Emerson Process Management, a business of Missouri-based Emerson, recently broke ground on the site for its new technology development, customer training, and project support facility in Dhahran Techno Valley in Saudi Arabia. The 11,370-square-meter facility will provide services and support to the oil and gas, mining and other process industries across the Kingdom.
Equipped with resources and capabilities to develop automation solutions, including valve and actuator automation, deliver lifecycle services, and train local talent. It will house offices, training facilities, a service and light manufacturing workshop, and laboratories focused on control systems, flow metering technologies, and research and development. The facility is scheduled for completion in May 2017.