罗克韦尔收购CEDES公司安全和自动化业务

Rockwell Automation to acquire CEDES Safety and Automation
 
罗克韦尔自动化收购CEDES公司安全和自动化业务

MILWAUKEE , Feb. 29, 2008 – Rockwell Automation will acquire the Safety and Automation business of CEDES AG. CEDES’ Safety and Automation business is a leading supplier of safety and measuring light curtains, as well as other safety and non-safety optoelectronics, control units and related accessories for industrial applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

密尔沃基2月29日消息——罗克韦尔自动化将收购CEDES公司的安全和自动化业务。CEDES公司的安全和自动化业务是工业应用的安全和测量光幕以及其他安全和非安全性光电、控制设备及附件的领先供应商。该交易的条款没有披露。

The CEDES Safety and Automation business is headquartered in Landquart, Switzerland with sales offices primarily across Europe. The business unit being acquired includes products, technology, development engineering, marketing, sales and distribution to serve the industrial safety and automation markets.

CEDES公司的安全和自动化业务总部设在瑞士Landquart，在整个欧洲主要地区设有销售办事处。被收购的业务部包括产品、技术、开发、工程、市场、销售和分销，以服务于工业安全及自动化市场。

“As the global leader in the process and machine safety market, Rockwell Automation’s acquisition of CEDES’ Safety and Automation business will enhance a strategic segment within our product portfolio,” said Steve Eisenbrown, senior vice president of Rockwell Automation. “Optoelectronic safety sensors, which include light curtains, are one of the largest product segments of the machine safety market. This acquisition will expand our comprehensive breadth of competitive machine safety solutions for our customers worldwide.”

罗克韦尔自动化高级副总裁Steve Eisenbrown表示：“作为过程和机器安全市场的全球领导者，罗克韦尔自动化对CEDES安全和自动化业务的收购将加强我们产品的战略组合。包含光幕的安全光电传感器是机器安全市场最大的细分产品之一。本次收购将从广度上扩大我们为全球客户提供的具有竞争力的机器安全解决方案。

Beat De Coi, CEDES chairman and founder, said: “For 20 years, we have specialized in developing innovative optical sensor technologies for a wide range of applications including industrial safety and automation markets. Combining these capabilities with Rockwell Automation’s global leadership in industrial automation control and information systems will enable more manufacturers around the world to help protect their workers from machinery and equipment accidents.”

CEDES公司主席及创始人Beat De Coi表示：”20年来，我们专注于为广泛的应用开发创新的光学传感器技术，包括工业安全和自动化市场。将这些技术能力结合罗克韦尔自动化在工业自动化控制和信息系统领域的全球领导地位，将使得全球更多的制造商可以帮助保护其工人免受机械和设备意外。“

Subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, Rockwell Automation expects the transaction to be completed early in the second calendar quarter of 2008. After the acquisition is complete, customers can continue to purchase products through the current distribution network of CEDES’ Safety and Automation business. As products become available under the Allen-Bradley brand, customers will also be able to purchase them through the Rockwell Automation distribution network.

通过满足惯常成交条件之后，罗克韦尔自动化希望这笔交易可以在2008年第二季度的早期完成。本次收购完成后，客户可以继续通过CEDES安全和自动化业务目前的分销网络购买产品。由于产品成为了艾伦-布拉德利品牌，客户还将可以通过罗克韦尔自动化的分销网络购买。

CEDES’ Safety and Automation business will be included in the Architecture and Software operating segment.

CEDES安全和自动化业务将被纳入架构和软件营运部。

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of industrial automation control and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses.  Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., the company employs about 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

罗克韦尔自动化是全球领先的工业自动化控制和信息解决方案供应商，致力于帮助生产商提升其业务竞争优势。公司总部位于美国威斯康星州密尔沃基市，公司雇员大约2万3千人，业务遍及全球超过80个国家。

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