
HMS takes over Beck IPC
On July 17, HMS Industrial Networks acquired all shares in the German company Beck IPC GmbH, based in Wetzlar. Beck IPC is a provider of technologies and solutions for embedded control and M2M communication.
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On July 17, HMS Industrial Networks acquired all shares in the German company Beck IPC GmbH, based in Wetzlar. Beck IPC is a provider of technologies and solutions for embedded control and M2M communication.
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