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Proximity Sensors
News Release from: Contrinex UK
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 January 2007
Expansion for Swiss sensor specialist
Contrinex has made a major investment in new administrative, research and manufacturing facilities to cater for rapid growth in all operational areas.
Swiss sensor company, Contrinex, has made a major investment in new administrative, research and manufacturing facilities to cater for the rapid growth that the company is experiencing in all operational areas During 2006, the company headquarters in Givisiez near Fribourg increased in size from 4000 to 7000m2, and the facility of Contrinex UK has doubled in size
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 11 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition, a new 2000m2 manufacturing plant was opened in China to service the rapidly expanding Chinese economy and the factory in Hungary, which produces inductive and photoelectric sensors to Swiss quality standards, will increase from 1500 to 5000m2 over the next two years.
New plants will also be set up in India and Brazil during 2007.
Contrinex has experienced global growth of 20% over the past two years and during that time a major proportion of profit, some 20%, has been reinvested in new product development allowing the company to use state of the art electronic technology to design and develop ground-breaking products.
These unique devices offer new application solutions for customers and it is this product differential that is driving the significant global growth of the Contrinex business.
The company manufactures a wide range of inductive, photoelectric, laser, ultrasonic and fibre optic sensors specialising in small sensors with long sensing distance and versions in stainless steel for food, marine and other industries that experience aggressive environments.
Contrinex UK was set up in Pangbourne, Berkshire in 2002.
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