weighting indicators with unique data transfer and pc software integration capabilities.

In 2011, a private group of investors called Baird Capital Partners purchased Digi-Star. A year later, the company purchased RDS Technology, a United Kingdom-based company that possesses similar technology for agricultural and construction applications.

The company currently has 220 employees in three locations.


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