Rockwell Automation establishes Asia-Pacific Business Center in Singapore

Rockwell Automation announced that it will establish an Asia-Pacific Business Center in Singapore, consisting of select business management, engineering, and manufacturing operations. The Center will be fully operational by 2008.

Keith D. Nosbusch, Chairman and CEO, Rockwell Automation, said, “This move reflects the next logical step in the Rockwell Automation growth strategy to invest in serving customers worldwide. It will also advance the company’s goal to achieve an international revenue target of 50 percent by 2009.”

The Center will initially be comprised of several business segments that are in demand in Asia, and strategic to the company’s global growth. They include Small PLC Platforms, Distributed Input/Output, Component Operator Displays and Component Drives. In addition, a product development center will be established there along with coordination of associated design and manufacturing partners.

Steve Eisenbrown, Senior Vice President of the company’s Automation Control and Information Group, commented, “Singapore is a business friendly location with a strong legal and intellectual property infrastructure that underpins an excellent business environment. We are pleased that our new Asia-Pacific Center is another way we can help our customers maintain their competitive advantage.”

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