Robert Bosch, LLC has announced the formation of Bosch Engineering North America (BEG), which will expand its engineering services capabilities to the North American market. The division, located in Farmington Hills, Mich., enhances Bosch's product development activities in the North American market through engineering services, including specification, function development, calibration and software integration for embedded control systems.
"Bosch Engineering North America provides an extension of Bosch's extensive automotive engineering capabilities that have sustained our technology advancements for more than 100 years," says Keith Andrews, regional president of Bosch Engineering North America. "With this, we are bringing our innovative expertise to the growing field of engineering services in North America."
In the United States market, BEG will extend Bosch's portfolio by providing flexible engineering services from initial concept to production release for both traditional and niche customers. Additionally, the team will work closely with its German counterparts to capitalize on their global experience.
In the future, BEG plans to expand activities outside the traditional Bosch areas, such as gasoline, chassis and diesel, to provide engineering services in non-automotive markets such as marine, off-highway and stationary engines. This expansion will increase Bosch's overall engineering capacity over the next several years.
The Bosch Group is a global manufacturer of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods and building technology. In fiscal 2006, approximately 260,000 associates generated sales of $54.9 billion. Set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch as a workshop for "precision mechanics and electrical engineering," the Bosch Group today comprises a manufacturing, sales and after-sales service network of approximately 280 subsidiaries and more than 12,000 service centers in more than 140 countries.
In North America, the Bosch Group manufactures and markets automotive original equipment and aftermarket products, industrial automation and mobile products, power tools and accessories, security technology, thermo-technology, packaging equipment and household appliances. Bosch employs 24,750 associates in more than 80 primary and 20 associated facilities throughout the region with reported sales of $8.8 billion in 2006. For more information on the company, visit its Web site.
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