Penny + Giles Announces Integration of Mechetronics into its Controls Division
Date: Wednesday 6th April 2011
Penny + Giles, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a designer and manufacturer of position sensors, solenoids, and joystick controllers, has completed the operational integration of industrial solenoid manufacturer Mechetronics Limited into its Penny + Giles Controls division in South Wales. The company has also increased capacity at the Cwmfelinfach design and manufacturing facility to accommodate the new product range.
"The integration of Mechetronics provides extensive experience in the design of industrial solenoids to complement our existing aerospace and defence solenoid businesses in North America and Europe," said David Adams, co-chief operating officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
Mechetronics is a global supplier of solenoids and solenoid valves to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and applications benefiting from these products include business machines, switchgear and vehicle braking systems.
The industrial solenoid design resource will remain in Cwmfelinfach and the site's manufacturing resource, together with a facility in Zhuhai, China, will service global markets.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls Integrated Sensing, Penny + Giles
Penny + Giles is a global leader in the design and manufacture of specialist position sensors, solenoids and control hardware for industrial and defence markets. Headquartered in Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom, Penny + Giles is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Integrated Sensing, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. For more information visit www.pennyandgiles.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Curtiss-Wright Controls is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The company is a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technologies for niche actuation and drive applications, integrated sensors and electronic subsystems internationally for the aerospace and defense markets.
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