VFD manufacturer drives ahead!

Invertek Drives is expanding following significant growth in global sales.said the investment will create an expansion to its global variable frequency drive (VFD) manufacturing and distribution centre, along with the development of a new Application Centre.

It will create 85 new jobs over the next 12 months on top of the 280 people already employed at the global HQ in Mid Wales and follows a major recruitment drive over the past year in both its production and research and development departments.

The company designs and manufacturers VFDs used for the accurate control of electric motors used in many applications and industries globally. These range from conveyors to CNC machines, HVAC and ventilation systems, to water pumping applications The VFDs are also major contributors to creating energy savings and reducing associated CO2 emissions in processes by making electric motors more efficient, cutting energy use by between 30% and 50% in many cases. They control the speed of motors, pumps and fans, ensuring they operate at optimum speeds. They control the speed of motors, pumps and fans, ensuring they operate at optimum speeds.

Shaun Dean, CEO of Invertek Drives, and who is also Senior Vice President of Sumitomo Heavy Industries and CEO of Power Transmission and Controls Group (EMEIA Business HQ), said: “We’ve seen significant growth in sales and turnover over the past 18 months despite the global pandemic.

“Invertek’s approach to maintaining strategic stock of components has ensured we’ve been able to continue manufacturing our Optidrive range of VFDs despite the global supply chain problems currently facing many manufacturers.

“We continues to commit to investing heavily in the innovation, development and manufacturing of VFD technology. The expanded manufacturing facility will allow us to increase production from 350,000 units a year to 600,000.

“This is part of our drive to create the leading next generation VFD technology that will help to further reduce energy use and associated CO2 emissions globally.

We will add three new production lines each consisting of six Global Assembly Cells (GACS) allowing the increase in production."

Around eight billion electric motors consume nearly 50 per cent of the electricity produced in Europe. Globally, 40 per cent of electricity is used to power industry, with two-thirds of this used by electric motors. And yet less than 20 per cent of electric motors are controlled by VFDs.

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Expansion for medical specialist provider.

Údarás na Gaeltachta welcomes the announcement by Cambus Medical/Freudenberg Medical that 40+ new highly skilled jobs are to be created as part of a €1.9m expansion work at its facility in An Spidéal in the Conamara Gaeltacht. This significant expansion will represent an increase of over 60% in manufacturing footprint for the Gaeltacht medical device company who plans to grow to 170+ employees by the end of 2021. The 40+ jobs being created will be in the specialised fields of engineering, quality, manufacturing, customer operations and administration.

Cambus Medical, a Freudenberg Medical Joint Venture partner, has extensive experience in providing precision hypotubes, specialty needles and metal micro-component solutions to the medical device industry and supports a global customer-base across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Funding for the expansion was approved by the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta as part of the Government’s COVID-19 Jobs Stimulus Package. This 2,088 square metre expansion will provide extra production/manufacturing space and administration offices at the company’s current substantial facilities in An Spidéal in Conamara where recruitment for the 40+ new jobs has already commenced. The refurbishment will provide Cambus Medical/Freudenberg Medical with the opportunity to overcome previous capacity limitations, develop new manufacturing capabilities and explore new business opportunities and secure new customers.

Barry Comerford, Cambus Medical CEO announced the expansion saying, “The Cambus Medical team is delighted with the support from all of our stakeholders; Freudenberg Medical, for its support and confidence in us, Údarás na Gaeltachta for investing in the site, and all of our Staff for making this a reality. ‘Our Dedication Shows’, is our commitment to growing a strong sustainable business in An Spidéal and delivering high skilled interesting jobs for people, jobs that make a real difference to the lives of patients across the globe. We are sure that thanks to our culture, values, determination and persistence, we will someday achieve our goal of 500 people working at Cambus Medical.”

Dr. Max Gisbert Kley, Chief Executive Officer of Freudenberg Medical added, “Freudenberg Medical is proud to support the expansion of Cambus Medical as a joint-venture partner. Since the initial investment of Freudenberg Medical in 2013 Cambus has grown significantly faster than the market and has more than tripled the number of employees in An Spidéal. This is a testament to Cambus’ strong market position as the technology leader for hypotubes and metal components for medical devices.”

The Irish Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, T.D. welcomed the expansion on behalf of the Government. “I would like to congratulate Cambus Medical and its entire staff on the news of their significant job creation and expansion as the company continues to provide valuable sustainable employment in the An Spidéal area. The Cois Fharraige area has seen the announcement of up to 200 jobs in the medical device sector over the past few months, which is proof of what can be achieved on the west coast of Ireland with targeted state support.”

The Government Chief Whip, Jack Chambers, T.D. added: “The announcement of 40+ new jobs in a rural area like An Spidéal is another significant boost to the area and the availability of highly skilled jobs is very welcome at a time when the country is finding its feet following the COVID-19 pandemic. I hope this announcement will highlight to companies and those looking to relocate to Gaeltacht areas of the benefits and opportunities it can provide to businesses and people. The Gaeltacht is now home to a substantial number of medical device companies and we hope that the news of Cambus Medical’s expansion and opportunities for job creation will be replicated further.”

Anna Ní Ghallachair, Chairperson of the Board of Údarás na Gaeltachta (The local Development Board) said: “On behalf of the Board of Údarás na Gaeltachta, I wish to congratulate Cambus Medical/Freudenberg Medical and its team on this expansion and the creation of 40 new jobs. This innovative company, established by two local entrepreneurs with the support of Údarás na Gaeltachta, employs many people in the area and continues to contribute greatly to the local economy.”

Mícheál Ó hÉanaigh, Údarás na Gaeltachta’s Chief Executive Officer outlined the assistance available to companies who locate in the Gaeltacht Areas using the high quality skills available.

• Cambus Medical, a Freudenberg Medical Joint Venture partner, specialises in the development and manufacture of technologically advanced Hypotubes, Specialty Needles and Metal Micro-Component solutions for minimally invasive medical devices used in diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. The company was established by Barry Comerford and John Farragher in 2006 and has grown its customer base significantly in Ireland and overseas since then. In 2013 the company entered into a strategic partnership with Freudenberg Medical, a global leader in manufacturing in the medical device sector.

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40 post sároilte don earnáil feistí leighis.

This story in English 

Chuir Údarás na Gaeltachta fáilte roimh fhógra Cambus Medical/Freudenberg Medical go bhfuil 40+ post nua sároilte le cruthú mar chuid d’obair leathnaithe €1.9m ag a n-áis ar an Spidéal i gConamara. 

Léiríonn an méadú suntasach seo go mbeidh lorg déantúsaíochta an chomhlachta feistí leighis ag ardú 60% agus súil an fhoireann a leathnú go dtí 170+ duine roimh dheireadh 2021. Beidh an 40+ post atáthar ag cruthú sa réimse sain-innealtóireachta cáilíochta, déantúsaíochta, oibríochtaí custaiméara agus riarachán. Tá taithí fhairsing ag Cambus Medical, comhfhiontar le Freudenberg Medical, ag cur feadánra, sainsnáthaidí agus micreachomhpháirteanna miotail ar fáil don earnáil feistí leighis agus ag tacú le bonn custaiméirí ar fud Mheiriceá Thuaidh, Meiriceá Theas, na hEorpa, na hÁise, na hAfraice agus na hAstráile.

Cheadaigh Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta maoiniú don mhéadú mar chuid de Chlár Spreagtha Post COVID-19 an Rialtais. Cuirfidh an méadú 2,088 méadar cearnach spás breise táirgthe/déantúsaíochta ar fáil chomh maith le hoifigí riaracháin ag áis suntasach reatha an chomhlachta ar an Spidéal i gConamara áit ar thosaigh siad i mbun earcaíochta don 40+ post le gairid. Tabharfaidh sé seo deis do Cambus Medical/Freudenberg Medical glacadh le hobair nach raibh spás acu dó cheanna, acmhainn déantúsaíochta nua a fhorbairt agus dul ar thóir gnó agus custaiméirí nua.

“Ba mhaith le Cambus Medical buíochas a ghlacadh lenár n-geallsealbhóirí; Freudenberg Medical as a dtacaíocht agus a muinín, Údarás na Gaeltachta as infheistíocht a dhéanamh sa suíomh, agus lenár bhfoireann as an bhfís seo a chur i gcrích. ‘Léiriú ar ár nDíograis’ is ea ár dtiomantas gnó inbhuanaitheach a fhás ar an Spidéal agus poist ardoilte suimiúla a chur ar fáil do dhaoine, poist a dhéanann difríocht i mbeatha othair ar fud an domhain. Tá muid cinnte go mbeidh muid in ann ár sprioc 500 duine a bheith fostaithe ag Cambus Medical a bhaint amach lá breá éigin á bhuíochas sin dár gcultúr, luachanna, tiomantas agus diongbháilteacht,” a dúirt Príomhfheidhmeannach Cambus Medical, Barry Comerford.

Dúirt an Dr. Max Gisbert Kley, Príomhfheidhmeannach Freudenberg Medical: “Tá díol mórtais do Freudenberg Medical go bhfuil muid ag tacú le leathnúchán Cambus Medical mar pháirtnéir comhfhiontair. Ón gcéad infheistíocht a rinne Freudenberg Medical i Cambus in 2013 tá fás níos tapúla ná an margadh féin déanta acu agus tá fás faoi thrí tagtha ar líon na bhfostaithe ar an Spidéal. Seo fianaise ar áit láidir Cambus sa margadh mar cheannairí teicneolaíochta fheadánra agus comhpháirteanna miotail d’fheistí leighis.”

Chuir an tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán, Catherine Martin, T.D. fáilte roimh an nuacht ag rá “Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeachas a dhéanamh le Cambus Medical agus an fhoireann ansin maidir leis an bhfógra suntasach cruthú post agus an méadu ar an áis, comhlacht iad atá ag cur fostaíocht luachmhar inmharthana ar fáil i gceantar an Spidéil. Tá fógra os cionn 200 post luaite san earnáil feistí leighis i gceantar Chois Fharraige le cúpla mí anuas rud a léiríonn céard is féidir a bhaint amach ar chósta iarthar na hÉireann le tacaíocht spriocdhírithe an Stáit.” Chuir Príomhaoire an Rialtais agus Aire Sóisearach na Gaeltachta, Jack Chamber failte roimhe chomh maith.

Labhair Anna Ní Ghallachair, Cathaoirleach Bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta agus dúirt: “Thar ceann Bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta, ba mhaith liom tréaslú le Cambus Medical/Freudenberg Medical agus an fhoireann maidir leis an bhforbairt seo agus an 40 post nua atá á gcruthú. Tá an comhlacht nuálach seo, a bhunaigh dhá fhiontraí áitiúil le tacaíocht Údarás na Gaeltachta, ag fostú go leor daoine sa cheantar agus ag cur go mór leis an gheilleagar áitiúil.”

• Is saineolaithe iad Cambus Medical, comhfhiontar le Freudenberg Medical, i bhforbairt agus i ndéanamh feadánra, sainsnáthaidí agus micreachomhpháirteanna d’fheistí leighis atá íosionrach a úsáidtear d’idirghabháil diagnóiseach agus teiripeach. Bhunaigh Barry Comerford agus John Farragher an comhlacht in 2006, agus ó shin i leith tá an líon custaiméirí ag méadú go suntasach in Éirinn agus thar lear. In 2012 chuaigh siad i mbun comhpháirtíocht straitéiseach le Freudenberg Medical Europe GmbH ceannaire domhanda i dtaobh na déantúsaíochta san earnáil feistí leighis.

@UdarasnaG @CambusMedical @FreudenbergMed @DeptCulturelRL #Pauto #Medical  #Ireland

Forbairt ag déantóir bithábhair.

In English Language

Tá 150 post nua d’ardchaighdeán i nGaillimh fógartha ag Aran Biomedical, ceann de phríomhdhéantóirí bithábhair d’earnáil na bhfeistí leighis.

“Tá áthas agus mórtas orainn a fhógairt go bhfuil sé ar intinn againn áis den chineál is nua-aimseartha a thógáil sa Spidéal agus na poist nua seo a chruthú," arsa Príomhfheidhmeannach Aran Biomedical Peter Mulrooney. "Bhí bliain an-suntasach go deo ag Aran le 12 mí anuas, d’fhás muid ár mbonn cliant agus líon na bhfostaithe anseo go dtí os cionn 120, chomh maith le hoscailte oifigiúil ár n-ionad srutharlaithe tiomnaithe i mí na Nollag.  Lean muid ag cur lenár mbonn cliant, agus cuirfidh na poist nua agus an áis nua ar ár gcumas freastal ar éilimh soláthair ár gcustaiméirí sa réimse teicstílí bithleighis.  Tá an tacaíocht a thugann Údarás na Gaeltachta dúinn ríthábhachtach do rath an chomhlachta agus iad ag cabhrú linn ó bhog muid go dtí ár mbunáit déantúsaíochta sa Spidéal in 2008.”

 

Speisialtóirí iad Aran Biomedical, cliantchomhlacht de chuid Údarás na Gaeltachta, i saindearadh, forbairt agus déantúsaíocht feistí leighis a théann isteach sa gcolainn agus mar fhreagra ar fhás in éileamh gnó tá sé fógartha acu go bhfuil sé de rún acu a bhfoireann oibre a mhéadú trí 150 post nua sároilte a chruthú thar 3 bliana i dTáirgeadh, Innealtóireacht, Cáilíocht agus Bainistíocht Slabhra Soláthair.

 

Chomh maith leis sin, tá sé ar intinn ag an gcomhlacht a gcumas déantúsaíochta a mhéadú faoi thrí le bunú áis nua sa Spidéal (Éire) agus táthar ag dréim gur ar bhonn céimiúil a fhorbrófar an áis seo agus meastar go mbeidh an togra curtha i gcrích faoi lár 2025.

Tá Aran Biomedical (Proxy Biomedical roimhe seo) lonnaithe ar an Spidéal ó 2008 le tacaíocht Údarás na Gaeltachta agus é ag cur fostaíocht sároilte ar fáil i nGaeltacht Chonamara le trí bliana déag anuas.  Agus cúrsaí nuálaíochta ag dul go tréan in Aran Biomedical d’fhorbair siad táirge bithábhair nideoige agus le hiarrachtaí dochreidte an chomhlachta agus a gcuid fostaithe tá fás agus leathnú as cuimse tagtha orthu agus 120 duine fostaithe ann faoi láthair.

 

Chuir an tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán, Catherine Martin, T.D. fáilte roimh an bhfógra. “Tá áthas orm go bhfuil Aran Biomedical tar éis a fhógairt go mbeidh 150 post á gcruthú acu ar an Spidéal as seo go ceann 3 bliana.  Ba mhaith liom tréaslú le Peter Mulrooney agus an fhoireann ansin as an nuacht go bhfuil ag éirí thar cionn leis an gcomhlacht agus iad ag cur fostaíocht luachmhar inmharthana ar fáil i nGaeltacht na Gaillimhe.  Dá mba rud é go raibh fianaise ag teastáil maidir le cás a léiríonn céard a bhíonn de bharr tacaíocht i gceantair tuaithe, léiríonn nuálaíocht agus rath Aran Biomedical agus Údáras na Gaeltacht céard is féidir a bhaint amach.”

“Tá áthas ar Údarás na Gaeltachta fáilte a chur roimh fhógra Aran Biomedical," a dúirt Mícheál Ó hÉanaigh, Príomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta. "Is léiriú é gur féidir le Gaeltachta na hÉireann a bheith ina mbunáit iontach do chuile chineál gnó agus na feistí leighis a dhearann agus a dhéanann Aran Biomedical á seoladh ar fud an domhain, is áit é gur féidir ceangal leis an domhan mór, agus ag an am céanna cothromaíocht oibre agus saoil den chéad scoth a chur ar fáil d’fhostaithe. Tá an fhostaíocht reatha agus bheartaithe an-tábhachtach don cheantar seo agus táthar ag súil go leanfaidh an infheistíocht shuntasach agus an fhostaíocht ard sa gceantar Gaeltachta seo.”

@UdarasnaG #AranBiomedical #Medical #Ireland

Innovation centre & manufacturing expansion announced.

Emerson is to invest more than $100 million (€91 million)in Boulder, (CO USA) to significantly expand its manufacturing space and launch a new innovation centre focused on research, new product development and industry training for its advanced flow measurement products.

“This US investment significantly expands our ability to serve as industry leaders, helping customers in essential industries optimise their operations with the latest technologies,” said David N. Farr, chairman and chief executive officer of Emerson. “Our new facility demonstrates our continued commitment to customer-driven innovation and high-tech manufacturing, as well as our focus on attracting the best and brightest talent to work for Emerson.”

Emerson is recognised globally for its advanced flow measurement technologies and diagnostics that help leading global customers in the life sciences, food and beverage, chemical, power and energy industries. The new innovation centre will drive innovation and new product development to enable customers in these critical industries to realise performance improvements in production, reliability, safety and sustainability.

“As an entrepreneur, I saw first-hand how Colorado’s talent and market strengths can fuel innovation,” said Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. “This timely investment in Coloradans and our state is a bold statement about our economic power and the bright opportunities that lie ahead.”

The nearly 180,000 square foot (16,700 square metres) expansion includes a new, 85,000 sq ft (7,900 sq m) laboratory and manufacturing facility to design and develop products, technologies and software that measure and control the flow of material in a manufacturing process. These innovations are core components of Emerson’s Plantweb™ digital ecosystem, a scalable portfolio of technologies, software and services that help customers digitally transform their operations and achieve Top Quartile performance.

The expanded Boulder facility will offer a hands-on Interactive Plant Environment that simulates real-world industrial manufacturing conditions for worker training and upskilling to help reshape the future workforce. The experiential training facility will provide Emerson customers with hands-on access to the most advanced products and technologies, including flow, temperature, level, pressure and wireless instrumentation, valves and regulators, as well as Emerson’s leading control systems and Plantweb digital ecosystem. Emerson’s flow measurement portfolio includes Coriolis, magnetic, vortex, multiphase, differential pressure and ultrasonic meters under the Micro Motion™, Rosemount™, Roxar™ and Daniel™ brands.

Emerson will add charging stations for electric vehicles, launch green landscaping, energy efficiency and water conservation programmes, and provide bicycle parking at the new facility. Emerson expects to break ground in spring 2020.

Emerson currently has 630 employees in Boulder, home of its measurement solutions business. Micro Motion was founded in 1977 as one of Boulder’s earliest start-ups and invented the first Coriolis flow meter. Emerson acquired Micro Motion in 1984 and has continued to invest in design, engineering and attracting technical talent.

 #PAuto #USA @Emerson_News @EMR_Automation

Innovation in sensors benefits from expansion.

Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG is part of the Endress+Hauser Group*. It recently officially opened an expansion of its plant in Ebnat-Kappel in eastern Switzerland. The facility, built at a cost of nearly €15 million offers double the floor space.

Cutting edge innovation!

Mirko Lehmann, CEO of Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG; Matthias Altendorf, CEO of the Endress+Hauser Group; and Klaus Endress, President of the Supervisory Board at the Endress+Hauser Group, welcomed numerous customers, partners, representatives from politics and business and employees to the dedication ceremony. 

“The growing demand for innovative sensors, and the corresponding strong growth at Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG, made it necessary for us to expand the facility. We’re confident that we have created the space we need to produce even more innovations,” said Matthias Altendorf, CEO of the Endress+Hauser Group.

The 13,500-square-meter plant includes roughly 3,700 square meters of production space, 1,500 of which is set aside for clean rooms. The office facilities and cafeteria were expanded as well. The expansion was necessitated by the increasing demands on production and the growing space requirements. Since moving to Ebnat-Kappel in 2012, Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG has doubled the number of employees at the location to nearly 200. The employees moved into the new facility after the 18-month construction project was completed in early 2019.


*Headquartered in Ebnat-Kappel in eastern Switzerland, Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG is one of the leading manufacturers of physical, chemical and biological sensors, specializing in the development and manufacturing of thin- and thick-film platinum and nickel RTD temperature sensors, thermal mass flow sensors, capacitive humidity sensors, conductivity sensors and biosensors. The company, with 400 employees around the world, has been part of the Endress+Hauser Group since 2005.

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Expansion continues at photonic device manufacturer!

Optoscribe Ltd has announced the release of its 3rd generation ultra-high-speed 3D photonic component manufacturing system and the expansion of its cleanroom within its state-of-the-art facility in Livingston(GB).

L-R : Steve McMahon, Chief Commercial Officer; Nick Psaila, Chief Executive Officer; Mark Hesketh, Chief Operating Officer; David Jolliffe, Chief Financial Officer

The company has also increased its headcount by 50% over the past 18 months, having recruited key skills in areas including photonic engineering, product development, and manufacturing.

Nick Psaila CEO said: “Following our last investment round in September 2018, I am delighted to see the continued improvements of our 3D laser inscription technology.

“This significant milestone represents the completion of a commitment we made to our investors and our customers to further expand our capability to support increased production volumes going forward. This progress is particularly timely with our ever-increasing levels of commercial engagement in datacentre photonics and other markets.”

Optoscribe’s new proprietary 3rd generation laser inscription system delivers 20 times faster throughput than the previous generations, while maintaining the high precision levels required for single-mode components, representing a significant advancement of the company’s capabilities.

Associated with the expansion of its manufacturing capacity the company has also doubled its Class 1,000 and 10,000 cleanroom areas and installed additional high-speed automated optical device testers.

@Optoscribe #PAuto #Scotland

Comprehensive expansion.

In the five years since Michell Instruments established its Brazilian office in Rio de Janeiro it has seen exceptional global growth, adding many new products and technologies to the portfolio.

In 2016, they became the first member of the Process Sensing Technologies Group (PST). Together with the other PST companies, Michell is now able to offer a most comprehensive suite of complementary products for industrial process control from a single supplier. Covering industries as diverse as food and pharmaceutical manufacturing to petrochemical refineries and natural gas production, the extended product range includes:

The Rotronic Continuous Monitoring System (RMS) is a modular system of hardware elements and web-based software. It provides maximum flexibility in installation and ensures readily available data. The data loggers record measurements from Rotronic and third-party sensors and transmit them to the secure database. It stores information and makes it available to users, regardless of whether they access the database via a PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone. Analytical Industries Inc is world-renowned for its reliable and easy to use oxygen analyzers and electrochemical sensors. The long sensor lifespan and simple maintenance, coupled with a robust design, make them a cost-effective option for trace oxygen measurement or oxygen purity applications. LDetek offers a range of analyzers and gas chromatographs for high-purity gases based around their New Enhanced Plasma Emission Detector. The product range includes the MuliDetek2, a robust and compact plug-and-play gas analyzer that monitors trace impurities using gas chromatography techniques developed for industrial environments.

• Michell Instruments products are marketed in Ireland through Instrument Technology @Michell_Inst #PAuto @ProcessSensing #Brazil @Instrum_Tech 

New analyser plant.

Endress+Hauser is expanding its manufacturing facility for Raman analyzers. Wholly-owned subsidiary Kaiser Optical Systems is investing US$8.6 million to develop the Ann Arbor, (MI USA) location, which will more than double in size.

“The new facility will be the core of our future Raman-spectroscopic analyzer manufacturing,” said Tim Harrison, Managing Director of Kaiser Optical Systems. The instruments, which will be deployed in both process control and laboratory environments, are designed for analyzing the composition and properties of solid, liquid and gaseous substances.

The new two-story facility, which is slated to open in mid-2017, will increase floor space from 3,500 to 8,100 square meters (38,000 to 87,000 square feet). “Our state-of-the-art manufacturing will allow us to produce higher volumes, while maintaining the high quality standards our customers demand,” he emphasized. The existing buildings will be renovated after completion of the new plant. Kaiser Optical Systems plans to create up to 50 jobs in Ann Arbor over the next few years.

@Endress_US  #PAuto #USA

Expanded plant reflects growing demand for automation technology & services in Britain!

Emerson Process Management continues to grow its British operations capability with the expansion of its Leicester facility as part of an ongoing commitment to provide additional regional expertise, services and support for its customers. The expanded facilities, which include a new staging area for customer Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), will provide an improved response for users of its automation technology and services.

(LtoR) John Pattison, Director, Projects and Services, UK and Ireland, Stuart Brown, Vice President/General Manager, UK and Ireland, and Roel Van Doren, President, Emerson Process Management Europe open the new expanded Leicester facility

“We are committed to helping our customers with their increasingly complex projects by offering skilled and experienced staff available locally,” said Roel Van Doren, President of Emerson Process Management Europe. “The multi-million pound investment in the expansion of our Leicester facility, together with the new service centre being constructed in Aberdeen will help meet the growing demand for Emerson’s technology and services for projects in the UK and Europe”.

Expanded facility includes a new staging area 

for customer Factory Acceptance Testing

The expansion of the Leicester facility adds an extra 24,000 sq/ft to the existing 53,000 sq/ft and will accommodate the expected growth in the region and support the long term business plans of Emerson’s process systems and solutions and power and water solutions business units. The two storey extension provides a state-of-the-art integration and staging area, additional office space and a large storage area.

Customers will benefit from the new integration and staging area when conducting Factory Acceptance Testing of the control systems specifically designed and built for their applications. The staging floor and office areas have been designed to provide a comfortable and safe environment for Emerson and its customers to work in.

The new service centre, which will open in Aberdeen next year, demonstrates Emerson’s commitment to the growing number of large oil and gas installations in the North Sea that require automation technology and lifecycle support to ensure operations run safely, reliably and efficiently.

Industrial automation software leader establishes subsidiary in India!

As a result of the ongoing achievements of the zenon distributor Maestro Technologies in India, COPA-DATA has established a subsidiary in the growing Indian market. From August 1, 2014, the newly established branch took over the sales and support of the zenon product family in India.

COPA-DATA India will serve all existing and new zenon clients. The company will target the energy and infrastructure industries, as well as the automotive and pharmaceutical sectors.

Thanks to the close collaboration of COPA-DATA and Maestro Technologies, existing zenon clients based in India can look forward to a very smooth transition facilitated by familiar faces. COPA-DATA India has been set up by the Maestro Technologies Directors.

“Soon after we started our collaboration with COPA-DATA, we realised that zenon should be the key product in our strategy," explained Satish Patil, Managing Director of COPA-DATA India. "zenon’s high-end features and characteristics, such as extensive functionality, rich built-in drivers, ergonomics, and industry-specific product editions help us position the software to targeted industry segments in India. Our success wouldn’t have been possible without a close business partnership with COPA-DATA.”

Maestro Technologies has been a trusted and reliable zenon distributor since 2006. This fruitful cooperation is now set for further growth, with COPA-DATA India providing the best service and support for all zenon users.

“The collaboration between Maestro Technologies and COPA-DATA so far has formed strategic associations with many large engineering companies in India and we see great further potential in the market," beamed a delighted COPA-DATA CEO Thomas Punzenberger. “The team of COPA-DATA India knows our products very well and is ideally equipped to begin work on new projects immediately. I’m pleased to welcome our new colleagues and I’m looking forward to common successes in India.”

The inauguration of the India branch reinforces COPA-DATA’s strategic course for internationalisation and continuous growth. The move comes as the next step after opening the Poland, Korea and Ludwigshafen (Germany) offices.

Expansion for Romanian automation plant!

Investment in new facilities strengthens Emerson’s growing global manufacturing and engineering services network


Emerson Process Management is expanding the company’s existing manufacturing and engineering services campus in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

The expansion includes a new 18,800 square-metre flow measurement manufacturing building. This €43.4 million (US$60 million) investment will help meet growing demand for the company’s flow measurement products and services in Europe and other regions.

Additionally, in the summer of 2014, Emerson Process Management moves into a separate, newly constructed €11.6 million facility on the Cluj campus that will be home to the Regional Project Engineering Centre and the European System Integration Centre for its PlantWeb™ Solutions Group. This facility will house up to 600 employees who provide engineering and support services for European control systems and automation projects, plus an initial 100 additional personnel to assemble and test control systems for projects throughout Europe.

“Our customers in Europe and elsewhere strive to improve efficiencies, meet safety and environmental regulations, and reduce energy use, and they are turning to Emerson for our technology and expertise to meet these goals,” said Steve Sonnenberg, president of Emerson Process Management. “Adding this new manufacturing capability and centralising our systems assembly and integration for DeltaV™ and Ovation™ systems in Cluj, as well as increasing our project management, engineering and sales support staff there, enable Emerson to better support our European customers and ensure improved response times for our product and service support across the region.”

The new flow technology manufacturing building will offer calibration, services and customer training facilities for Emerson Process Management’s Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, and Roxar® flow measurement technologies. This facility will provide modern and spacious production capabilities as well as offices for engineering and customer support services, and fulfil market demands for quality and traceable calibration. In addition, a state-of-the-art customer experience centre is planned that will incorporate training and meeting facilities, along with displays of Emerson technologies. The new facility adds to Emerson’s current European network of facilities, which includes an existing flow manufacturing and service centre in Ede, The Netherlands.

“These additional capabilities increase our flexibility and ability to manage our European customers’ most challenging needs,” said Sonnenberg. “With this strategic investment, we are committed to continually increasing our local expertise and improving our service levels to customers.”

Emerson’s Cluj-Napoca campus is now one of the parent company’s largest sites in Europe, currently employing more than 1,900 people. This location has proven to be an excellent choice for Emerson’s rapidly expanding production and knowledge centres due to the number of local technical and economic sciences universities and availability of highly qualified engineering professionals.

Emerson’s Cluj-Napoca campus currently manufactures Fisher® pressure regulators, Roxar flow metering and flow assurance products, Rosemount Analytical products, Leroy-Somer® power generators, Control Techniques electrical equipment for photovoltaic power plants, RIDGID® tools, and Appleton A.T.X. lighting fixtures and junction boxes for hazardous and adverse environments.

Loadcell manufacturer expands

Continuing its planned expansion to provide customers with a greater range of load measurement products and ex-stock load cells, load cell manufacturer LCM Systems has just taken delivery of new curing ovens that will result in increased production of higher capacity load cells.

Over the past 2 years, LCM Systems has expanded its manufacturing, production and storage facilities by over 70%, and this latest installation further shows its commitment to providing customers with the best quality standard and customised load cells. 

Curing oven

In particular, these new curing ovens will enable LCM Systems to enhance the development, manufacture and supply of its high capacity load cells. The new curing ovens have four times the capacity of the existing ovens, enabling large sized load cells and load pins to be completely manufactured in house, leading to faster delivery times and reduced costs. 

LCM Systems is well known for its CPA series of compression load cells that are available with a rated load range to 1000+ tonnes. These load cells have a wide range of applications from general weighing or heavy lifting to complex centre of gravity solutions. Due to the wide range of applications in which these load cells are used, LCM Systems can supply many special options including a domed top, with or without a loading cap, integral carrying handles, mounting bases, integral connectors and internal analogue/digital signal amplifiers.

As well as the standard CPA range, LCM Systems’ design engineers have a wealth of experience in designing customised high capacity load cells for specific applications. Load cells with capacities of up to 1500 tonnes have been developed, manufactured and delivered on time and within budget. 

Automation company expanding manufacturing in US

Producing, assembling and calibrating at sites throughout the world is one of Endress+Hauser’s central business strategies. “We want to move our production as close as possible to our customers,” stressed Klaus Endress, CEO of the Endress+Hauser Group, during the inauguration ceremony for two new buildings in Greenwood, Indiana. “Being close allows us to respond quickly to the special needs and requirements of market and customers.”

One important factor for this concept to work is globally uniform quality standards. “Here in the US we manufacture at the highest level,” stressed Hans-Peter Blaser, Managing Director of the flow engineering plant in Greenwood. An extension to the new building occupied only five years ago has created nearly 85,000 square feet of additional space. “This gives us the chance to increase capacity and to produce additional lines of instruments locally.” The systems for calibrating flowmeters, unique on the continent, have now grown to include the latest technology for gas calibration.

The plant for level and pressure engineering moves into a new building with more than 105,000 square feet of ground area directly next door. “After years of strong growth, this will make us fit for the future,” declares Managing Director John Schnake. The additional production areas will increase the scope of production and allow more products to be delivered directly from the Greenwood plant. The vacated facilities space will allow for a new visitor and training center for the US sales organization.

American business with Swiss roots
Over the past years Endress+Hauser has strongly grown its market share in the United States. Todd Lucey, Managing Director of the US sales center, believes that one of the keys to this success is owed to this expanded local manufacturing capability. “More than 80 percent of the measurement instruments we deliver in the USA today are now made in the USA. And we will continue to grow this share into the future. We are a proud American company – with strong Swiss roots.”

Endress+Hauser has had its own sales center in the United States since 1970; for over two decades, the company has also manufactured there – for the US market, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Flow, pressure and temperature measurement devices are produced in Greenwood, Indiana, where the US sales center also is headquartered.

Endress+Hauser manufactures sensors for liquid analysis in Anaheim, California, while the subsidiary SpectraSensors in Houston, Texas, specializing in gas analysis, operates a plant in Rancho Cucamonga, California. More than 700 people work for Endress+Hauser in the United States – while a tight network of representatives with another 350 sales engineers and service technicians supports customers nationwide.

New facility in Bulgaria

A new cost effective production plant in Sofia, Bulgaria is to be opened by LEM. 50 new jobs will be created in the first phase, and LEM's plans call for production from the Sofia facility to commence as soon as October 2013; The company has allocated an initial investment of CHF 2 million, (€1.6million) to establish the site and bring it to the point of delivering its first products.

LEM has already identified the property it will lease for the operation, and will occupy floor space of 4,500 square meters with its production plant. Additionally, the company has plans in place that call for the new Sofia site to be the focus for a major part of its future growth. This represents a continuation of a long-term strategy that LEM initiated in 2004. Under this plan, LEM will increasingly relocate volume production to plants in countries that combine a lower cost base together with an appropriate location – such as Bulgaria. Opening LEM Bulgaria increases production capacity close to LEM's European customer base, while geographically diversifying the company's attractive cost manufacturing base.

François Gabella, CEO of LEM, comments: “The opening of the new production plant in Bulgaria will be a major milestone for LEM’s development. With the new plant we will increase our competitiveness while significantly growing our presence in the European economy.”

In LEM's forward planning, activities at its facilities in Geneva, Switzerland and Machida, Japan, will be re-focussed; its Swiss operations will see continued investment both in R&D activities and in marketing, and will concentrate on developing products combining high complexity and high precision, for markets worldwide. In line with the approach of serving regional markets with local resources, LEM's Machida facility will concentrate on the Japanese market.

Expansion in Belgium

Due to its continued strong growth, Magnetrol International NV is expanding its production and office facilities in Zele (Belgium) by more than 5.000 sq meters. Completion of the building is foreseen for May 2014.

The building expansion is designed and constructed in accordance with BREEAM, the world’s leading design and assessment method for sustainable buildings. It is aiming to be one of the first industrial buildings in Belgium with BREEAM certification.

Magnetrol International NV has been located in the industrial park of Zele, Belgium for over 40 years. Magnetrol International employs more than 130 people at its Zele, Belgian facility. Over the last five years Magnetrol Belgium has been nominated four times for Trends Gazellen awards for large companies as a result of its outstanding results.

More than 95% of the Belgian production is exported to the EMEAI markets. Magnetrol is a recognized leader in providing customized solutions to its customers for level and flow measurement. Magnetrol’s primary technologies include guided wave radar, ultrasonic and thermal dispersion.

Magnetrol International NV is part of the Magnetrol International Incorporated group with headquarters near Chicago, Illinois, USA. The group is family owned and has existed for more than 80 years.

Magnetrol’s investment in its facilities is another example of its mission to be the customer’s preferred partner in the global supply of level and flow control instrumentation.

Human reliability in Middle East

Human reliability software company extends Middle East support

PAS has opened an operations office in Saudi Arabia, broadening and deepening its presence in the Middle East.

The Saudi Arabia expansion will enable PAS to meet growing demand in the region and serve key clients such as Saudi Aramco and SABIC. The Saudi Arabian office will further strengthen PAS’ regional capabilities that already includes offices in Bahrain and Doha, Qatar set up to service clients such as Qatargas, Qatar Petroleum, Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNOP), ADGAS, Petroleum Development of Oman, and many others.

“The expansion of our presence in the Middle East is a significant milestone. Many customers seek our expertise in minimizing human error by delivering critical process information in context to plant operators, engineers, and managers in the Middle East power generation and hydrocarbon industries. We’re helping plant personnel to make the right decision in time-sensitive situations, helping them to maintain a safe and productive operation.” said Bill Dennison, PAS Vice President of EMEA.

The additional Middle East office is part of the company’s broader plans to increase its presence worldwide. PAS has operations locations in the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Asia, UK and Europe.