Renishaw strengthens global presence with the opening of facilities in India and Japan
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Renishaw strengthens global presence with the opening of facilities in India and Japan
To help service its growing customer base in India and Japan , global engineering technologies company , Renishaw , has recently opened two state-of-the-art technology centres — one in Chennai , India , and one in Nagoya , Japan . These upgraded facilities will strengthen Renishaw ’ s presence in both countries and improve customer access to the company ’ s engineering expertise and innovative technologies .
Renishaw unveiled its upgraded Nagoya facility at a two-day event , attended by over a hundred guests including its largest distributors , machine builder customers , Japanese metrology academics , representatives from the British Embassy , and employees from the company ’ s Tokyo office . Over the two days , Renishaw showcased the centre ’ s demonstration and office spaces , calibration laboratory , warehouse and despatch areas . The event also included demonstrations of the full range of metrology and spectroscopy products offered by Renishaw , including the new Renishaw Central smart manufacturing software suite which allows manufacturers to collect , present and action accurate process data to enhance their production . a customer demonstration area , seminar room and applications development areas . Now it ’ s up and running , we ’ ll use the centre with our customers , developing and demonstrating new solutions .”
Renishaw also recently opened a new office and demonstration centre in Chennai , India , attended by hundreds of customers , machine tool builders , channel partners and journalists . The new facility will support Renishaw ’ s customers and partners in the Tamil Nadu region , as well as host potential buyers so that they can test the application of Renishaw products on their components before investing . The Chennai site will also serve as a training hub for students , machine builders , end user customers , channel partners and Renishaw employees .
“ India is currently experiencing a dynamic period of growth , making it an exciting time to be part of this market ,” explained Paul Weaver , Director of Sales and Marketing at Renishaw India . “ The machine tool industry is expanding , new investments are flowing in from abroad , and both the domestic and export markets are seeing significant demand . Renishaw is at the heart of this growth , actively supporting the precision manufacturing sector .”
“ Our new office and technology centre in Chennai marks a new phase in Renishaw ’ s development ,” added Weaver . “ This new facility demonstrates our latest innovations , including the NC4 + Blue non-contact laser tool setter , the REVO ® 5-axis multi-sensor measurement system , and EquatorTM shop-floor gauging systems . It also showcases our precision encoders and calibration devices — and we ’ ll use these for customer demonstrations and training sessions .”
Renishaw is continuing to invest in upgraded and new facilities to better support its customers . In addition to the facilities in India and Japan , within the past year it has also opened new offices in Brazil and created its first subsidiary operation in the United Arab Emirates , to serve the rapidly growing manufacturing and advanced engineering sectors in the Gulf Cooperation Council region and Egypt .
“ The event was a chance for us to show visitors how far Renishaw has come since opening our first Nagoya office in 1986 ,” explained Jason Taylor , Managing Director of Renishaw Japan . “ We bought the current Nagoya building in 2019 and moved our offices there , and we ’ ve now turned the first floor into a brand-new technology centre with
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