[Schneider Electric] 메사추세츠에 새 글로벌 R&D 센터 오픈

9월 10일 에너지 관리 부문의 글로벌 전문업체인 시나이더 일렉트로닉(Schneider Electric)사가 메사추세츠 앤도버(Andover)시에 위치한 새 북미 R&D 센터인 ‘Boston One Campus (BOC)’의 오픈을 정식 발표했다. 이 시설은 회사의 새 북미 본부로 활용될 예정이다.

소비자와, R&D 기술자, 직원들과의 협력을 증진시키는 환경을 만들고자 설계된 이 센터는 시나이더 일렉트로닉의 지속가능한 디자인과 에너지 효율을 접목한 버전으로 만들어졌다. 나아가 BOC는 약 8백만 달러 상당의 자사 상품과 솔루션들을 포함하며, 첫 해에 약 30%의 운영비를 절감할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

 

 

 

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, announced the grand opening of its new North American research and development (R&D) center -- the Boston One Campus (BOC) -- located in the town of Andover, Mass. The facility will also serve as the company's new North America headquarters.

Designed to create an environment that encourages collaboration with customers, R&D engineers and employees, the new campus was also built with Schneider Electric's vision of sustainable design and energy efficiency. Further, BOC incorporates approximately $8 million of the company's own products and solutions and is expected to achieve about a 30-percent operating cost reduction in its first year.

The facility is U.S. Green Building Council LEED Silver certified and leverages Schneider Electric's SmartStruxure™ solution; APC by Schneider Electric EcoAisle and EcoBreeze data center cooling systems, data center and server uninterruptible power supplies (UPS); Schneider Electric Altivar variable speed for HVAC control; a variety of ultra-efficient luminaires from Juno Lighting Group® by Schneider Electric; intelligent IP security management systems from Pelco® by Schneider Electric; and more.

BOC is built to house approximately 750 employees across all disciplines of Schneider Electric's business segments. Likewise, it is made up of more than 240,000 square feet across two buildings with a design that focuses specifically on employee collaboration and innovation, as well as the needs of Schneider Electric's customers.

The campus's fully-immersive Discovery Center also allows visitors to learn about the history of Schneider Electric's energy management and innovation, as well as experiment with several of its solutions through simulated demonstrations via 65-inch interactive panels. BOC is also equipped with 53,000 square feet of engineering laboratory space that includes customer-accessible, cross-discipline technology integration laboratories known as StruxureLabs, where Schneider Electric engineers test and validate products through real-world customer deployments.

With the integration of engineering, sales, marketing, and customer support employees across Schneider Electric's multiple disciplines, and as one of only five global R&D centers around the world serving the company's 160,000 employees and customers, BOC is expected to draw more than 10,000 visitors to the area in its first year of being open.

[출처 = waterworld / 2014년 9월 10일]