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Markets + Trends
| News for Process Automation 1/2016
The theme of the 2016 Hannover Trade Fair is “Integrated Industry –
Discover Solutions.” This year, HANNOVER MESSE is partnering with the USA,
the world’s largest economy, to showcase Industry 4.0 and the systems that
bring intelligence, transparency, and increased productivity to the
manufacturing floor.
The US is truly a land of superlatives. It’s home to some of the world’s
most majestic mountain ranges, magnificent redwoods and sequoias,
the Grand Canyon, and New York City, a global center of art, culture,
fashion, and finance. It is a land of boundless promises, and it is where
Pepperl+Fuchs, the Mannheim-based automation company, has
had a base for over 30 years. Our cooperation is built on mutual ex-
change and fair strategies in all areas of our company – from
innovative product development to intercultural marketing concepts.
AMERICAN FLAG
The 50 stars of the American Flag represent
the 50 states of the United States of America.
Nowadays, the 13 stripes are symbols for the
13 colonies, which declared their indepen-
dence from Great Britain in 1776.
WHY “STARS AND
STRIPES” ?
Stars are a symbol of the heavens and the divine
goal to which human beings have been aspired
from time immemorial. The stripes are symbolic
of the rays of light emanating from the sun.
US Continues to Expand
The United States is an interesting production location for German
companies: Pepperl+Fuchs has been located in North America with
a subsidiary in Twinsburg, Ohio for more than three decades. “The
guiding principle for this location, which was opened in 1983, was to
organize sales, development, transportation, and production with the
customer requirements of the North American market in mind,” recalls
Jim Bolin, Executive Vice President for North and South America at
Pepperl+Fuchs. This principle was reinforced with the opening of two
Solution Engineering Centers (SEC) in Houston, Texas.
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