BWIR to Offer Schneider Electric SCADA, MES Solutions
 ST.
LOUIS, MO, Mar 30, 2009 - Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR), a
global provider of business and technology solutions, has announced a
strategic alliance with Schneider Electric’s SCADA and MES Competency
Center. This division of Schneider Electric specializes in the delivery of
innovative, reliable and cost-effective solutions in next generation
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Manufacturing Execution
Systems (MES) software. The strategic relationship will bring a more robust
manufacturing automation offering to U.S. and global BWIR clients. '
BWIR is the engineering and IT consulting division of Barry-Wehmiller
Companies, Inc., a $1.1 billion global engineering consulting and manufacturing
technology solutions provider. With more than 5,200 employees and 50 locations
around the world, Barry-Wehmiller has been an original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) and engineering partner to Fortune 1000 companies for more than 120 years.
BWIR has proven engineering design, electrical controls design and automation
capabilities combined with more than 15 years of experience, making it an ideal
implementation partner to deliver SCADA and MES solutions.
BWIR has a proven track record with companies worldwide in providing design
solutions for electrical control systems, control panels, electrical schematics,
PLC/HMI, SCADA and MES development and implementation.
“We’re pleased to join up with BWIR to offer the products that will help
companies get the most out of their manufacturing execution systems,” said Paul
Cooper, director of MES solutions at Schneider Electric. “Using our MES and
SCADA solutions, BWIR will be able to offer its clients integrated solutions
focused on helping them optimize their expenditures and monitor their factories,
plants and production sites from any location.”
With the 2006 acquisition of Citect and its more than 35 years in the
visualization and process automation industry, Schneider Electric brings solid
technology, strong research and development, and more than 200 years of
collective automation and control management expertise to BWIR.
“Our affiliation with Citect will help expand BWIR’s industry focus and
deliver an increasing portfolio of world-class and cost-effective SCADA and MES
solutions to our clients,” stated Jim Webb, BWIR senior partner and vice
president of global engineering solutions. “In addition to our enterprise
resource planning solutions, Citect products will help us offer total solutions
covering level two to level four systems to the manufacturing industry.”
About Barry-Wehmiller International Resources
Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR) is a global provider of
business and technology solutions to the manufacturing domain. With headquarters
in St. Louis, Mo., and a global client reach, BWIR’s mission is to provide
innovative solutions that enable its clients to achieve a competitive edge in
their marketplace.
About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100
countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market
segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure,
industrial processes, building automation, and data centers/networks, as well as
broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe,
reliable, and efficient, the company's 120,000 employees achieved sales of more
than $23.7 billion in 2007. Schneider Electric total sales in North America in
2007 were $6.6 billion (U.S.). These include the sales of the North American
Operating Division of Schneider Electric (NAOD), as well as North American sales
of other Schneider Electric companies such as APC, TAC, etc. Headquartered in
Palatine, Ill., the North American Operating Division markets many of the brands
of Schneider Electric to customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In
the United States, Schneider Electric is best known by its flagship Square DR
brand.
For more information, visit
www.schneider-electric.com.
About Barry-Wehmiller
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a diversified global supplier of
engineering consulting and manufacturing technology solutions in packaging,
corrugating, and paper converting across a broad spectrum of industries. Barry-Wehmiller’s
balanced approach to the market is made possible through nine interactive
divisions: Accraply, a leading manufacturer of automatic labeling and label
converting and finishing systems; Barry-Wehmiller International Resources
(BWIR), a global provider of business and technology solutions to the mid-market
manufacturing domain; Design Group, a premier supplier of manufacturing
automation, facility design, and other engineering consulting services;
FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, a leading producer and supplier of advanced conveyance
technology and product handling equipment; HayssenSandiacre, a form/fill/seal
technologies and services leader for more than 100 years; MarquipWardUnited, a
leading manufacturer of equipment for the corrugated and folded carton
industries; Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), providing advanced
converting, printing, and packaging technologies for the tissue, nonwovens, and
flexible packaging industries since 1919; PneumaticScaleAngelus, a global
provider for filling, capping, can seaming, labeling, and centrifugation; and
Thiele Technologies, a leading producer of placing, bagging, cartoning, case
packing, and palletizing equipment.
In fiscal year 2008, a strategic combination of organic and acquisition
growth has allowed Barry- Wehmiller to reach a new milestone, with annual
revenues now surpassing $1.1 billion for the first time in the company’s
123-year history.
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