Curtiss-Wright To Expand UK/European Presence with Launch of Tech Support Office
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Located in Curtiss-Wright’s High Wycombe, UK site, new Tech Support Office will offer dedicated support resources throughout Europe
LEESBURG, VA – February 13, 2009 -- Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, VXS and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense market, has announced that it is opening a new Tech Support Office to serve customers throughout the UK and Europe. Located in the company’s High Wycombe, UK-based business unit, the Tech Support Office will expand Curtiss-Wright’s presence in UK and European markets, and provide support for all Curtiss-Wright board-based products and related software.
“Our new Tech Support Office will enable us to better serve the European aerospace and defense community with timely and local technical support response,” said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Modular Solutions, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “Our Tech Support Office team will be closely aligned with our existing engineering support teams to fulfill our commitment to deliver the best, most comprehensive support offered in the embedded COTS industry.”
In addition to strengthening Curtiss-Wright’s presence in the UK and Europe, the new Tech Support Office will also enhance support services for the company’s Asia and Pacific (APAC) customers. While APAC customers will continue to have access to Curtiss-Wright’s North American support offices, the new Wycombe, UK office will offer greater time-zone flexibility for customers who require support after the North American business day has ended.
Curtiss-Wright, which has business operations in Letchworth, England, Cardiff, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland, recently expanded its UK/European presence with the acquisition, completed in October, 2008, of VMETRO, one of the oldest and largest independent COTS aerospace and defense vendors, which will further enhance Curtiss-Wright Controls’ leadership position in a wide range of embedded product categories including high performance real-time processing, digital signal processing (DSP), high-density radar processing, data communications, data recording, and network storage systems.
Founded in 1986, VMETRO operates globally with headquarters and principal engineering in Oslo, Norway. Additional sales, engineering and distribution networks are established in Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, the U.S. and Asia. In addition, VMETRO’s strong UK and European sales teams which operate under the brand VSYSTEMS will help to speed the growth of Curtiss-Wright Controls’ business in those markets.
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About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the defense and aerospace industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single source for rugged embedded computing solutions. Our complete portfolio of products includes processing, data communications, digital signal processing, video and graphics, recording and storage, analog acquisition and reconstruction,radar and integrated subsystems. All our quality products are architected with the most advanced technology for a rugged environment and are enhanced by services such as life cycle management and custom engineering. As part of the Motion Control division of Curtiss-Wright, our focus on engineering excellence is based on more than a century of innovation that includes some of the most important advancements in aviation pioneered by our founders, Glenn Curtiss and Orville and Wilbur Wright. For more information about Curtiss-Wright visit www.cwcembedded.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
