Polestar, the IT and ‘Internet of Things’ specialist has partnered with Siemens to offer network consultancy, professional services and installation support on the Siemens Industrial Strength Networks program.
Polestar works with Siemens to provide end-to-end solutions used on the factory floor as well as within critical infrastructure projects, with a specific focus on the RuggedCom and SCALANCE communication products. Polestar accredited engineers will partner with Siemens network architects to offer the best in class Wireless and Wireline services and solutions.
The new partnership will further ease the integration of factory and field based networks into the enterprise world and overcome the challenges that often occur when these differing cultures co-exist. As the Internet of Things gains momentum and volume of data increase, Siemens needs such partners to deliver critical solutions.
Julian Smith, Managing Director of Polestar, commented: “We are delighted to be joining the prestigious Siemens Partner Programme. This is an important development for us and for our customers as it means we can offer the complete range of Siemens products alongside our technical experience and expertise. The partnership confirms and underlines our commitment to continually improving our service offering for the benefit of our customers around the world.”
Stephen Hughes, Siemens UK&I General Manager for Partner Management added: “Polestar’s expertise will help UK companies embrace the future of manufacturing and drive technology advances to enable faster productivity gains for UK manufacturing. We are thrilled to have Polestar on board. It is collaborations like this that will make Industry 4.0 a reality and help to further strengthen the UK’s position as a world leader in industrial automation”.
Polestar is an international specialist in the design, implementation and support of technology infrastructure. Established over 17 years ago, the Nottingham based company has strong working relationships with industry leaders from the world of IT. Polestar has a proven track record of delivering secure high availability solutions and direct access to front-line expertise to clients in the UK, Europe and North America.
