March 18, 2015 – Exida announced the establishment of exida Japan. "Functional safety and cybersecurity are becoming an important concern in the Japanese industry automation market,” says Kaoru Sonoda, exida Japan managing director. “With the new office, exida can provide the necessary services for this increase in market demands.”
“exida is rapidly growing around the world,” says Dr. William Goble, exida principal partner. “We strive to establish local language support in several global markets and we are thrilled to now have a staff in Japan.”
About exida:
exida is a certification and research firm specializing in safety critical/high availability automation systems, control system cybersecurity, and alarm management. exida has performed more process control safety certifications than any other company worldwide. exida’s main offices are located in Sellersville, PA, USA and Munich, Germany and has worldwide operations with service centers in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, and New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.