Rockwell Automation to acquire CEDES Safety and Automation
 
羅克韋爾自動化收購CEDES公司安全和自動化業務

MILWAUKEE , Feb. 29, 2008 – Rockwell Automation will acquire the Safety and Automation business of CEDES AG. CEDES’ Safety and Automation business is a leading supplier of safety and measuring light curtains, as well as other safety and non-safety optoelectronics, control units and related accessories for industrial applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

密爾沃基2月29日消息——羅克韋爾自動化將收購CEDES公司的安全和自動化業務。CEDES公司的安全和自動化業務是工業應用的安全和測量光幕以及其他安全和非安全性光電、控制設備及附件的領先供應商。該交易的條款沒有披露。

The CEDES Safety and Automation business is headquartered in Landquart, Switzerland with sales offices primarily across Europe. The business unit being acquired includes products, technology, development engineering, marketing, sales and distribution to serve the industrial safety and automation markets.

CEDES公司的安全和自動化業務總部設在瑞士Landquart，在整個歐洲主要地區設有銷售辦事處。被收購的業務部包括產品、技術、開發、工程、市場、銷售和分銷，以服務于工業安全及自動化市場。

“As the global leader in the process and machine safety market, Rockwell Automation’s acquisition of CEDES’ Safety and Automation business will enhance a strategic segment within our product portfolio,” said Steve Eisenbrown, senior vice president of Rockwell Automation. “Optoelectronic safety sensors, which include light curtains, are one of the largest product segments of the machine safety market. This acquisition will expand our comprehensive breadth of competitive machine safety solutions for our customers worldwide.”

羅克韋爾自動化高級副總裁Steve Eisenbrown表示：“作為過程和機器安全市場的全球領導者，羅克韋爾自動化對CEDES安全和自動化業務的收購將加強我們產品的戰略組合。包含光幕的安全光電傳感器是機器安全市場最大的細分產品之一。本次收購將從廣度上擴大我們為全球客戶提供的具有競爭力的機器安全解決方案。

Beat De Coi, CEDES chairman and founder, said: “For 20 years, we have specialized in developing innovative optical sensor technologies for a wide range of applications including industrial safety and automation markets. Combining these capabilities with Rockwell Automation’s global leadership in industrial automation control and information systems will enable more manufacturers around the world to help protect their workers from machinery and equipment accidents.”

CEDES公司主席及創始人Beat De Coi表示：”20年來，我們專注于為廣泛的應用開發創新的光學傳感器技術，包括工業安全和自動化市場。將這些技術能力結合羅克韋爾自動化在工業自動化控制和信息系統領域的全球領導地位，將使得全球更多的制造商可以幫助保護其工人免受機械和設備意外。“

Subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, Rockwell Automation expects the transaction to be completed early in the second calendar quarter of 2008. After the acquisition is complete, customers can continue to purchase products through the current distribution network of CEDES’ Safety and Automation business. As products become available under the Allen-Bradley brand, customers will also be able to purchase them through the Rockwell Automation distribution network.

通過滿足慣常成交條件之后，羅克韋爾自動化希望這筆交易可以在2008年第二季度的早期完成。本次收購完成后，客戶可以繼續通過CEDES安全和自動化業務目前的分銷網絡購買產品。由于產品成為了艾倫-布拉德利品牌，客戶還將可以通過羅克韋爾自動化的分銷網絡購買。

CEDES’ Safety and Automation business will be included in the Architecture and Software operating segment.

CEDES安全和自動化業務將被納入架構和軟件營運部。

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of industrial automation control and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses.  Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., the company employs about 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

羅克韋爾自動化是全球領先的工業自動化控制和信息解決方案供應商，致力于幫助生產商提升其業務競爭優勢。公司總部位于美國威斯康星州密爾沃基市，公司雇員大約2萬3千人，業務遍及全球超過80個國家。

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