Trebing + Himstedt Establishes U.S. Base

Trebing + Himstedt Inc. (www.t-h.us/), a wholly owned subsidiary of Trebing & Himstedt Processautomation GmbH & Co. KG based in Schwerin, Germany, is now established and open for business. Located in the Indianapolis area, it will support Sales, Marketing and Service activities for the North American market in addition to having local inventory.

“I am excited to be a part of the organization’s growth into this important market”, says Victor Wolowec, general manager for the U.S.-based entity. He has spent the last several months helping establish the U.S. subsidiary.

“This is a very large and important step for our company,” says Steffen Himstedt, one of the founding owners of Trebing + Himstedt Processautomation GmbH & Co. KG. “With the recent addition of a full range of Industrial Ethernet capabilities (i.e., EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP) to the already available Profibus and Profinet solutions. We expect significant growth as manufacturers, especially in North America, continue to look for ways to increase the availability and reliability of the networks on their plant floor.”  Trebing + Himstedt is already working with several major automotive manufacturers in addition to other industries looking to implement full time monitoring as part of their ongoing maintenance improvement strategies.

In the Industrial Communications business unit, Trebing + Himstedt produces Industrial Communication Network Monitoring Solutions and Services helping users predict and prevent Fieldbus and Industrial Ethernet network problems. Trebing + Himstedt’s Network Diagnostics and Asset Management capabilities increase the availability and reliability of industrial networks from the commissioning phase through to the maintenance of daily operations.