Mitsubishi Electric has strengthened its ability to provide leading-edge factory automation solutions to the Czech Republic, with the appointment of B:TECH as its second local automation partner. Headquartered in Havlíčkův Brod, with of-fices in Prague, Brno, Zlin, and also Senica in the Slovak Republic, B:TECH is a specialist in delivering industrial automation solutions using PLC’s and HMI’s, including hardware, software, commissioning, consultancy and electrical super-vision.
The appointment of B:TECH is another step in Mitsubishi’s strategy for providing opti-mised factory automation (FA) solutions, including the latest robotic technology, to in-dustry in Central Eastern Europe. As part of this strategy, specialist local partners enjoy the support of Mitsubishi Electric within itsEuropean automation network.
Comenting upon the appointment, B:TECH’s Marketing Manager, Vojtech Pekárik, said that: "For us, cooperation with Mitsubishi Electric is a very attractive proposition, because of the wide range and quality of the company’s automation products, their global acceptance and the very sophisticated support in Europe provided by technical, logistical and service centers.”
“The Mitsubishi Electric trade-mark is strong and well respected,” continued Mr Pekárik, "this will be helpful to enable B:TECH to open new business negotiations where success depends upon the supplier company’s reputation as a strong and stable producer that continually develops new technology to meet changing customer requirements.”
B:TECH is a fast growing company with over 100 skilled employees. The company has an established quality training system, and the qualifying skills and personal pre-requisites for staff are constantly being upgraded and developed.
B:TECH‘s Industrial Division delivers complex services for industrial automation primarily in the food processing and power sectors. The division designs, assembles, programs and commissions PLC systems, including electrical enclosures; it manufactures low-voltage switchboards, and also undertakes custom mechanical engineering projects.
One of the first activities of the new Factory Automation partnership between Mitsubishi Electric and B:TECH is joint participation at the forthcoming AMPER Fair, which is being held in Prague on March 27th to 30th.
About Mitsubishi Electric
With over 85 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products to both corporate clients and general consumers all over the world, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TSE: 6503 / ISIN JP3902400005) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 26,6 billion Euro in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan, and represents over a 30 year history of sales, service and support of automation products within the European market place.
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