Hexagon expands industrial software offering with the acquisition of Q-DAS

Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive
productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise
applications, today announced the acquisition of Q-DAS, an international
software company in Statistical Process Control (SPC) solutions for industrial
manufacturing.

Software solutions have become a vital part of optimising the manufacturing
process. Furthering Hexagon’s strategy to expand its software portfolio in this
area, the Q-DAS acquisition adds software to support the data management needs
of a factory. While people, materials and methods can all lead to fluctuations
in machine and process capability, Hexagon’s solutions will now provide the
means to more accurately observe and evaluate the production process in real
time, enabling workers to control and suppress fluctuations as they occur. This
helps customers avoid costly mistakes, adhere to global industry standards, and
achieve manufacturing efficiencies with high-quality output.

Based in Germany, Q-DAS has offices and partner distribution companies around
the world. Already compatible with both Hexagon and third-party solutions, the Q
-DAS portfolio is widely used in manufacturing sectors where high production
volumes and dimensional quality needs require statistical analysis – like the
automotive sector where Q-DAS is the de-facto standard. Hexagon and Q-DAS intend
to maintain the company’s position in relation to technical partners, keeping Q
-DAS platforms open to the numerous systems providers they currently support.

The Q-DAS portfolio will strengthen Hexagon’s metrology planning solution, MMS
(Metrology Management System), which is designed to provide easy access to
measurement data – from any source or supplier – all in one place. The
application of statistical procedures will improve measurement accuracy and
consistency while also helping to automate the analysis of measurement results –
making quality data fully actionable throughout the production process.

“Adding Q-DAS to the Hexagon family has many advantages,” said Hexagon President
and CEO Ola Rollén. “Not only does it provide the opportunity to increase the
value of our MMS solution but also adds growth opportunities for our business,
enabling increased market penetration of Q-DAS solutions through our global
presence and customer network.”

Q-DAS will be fully consolidated when customary regulatory approvals have been
obtained. Q-DAS will positively contribute to Hexagon's earnings and the
company's turnover for 2014 amounted to approximately 15 MEUR.
For further information please contact:
Carl Gustafsson, Investor Relations Manager, Hexagon AB,
46 8 601 26 27, ir@hexagon.com

Kristin Christensen, Chief Marketing Officer, Hexagon AB,
1 404 554 0972, media@hexagon.com
Hexagon is a leading global provider of information technologies that drive
productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise
applications. Hexagon's solutions integrate sensors, software, domain knowledge
and customer workflows into intelligent information ecosystems that deliver
actionable information. They are used in a broad range of vital industries.
Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has more than 15,000 employees in 46
countries and net sales of approximately 2.6bn EUR. Learn more at
www.hexagon.com.