Endress+Hauser is set to serve its customers in North and South America with more US-made products. The Swiss specialist for measurement engineering and process automation has invested over 40 million dollars in expanding its plants for flow, level and pressure measurement engineering in Greenwood , Indiana . Producing, assembling and calibrating at sites all over the world is one of Endress+Hauser's central business strategies. "We want to move our production as close as possible to our customers," said Klaus Endress, CEO of the Endress+Hauser Group, during the inauguration ceremony for two new buildings in Greenwood , Indiana . "Being close allows us to respond quickly to the special needs and requirements of individual markets and customers."

Manufacturing of pressure instruments at  Endress+Hauser in Greenwood , Indiana .

One important factor for this concept to work is globally uniform quality standards. "Here in the US we manufacture at the highest level," stressed Hans-Peter Blaser, Managing Director of the flow engineering plant in Greenwood . An extension to the new building occupied only five years ago has created nearly 8,800 square meters of additional space. "This gives us the chance to increase capacity and to produce additional lines of instruments locally." The systems for calibrating flowmeters, unique on the continent, have now grown to include the latest technology for gas calibration.

The plant for level and pressure engineering moves into a new building with over 9,800 square meters of floorspace directly next door. "After years of strong growth, this will make us fit for the future," explained Managing Director John Schnake. The additional production areas will increase the scope of production and will allow more products to be delivered directly from the Greenwood plant. The vacated facilities space will allow for a new visitor and training center for the US sales organization.

American business with Swiss roots

Over the past years Endress+Hauser has strongly grown its market share in the United States . Todd Lucey, Managing Director of the US sales center, believes that one of the key drivers of their success is this expanded local manufacturing capability. "Over 80 percent of the measurement instruments we deliver in the USA today are now made in the USA . And we will continue to grow this share into the future," he said, adding: "We are a proud American company – with strong Swiss roots."

Endress+Hauser has had its own sales center in the United States since 1970; for over two decades, the company has also manufactured there – for the US market, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Flow, pressure and temperature measurement devices are produced in Greenwood , Indiana where the US sales center also is headquartered. Endress+Hauser manufactures sensors for liquid analysis in Anaheim , California while the subsidiary SpectraSensors in Houston , Texas , specializing in gas analysis, operates a plant in Rancho Cucamonga , California . Over 700 people work for Endress+Hauser in the United States – a tight network of representatives with another 350 sales engineers and service technicians supporting customers nationwide.

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