The new center is committed to increasing value and service to customers needing switching solutions despite challenging industry climates.
This allows customers to deal directly with US-based engineers and provides faster turn-around times and immediate customer support.
The center provides customers with the unique features that they require for their switch designs. Such custom requirements could include, but are not limited to, special levers, terminal bends, customized wire harnessing, different plastics/materials, and unique operating forces.
New functions include local QA testing and Value-add design including CAD work and full time engineering support from Japanese and local engineers.
Omron Switch product manager and Switch Engineering Center manager, Brent Wonsch, commented: We are very excited to be operating the new Switch Engineering Center in an area rich in research and development. Omron is dedicated to supporting our unique customer base as we provide customized engineering solutions and further advancing our technological expertise into the future.
Nigel Blakeway, Omron Electronic Components’ chief operating officer and managing director, further added, Having successfully established Omron’s Switch Engineering Center in Europe several years before, I believe the time is right to continue the global expansion of our switch product portfolio. With this addition, we are further supporting our customers in the Americas Region by offering various value-added services from a convenient Domestic location. I am very confident in the ability and engineering skills of my team in North Carolina to continue to produce unique, innovative solutions to our expanding customer base.
