The HART Communication Foundation and Fieldbus Foundation announced their merger, constructing a single organization with the goal of leading process automation communications and integration technologies.
Soon to be known collectively as the FieldComm Group, the merger was approved by both organizations’ respective boards in August, which also elected Hans-Georg Kumpfmueller as chairman of the new board. Kumpfmueller will lead the direction of the FieldComm Group and oversee the addition of FDI LLC in mid-2015.