Hillside, IL — January 22nd, 2025 — L&J Technologies, in partnership with its parent company Cognesense, announces the acquisition of Sonitus Systems and Hidden Brain Technology. These acquisitions strengthen the company’s capacity to provide innovative and effective solutions for environmental measurement, monitoring, and control. This strategic expansion ensures access to advanced technologies designed to enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability.
Cognesense proudly welcomes Sonitus Systems, a leading provider of environmental noise, air quality, and vibration monitoring solutions that protect public health, and all assets and IP from Hidden Brain, a developer of a powerful open IoT platform integrating sensors to cloud-based user applications. These acquisitions, in conjunction with L&J Technologies, mark a major step in Cognesense’s journey to consolidate and lead the highly fragmented Environmental, Health, and Safety end-markets.
By combining Sonitus Systems’ expertise and Hidden Brain’s innovative technology with L&J’s trusted products, these acquisitions deliver direct customer benefits, including:
“We are thrilled to welcome Sonitus Systems to the Cognesense team,” said Paul Dhillon, CEO of Cognesense. “Their innovative approach to environmental monitoring aligns seamlessly with our vision of fostering a healthier future and protecting our shared environment and public health through advanced, sustainable solutions. This partnership also provides L&J’s customers and sales representatives with expanded, synergistic product and service offerings.”
“I am excited to collaborate with L&J Technologies and Cognesense in driving Sonitus Systems to new heights,” said Paul McDonald, Managing Director of Sonitus Systems. “Together, we will leverage cutting-edge technologies, enhance our offerings, and deliver even greater value to our loyal customer base. I am also deeply grateful to my team and the visionaries who laid the foundation for our success.”
Additionally, the acquisition of Hidden Brain significantly enhances the platform’s technology footprint by enabling the rapid integration of legacy sensors into a unified IoT ecosystem. This common cloud platform, augmented with AI capabilities, transforms raw data into actionable business insights, delivering greater value to customers.
Cognesense remains dedicated to its core values of excellence, sustainability, and social responsibility. With these acquisitions, the platform takes another significant step toward delivering transformative solutions that align with our vision of creating a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world.
About Sonitus Systems:
Sonitus Systems, based in Dublin, Ireland, is a leading provider of environmental monitoring solutions specializing in noise, air quality, and vibration measurement. Its advanced technologies enable businesses and municipalities to monitor and manage environmental impact with precision and reliability. For more information, visit www.sonitussystems.com
About Hidden Brain:
Hidden Brain is a trusted provider of innovative AI-enabled sensor technology capable of integrating legacy sensors into a unified IoT ecosystem to transform raw data into actionable business insights. For more information, visit hidden-brain-1.webflow.io
About Cognesense:
Cognesense is a trusted provider of environmental monitoring and controls for a safer, smarter future for over a century. The company delivers innovative and reliable measurement, monitoring, and control solutions for highly regulated industries, dedicated to optimizing the world’s natural resources and protecting our environment and public health from hazards and pollutants. Cognesense’s solutions help businesses meet these regulatory requirements efficiently, with an emphasis on secure, real-time monitoring to improve conservation, safety, and operational efficiency. For more information, visit www.Cognesense.com.
About L&J Technologies:
L&J Technologies, founded in 1976, designs, engineers, and manufactures precision industrial tank level gauging, equipment, control systems, and solutions for safety and compliance in bulk storage industrial tank applications. For over 100 years, through their innovative legacy brands like L&J engineering and Shand & Jurs, customers have depended on and trusted L&J to provide high-quality, reliable solutions that meet their evolving needs and contribute to a healthier, safer environment. The company serves a diversified set of global customers across several growing markets, including petroleum, petrochemical, chemical, food, pharmaceutical, pipeline, steel, water, and wastewater treatment industries, visit www.ljtechnologies.com
For Additional Information Please Contact:
Paul Dhillon
Chief Executive Officer, Cognesense
L&J Office: (708) 236-6000
pdhillon@cognesense.com
Paul McDonald
Managing Director, Sonitus Systems
+353-1-6778443
paul.mcdonald@sonitussystems.com
Jim Jannotta
General Manager, L&J Technologies
L&J Office: (708) 236-6000
jjannotta@cognesense.com
Michael Landato
Director of Sales and Marketing, L&J Technologies
L&J Office: (708) 236-6000
mlandato@cognesense.com
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