Rockwell opens Pacific Rim Service Centre.SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1995--Rockwell Defense Electronics has officially opened its Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. Service Centre in Singapore. Through Rockwell's Collins Avionics & Communications Division (CACD CACD Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors CACD California Association for Counseling and Development CACD Computer-Assisted classroom discussion CACD Choroidal Dystrophy, Central Areolar CACD Collins Avionics and Communications Division ), the news service center provides product repair and technical support for defense communications and navigation products and systems customers throughout the region. It also helps support authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Rockwell dealers that carry Collins products throughout the Asia/Pacific area. Invited guests included Teo Chong Tee, member of Parliament for Changi; Timothy Chorba Timothy A. Chorba served as the United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1994 to 1997. He has three children, two of which now attend Georgetown University. Prior to his tenure as ambassador, Timothy Chorba worked as a partner in the law firm of Patton Boggs & Blow in , U.S. Ambassador; Chow Tat Kong, director for industry (aerospace, engineering and manufacturing systems), Singapore Economic Development Board; and various Rockwell executives including Jack Cosgrove, CACD president. Supporting the needs of customers around the world is one of Rockwell's top priorities, and this new center demonstrates its commitment to stand behind company products and systems. The center will establish a full Rockwell service presence for Collins customers in the region by providing depot repair, field service engineering support, training and spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. . Collins products have been used in the Pacific Rim region since the 1940s. Other CACD service centers are located in Anamosa and Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, city (1990 pop. 108,751), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it is named for the surging rapids in the river. , Iowa; Reading, England; Toulouse, France; Rodgau, Germany; and Melbourne (Lilydale), Australia. Establishing the center is part of CACD's strategy of establishing a strong network of authorized regional technical support centers. The Pacific Rim Service Centre will serve as a critical hub, providing Collins-trained and qualified technicians, spare parts and additional technical capacity. The CACD facility has been developed in conjunction with another Rockwell entity, Collins Commercial Avionics (CCA (1) (Common Cryptographic Architecture) Cryptography software from IBM for MVS and DOS applications. (2) (Compatible Communications A ), which opened its portion of the center in January 1995. A 30,000-square-foot building houses both service centers. The building is located at 18 Loyang Lane in the Loyang Industrial Estate, Singapore. CACD is part of Rockwell's Defense Electronics businesses which cover a broad spectrum of capabilities in six addressed markets: guidance and navigation; command, control and communications; avionics; ship systems; tactical weapons; and sensors. These businesses had combined fiscal year 1994 sales of nearly $1.6 billion. The company has eight plants, two research & development facilities and about 2,000 employees in the Asia/Pacific region, and has corporate offices in Beijing, Canberra, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Tokyo. Rockwell businesses with Asia/Pacific operations include automotive components, automation (Allen-Bradley, Reliance Electric, Sprecher+Schuh), graphic systems, defense electronics, avionics (Collins) and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. . Rockwell is a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s , high-technology company holding leadership market positions in automation, avionics, aerospace, defense electronics, telecommunications, automotive components and graphic systems, with annual worldwide sales of nearly $13 billion. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: If your readers wish to contact the center directly, the address and phone numbers are as follows: Collins Avionics & Communications Division (CACD) Pacific Rim Service Centre 18 Loyang Lane Loyang Industrial Estate Singapore 1750 Phone: 65 542-2078, Fax: 65 542-2079 CONTACT: Jim Thebeau, 319/395-5775 |
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