Beckhoff Opens New Canadian Office
The Greater Montreal facility provides an automation solution center for their customers in Quebec.
Posted: September 17, 2018
Beckhoff Automation LLC. (Savage, MN) has increased their direct sales and support presence in Canada by opening a new office in Greater Montreal, located in Laval, Quebec. As the company’s second office in Canada, the 2,223 sq ft facility sits within the country’s second largest metropolitan area, boosting the ability for them to supply and support manufacturers, machine builders, and tech companies throughout the region.
The office establishes an automation solution center for their customers in Quebec, located conveniently within driving distance from downtown Montreal and Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. The facility boasts collaborative space for customers and employees to develop innovative automation and control projects. A dedicated training room is available for customers to increase their engineering knowledge of the company’s PC-based control solutions and to enhance programming expertise in areas such as PLC, motion control, safety technology, IoT connectivity and more.
“We strive to meet customers where they are to provide expert service on an individual level,” stated Calvin Wallace, the managing director of Beckhoff Canada Ltd. (Mississauga, ON). “The strong legacy of manufacturing in Greater Montreal, and Quebec in general, spans a number of industries that increasingly rely on PC- and EtherCAT-based control technologies. Flexible, high performance solutions from our company are perfectly suited for all manufacturers in the region, from machine building, to automotive assembly, consumer products and more.”
“We are excited about all the new opportunities that the Laval office now makes possible,” remarked Ted Sarazin, the regional sales manager for Quebec and eastern Canada, who runs day-to-day activities at the facility. “Customers across Canada, and regionally here in Quebec, have recognized the benefits of control systems that feature PC-based hardware, EtherCAT networking and TwinCAT software technology. This office location makes direct interactions with customers more efficient as we provide local product support and application engineering to help their business operations grow.”
This office opening is just the most recent step in an ongoing expansion of their facilities across North America. “We will continue to increase our regional office footprint into 2019 with additional new North American facilities planned in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida and in the Mexico City area,” stated Aurelio Banda, the chief executive officer and president of Beckhoff North America.
Their Canadian headquarters are located in Mississauga, ON. They have regional offices in Mechanicsburg, PA; Charlotte, NC; Mason, OH; Woodridge, IL; San Jose, CA; Mill Creek, WA; and Plano, TX.
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