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Bosch Rexroth Opens 11th Mexican Facility
Monday, August 06, 2007
In response to its steady growth in the North and Central American markets, Bosch Rexroth has opened a new sales and technical service center in Monterrey, Mexico. The firm, a provider of hydraulics, electric drives and controls, and linear-motion and assembly technology and equipment, now has 11 locations in Mexico. The Monterrey office will provide repair, field service, training and sales support; by year-end, it will be ISO 9001 registered. Learn more at
www.boschrexroth-us.com.
Motoman Expands its South American Presence
Monday, August 06, 2007
Motoman Robotica do Brasil, the South American subsidiary of Motoman located in Brazil, has opened a new, expanded facility in the city of Sao Bernado do Campo. The 21,000-sq.-ft. facility houses 17 employees and several contractors. It’s 30 percent larger than the firm’s previous facility in Brazil, providing additional space for manufacturing, a demonstration laboratory and a training room. In 2006, the firm, which provides turnkey robot-based automation systems, claims to have reached a 45-percent market share in arc-welding robotic applications in Brazil. Learn more at
www.motoman.com.
Sim-Software Provider Opens Southern Sales Office
Friday, August 03, 2007
Engineering Technology Associates (ETA), developer of sheetmetal forming simulation software, has opened a new office in Lawrenceburg, TN, to service the southern region of the United States. The office is led by Randy Purcell, a stamping-industry veteran. Products from ETA, headquartered in Troy, MI, include DynaForm, a software package for simulation of sheetmetal forming, and VPG (Virtual Proving Ground), for development of finite-element models.
For more, visit
www.eta.com.
