Beckhoff Increases Northeast U.S. Presence
They open new Boston and Philadelphia area offices.
Posted: September 20, 2019
Beckhoff Automation LLC (Savage, MN) recently expanded their footprint in the Northeast region with new offices in Greater Boston and Philadelphia. Both locations, strategically selected based on growing customer demands and market share in these areas, will provide additional applications engineering, sales and training resources. New automation technology showrooms at these two offices will also offer hands-on experiences with hardware and software for engineers and business leaders.
The Philadelphia Technology Center (Wayne, PA) comprises about 5,000 sq ft, while the Burlington, MA, sales and support office occupies 3,500 sq ft. Sizable training rooms at each site will offer numerous educational opportunities for customers who want to increase their expertise in PC-based control, advanced motion control, mechatronics and EtherCAT industrial ethernet technology.
“Increasingly in the Northeast, engineers and technology leaders are recognizing the advantages of PC-based automation as a solution for smart factories, high-performance machines and innovative research labs,” said Graham Harris, the Eastern region manager for Beckhoff. “Our new office openings in this region, as well as throughout North America, respond to current and future demands for innovative technologies, including IoT-enabled TwinCAT 3 automation software, highly deterministic EtherCAT with its upcoming gigabit expansion, scalable industrial PCs and a portfolio of category defining motion control products, such as the eXtended Transport System (XTS).”
In addition to these expansions in Boston and Philadelphia, the company plans to open several new North American facilities in 2019 and 2020 in or near Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX; Denver, CO; Milwaukee, WI and Orlando FL, as well as Mexico City and Vancouver, BC.
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