Manufacturer of electromechanical safety and lift switchgear and systems, Schmersal India Private Ltd., a subsidiary of The Schmersal Group, Germany, inaugurated its first global support IT centre in Pune. The Centre inaugurated by Michael Ambros, MD, K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG., is spread across an area of 3305 square feet with a workforce of 15 Functional and Technical Consultants.

At the launch of the Centre, Ambros expressed, "This is the first global support activity that has been established outside Germany, and India has been recognised as one of the competence centres with skilled resources to provide support for SAP implementation and software development to the entire Schmersal Group. This activity has also led to increased employment opportunities for the Indians"

With the motto, ‘turning workplaces into safer places' Schmersal India started operations in 2007 as a sales organisation to participate in the growing India market for machine safety. In 2012, a cornerstone for the production factory in India was laid in Ranjangaon near Pune, Maharashtra, with a total investment of about 8 million Euros, by the Schmersal Group in the construction of the new factory which started production in July 2013 and today has a headcount of 86 employees.

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