National Instruments Opens Office in Indonesia

Comes on the heels of initiatives designed to strengthen National Instruments' presence in Asia.

  • Posted on 14 December 2011 by Bob Gill

National Instruments has announced the intention to open its first Indonesia office in Jakarta, reinforcing commitments to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia.

"National Instruments is very pleased to be in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest and fastest growing economy. We are committed to establish our presence here as a partner in leading edge research and innovation," said Victor Mieres, vice-president of sales & marketing for Asia/Pacific.

Located in Sentral Senayan 2 in Jakarta, National Instruments Indonesia is the latest addition to the company's worldwide locations, which currently spans over 40 countries. With the Jakarta office, National Instruments says it will be able to bring world-leading automation and measurement technologies and provide technical expertise to Indonesia-based customers in the government and defence sectors, aerospace, mining, oil & gas, and manufacturing as well as the academia.

The Jakarta office opening comes on the heels of initiatives designed to strengthen National Instruments' presence in Asia. In April this year, it had also opened a Vietnam office in Ho Chi Minh City.

"Indonesia is gaining momentum as a global economic leader. We want to be as close to our customers here as they leverage growth in these markets, while at the same time, be accessible to our long-term industry and academic partners," said Chandran Nair, managing director of National Instruments Southeast Asia.

Setting up an office in Indonesia, says NI,  will also enable closer ties with academic partners such as Universitas Indonesia and Institut Teknologi Bandung, and serve to cement active partnerships with non-profit and socio-civic organisations, such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which is regionally headquartered in Jakarta.

National Instruments has recently launched a flagship initiative called Science, Technology and Engineering Exchange Laboratory (STEEL) with UNESCO and Science Centre Singapore.