A partnership contract has recently been signed by the Chinese textile machine manufacturer Pacific Group, Shanghai, China and the automation specialist Bernecker + Rainer (B&R) Ges.m.b.H., Eggelsberg Austria.
The contract elevates B&R to the status of exclusive supplier for all automation solutions for the textile machine manufacturer. B&R will provide various types of support in addition to controllers, drives, PCs and customer-specific visualization systems." The basis for the partnership is B&R's strong position in the Chinese machine manufacturing market, full local support in China and our complete solution concept with open standards" stated Peter Gucher, General Manager, B&R International.The textile machines from Pacific Machinery for processing cotton and chemical fibers, including combing machines, knitting machines, weaving machines, rotor machines, ring spinning machines and auto-winders, are mainly used in the Asian market.
Pacific Group generated a total revenue in 2004 of € 320 million with 6,700 employees and is the largest textile machine manufacturer in Asia.For more than 25 years, "Perfection in Automation" has been a recipe for success for the Austrian company B&R. With a total of 1,100 employees and an international network of subsidiaries in more than 50 countries guarantee further expansion for this high-tech company.
In addition to control and drive components, the product portfolio also includes intelligent system integration for complex automation solutions.For more information visit www.br-automation.com .
