Original equipment manufacturers in these markets, already served by both providers, will benefit from a comprehensive service that combines the strengths of both partners to create a value package that offers total system responsibility, from the design of dedicated boards and housings to the mass production of complete systems that meet all industry-specific regulations, certifications, and lifecycle management requirements.
 
“We are the only leading embedded systems provider in the world that focuses on its core competencies. To better serve our OEM customers, who demand individually tailored, system-level products with full system responsibility, we invest in strong vertical market partnerships like the one we have with SIE. With congatec and SIE already serving joint customers in regulated markets such as medical and healthcare, as well as critical infrastructure, we have a solid foundation to catapult our established and thriving cooperation into a strategic partnership to multiply this success,” says Gerhard Edi, CSO of congatec, expressing his satisfaction with the cooperation with SIE.
 
“Considering the increasing risk of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and the need for a higher level of quality, traceability, and documentation that comes with MDR regulations, we see a growing number of applications that can benefit from the strategic partnership between congatec and SIE, which combines each of our strong core competencies to deliver the best quality for our OEM customers. We consider ourselves one company, and together we offer an unprecedented value proposition with full system responsibility.” “The system covers everything from the core computing to certification, serial production, and lifecycle management. This is especially valuable if customers in regulated markets are looking for a source with Central European roots,” emphasizes Josef Krojer, Managing Director of SIE System Industrie Electronic.
 
Among other OEM solution platforms, the two partners have already jointly developed the BSI-certified secunet Konnektor for the cybersecurity specialist secunet. This Konnektor is now part of gematik’s telematics infrastructure. As Germany’s national agency for digital medicine, the company promotes and coordinates the introduction, maintenance, and further development of digital applications in healthcare and ensures the interoperability of the components involved. The secunet Konnektor is offered as a single connector for smaller installations, such as medical practices or pharmacies, and as a data center connector for hospitals and large medical facilities, as well as for other service providers. To date, secunet has already installed more than 83,000 units. The three companies are taking the next step by developing an MDR-certified gateway for medical technology. In these types of complex projects, the proven and close collaboration of specialists makes a decisive difference.
 
In addition to critical healthcare infrastructure and OEM medical equipment, the two companies also aim to enter other embedded systems and edge computing markets for critical infrastructure, such as the financial and insurance sector, water and electricity utilities, information technology and telecommunications, and even transportation and traffic, all of which rely on cyber-secure systems for their IT infrastructure.
 
 
About SIE
: SIE is a market-leading specialist in the engineering and manufacturing of embedded systems and cyber-physical systems in demanding regulatory environments (medical, industrial, cybersecurity).
 
As a full-service provider, the company supports its customers throughout the entire product lifecycle, from creative conception and consulting processes, through development and production, to quality and lifecycle services. Despite all the digital DNA, the common focus and ambition is to generate sustainable added value for people.