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AMETEK, Inc., a leading diversified manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices, has opened a Center of Excellence in Shanghai. The new facility provides sales, demonstration, training, repair and support for the company’s process and analytical instruments. AMETEK instruments are used in the chemical/petrochemical, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and factory automation markets. The company also provides a growing range of advanced instruments to the research, laboratory and ultra-precision manufacturing sectors.
AMETEK Commercial Enterprise (Shanghai) opened with a dedication ceremony attended by the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Frank S. Hermance, and Electronic Instruments Group President David Zapico. The new facility is located at 460 North Fute Road in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai. WaiGaiQiao Modern Service Trade Development Co., Ltd., assisted in the development of the new facility.
Among the instruments shown and supported at the new facility are
· AMETEK Process Instruments and Western Research analyzers;
· EDAX microanalysis systems;
· SPECTRO optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometers;
· THERMOX and LAND combustion efficiency and emissions monitors;
· Taylor Hobson and Precitech ultra-precise surface measurement and machining systems.
“Our new Shanghai product demonstration facility represents a further expansion of our presence in China and reflects the growing importance of our customer base here,” notes Lim Meng Kee, Vice President, Asia, for AMETEK, Inc. “We are now able to provide our customers with a wider range of products and services, including customer training seminars and applications workshops. We also offer factory-direct calibration, repair and support.”
In addition to its new demonstration facility, AMETEK operates sales offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu, China and a motor manufacturing facility in Shanghai.
AMETEK Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) is a global leader in process and analytical instruments, with 2007 sales of $1.2 billion. It is a unit of AMETEK, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange-listed company (NYSE: AME), with 2007 sales of more than $2.1 billion.
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