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Carel doubles production at US plant
volved in operations, logistics, R&D, marketing, supply chain and customer care.
In addition to providing remote installation and monitoring services, Carel said there will be a strong commitment to training.
Carel USA also organises software application development training courses in the air-condi- tioning and refrigeration markets.
At the official opening of the new plant, Carel North America CEO, Martino Manfrin, said the investment is in line with the pillars of Carel's in- dustrial development plan.
“The proximity of this factory to the market will deliver a range of benefits in terms of ser- vice, optimisation of the supply chain and busi- ness continuity through technological mirror- ing and process replication between different plants,” he said.
With the extra space available at the new plant, the company will be able to expand the range of 'Made in USA’ products.
“For example the entire range of programma- ble controllers, one of the flagships of our offer- ing, will be fully manufactured here in the Unit- ed States,” Manfrin said.
“The expansion of the Manheim site repre- sents an important step in our international de- velopment plans and supports our business growth in North America.
The company's chief operations officer, Pietro Rossato, said North America now accounts for 13% of the group's global revenues.
CAREL HAS ADDED 40,000 SQUARE FEET TO ITS PLANT
IN PENNSYLVANIA AS PART
OF A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.
ABOVE: Carel North America CEO, Martino Manfrin.
THE COMPANY HAS doubled production at its plant in the United States to support its in- creased presence in the US, Canada and Mexico.
The plant in Manheim, Pennsylvania was founded in 2001 and supports the Mexico city of- fice and five sales offices in Atlanta, Lancaster, Mulwaukee, Los Angeles and Monterrey em- ploying a total of 55 staff.
Carel said customers will benefit from the ex- pansion as it will upgrade service levels and im- prove procurement lead times.
The company has increased employee num- bers at Manheim to 70 with most plant staff in-
Honeywell partners with KE2 Therm
HONEYWELL HAS ANNOUNCED it will have selling rights to KE2 Therm Solutions, in- cluding industry-leading smart controllers for the refrigeration industry, in the grocery vertical.
The combined expertise of Honeywell, the inven- tor of the retail multi-site energy management in- dustry, and KE2 Therm will help grocers, conveni- ence stores and restaurants lower energy costs, reduce spoilage and meet regulatory guidelines.
According to the US Department of Energy, grocery stores are responsible for approximately nine per cent of the total energy consumed by commercial buildings in the United States, of which more than 50 per cent is from refrigeration.
With the agreement, KE2 Therm will also sell Honeywell Multisite technologies includ- ing its Novar building controls systems, E-MON electrical meters, and Manning refrigerant leak
detection sensors.
President and CEO of KE2 Therm, Patrick Holdmeyer.
Honeywell Multisite general manager, Matt Call, said the company is the only building au- tomation manufacturer that provides full-ser- vice energy management support to the retail industry so owners can focus on other critical parts of their operations.
"By combining our enterprise-level capabili- ties with KE2 Therm's smart edge level con- trols, we will deliver bottom line savings to any grocer, retailer or restaurant chain using refrig- eration,” Call said.
President and CEO of KE2 Therm, Patrick Holdmeyer, said KE2 Therm is specified by a wide range of end users, consultants and major OEM manufacturers of evaporators, and walk-in freezers and coolers.
"Top U.S. and global restaurant and super- market chains recognize the benefits of KE2 Therm controls and specify them for both new install and retrofit applications. We are excited to work with Honeywell to serve an even larger customer base,” he said.
Visit www.honeywell.com or www.ke2therm. com. ✺
TOP: KE2 Therm controls
ABOVE: The partnership will help grocers reduce spoilage.
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