STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Atlas Copco has completed a partial acquisition of Mobilaris MCE AB, a Swedish company that provides advanced software for underground mining operations.

Atlas Copco first announced its plans in June to acquire 34 percent of Mobilaris. The companies have not disclosed a purchase price, and Mobilaris will continue to operate as a separate company.

ZURICH -- ABB last week completed its acquisition of Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH, Austria-based independent provider focused on product- and software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation worldwide.

ABB first announced its acquisition plans in April 2017. The transaction was financed in cash.

SEATTLE -- Seeq Corporation is expanding with five new U.S. hires.

According to a Seeq release, the expansion is aimed at getting faster insights on production data. The company has hired Todd Amy, sales executive in Houston; Jennifer Bentzel, director of marketing in Pennsylvania; Cody Ray Hoeft, software developer in Oregon; Michael Talmadge, analytics engineer in Houston; and Joanna Zinsli, analytics engineer in the Bay Area.

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