Cybersecurity, AI: LACROIX at the heart of new technological challenges in industrial IoT for water and energy sectors.

11/03/2025

Cybersecurity, AI: LACROIX at the heart of new technological challenges
in industrial IoT for water and energy sectors

€66M in cumulative R&D expenses since 2021

LACROIX operates in buoyant markets driven by technological and regulatory transformations.

To support its ambition of becoming a leader in IIoT solutions and electronic equipment on its target markets, LACROIX has developed an R&D strategy based on the synergy of three key areas: its technological expertise in IoT and electronics, a deep understanding of each addressed market, and strategic technological partnerships within its ecosystem.

This combination enables LACROIX to position its technological offerings at an optimal balance between performance and cost throughout the entire product lifecycle, while upholding its vision of sustainable and efficient technology that contributes to simpler, more sustainable, and safer environments.

This technological offering is powered by a team of over 150 employees dedicated to the solutions developed by LACROIX, and a cumulative R&D budget of €66 million since 2021 (€18 million in 2024) on the scope of these proprietary solutions.

In particular, LACROIX is building up its expertise in the fields of embedded computing, cloud computing, eco-design, hardware, connectivity and, of course, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

An expertise that takes shape in cyber-secure, cross-functional LACROIX IOT platforms

LACROIX relies on a transversal R&D organization in charge of driving key technological topics and integrating them into shared, generic, and adaptable platforms. These platforms incorporate software building blocks such as remote equipment management, cybersecurity, and IoT communication protocols.

As a result, LACROIX has developed a range of three platforms that cover all connectivity needs, from embedded systems to the cloud, to accelerate time-to-market for its solutions. For instance, the “LX Connect” IoT connectivity platform optimally and securely manages water network monitoring equipment. It has been commercially available since 2023, sold as an end-to end solution with the new Sofrel LOGUP data logger since September 2024, and will be gradually deployed in applications for smart grids and smart lighting.