Starting of construction work

Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) is investing in a new Technology and Application Center at its Erlangen site. A new machine room and office facilities for the A&D Motion Control Systems (MC) Division is planned here for the spring of 2007. The new development is to house machine tools and production machinery that will then be available for demonstrations and training courses for mechanical equipment manufacturers and end users. Siemens' investment totals approximately 9 million euros in the new building. Together with Erlangen's Mayor Dr. Siegfried Balleis, MC Divisional Head Dr. Siegfried Russwurm dug the first turf to get construction work underway.