TWINSBURG, OH – March 10, 2005 – Pepperl+Fuchs announces the acquisition of Extec Oesterle GmbH. Headquartered in Esslingen, Germany, Extec is a leading manufacturer of industrial PC components and visualization equipment used in hazardous locations, with a focus on equipment used for the human interface to automation systems in such locations. “This acquisition allows Pepperl+Fuchs to provide both field and human interfaces for hazardous locations, and strengthens our position as a complete solutions provider to the process automation industry,” says Jim Bolin, Vice President of Pepperl+Fuchs’ Process Automation division.Pepperl+Fuchs is a world leader in the design, manufacture and application of high quality process automation products and services.
Pepperl+Fuchs is the number one provider of hazardous area technology from intrinsic safety to purge and pressurization, on-line corrosion monitoring and Fieldbus.
For more information contact: Pepperl+Fuchs, 1600 Enterprise Parkway, Twinsburg, OH 44087; (330) 486-0002; fax: (330) 425-4607; ; [email protected] ; www.am.pepperl-fuchs.com .
