ifm takes over Romanian software specialist

Data science, industrial automation and automotive HMI (Human Machine Interface) are the core competences of the Romanian company Devtel Software, founded in 2010.

The company has been working together with ifm for several years on various software and use case topics. The technology stack includes C++/Qt, .NET Core, Angular/React for cloud and web applications. ifm took over the software specialist on 1 December 2022. Devtel will be integrated into the operations of GIB SRL, based in Cluj, Romania. The 31 employees who will transfer to the subsidiary of the ifm solutions business unit will then focus exclusively on the further development of ifm software solutions. The merger of GIB srl and Devtel Software has been operating under the name ifm devtel software srl since December 2022.

The team, which now numbers almost 40 people after the takeover, will be moving to a new office in Cluj-Napoca, situated about 160 km from Sibiu, in the next few months. Devtel’s two current managing directors, Aurel Popirtac and Lucian Horga, will continue to lead the company along with the existing management team. "We are very pleased to be able to work even more closely with the experienced team of our long-standing partner Devtel after the takeover in order to jointly advance the quality of our software product ecosystem," says Joachim Theusner, Managing Director Technology of ifm solutions gmbh.