Rockwell Automation to Acquire Rutter Hinz 

罗克韦尔自动化收购Rutter Hinz公司

Acquisition will accelerate company growth and expand reach in Canadian oil and gas and heavy industries market

收购将加速公司的增长以及扩大公司在加拿大油气和重工业市场的涉足面

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 10, 2009-- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) announced it has agreed to purchase the majority of the assets of Rutter Hinz Inc., a leading engineering company. Rutter Hinz is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rutter Inc., a publicly held Canadian company. Headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada, Rutter Hinz’s annual sales are approximately $35 million (U.S.). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

密尔沃基2月10日消息——罗克韦尔自动化公司宣布已经同意收购Rutter Hinz这家领先的工程公司的绝大部分资产。Rutter Hinz公司是加拿大上市公司Rutter的全资子公司。Rutter Hinz的总部位于加拿大的Saskatoon，年度销售额大约为三千五百万美元。双方交易的条款没有透露。

Rutter Hinz has engineering expertise in industrial automation, process control and power distribution, specifically for the oil and gas industry, in addition to the pipeline, utility, mining, forestry and food and beverage sectors. The company’s management team and approximately 220 employees will join Rockwell Automation’s Systems & Solutions business unit.

Rutter Hinz公司在工业自动化、过程控制和配输电行业，尤其是在油气工业都具有工程专业技术，此外在管道、电力、采矿、林业以及食品饮料领域也具有工程专业技术。公司的管理团队以及大约220名员工将加入罗克韦尔的系统和解决方案业务部。

“This acquisition accelerates the growth of Rockwell Automation’s business and reach in Canada’s heavy industries and oil and gas market, enhances our Canadian oil sands opportunities, and establishes a robust delivery capability in a major market with critical expertise,” said Terry Gebert, vice president and general manager, Rockwell Automation Systems & Solutions.

罗克韦尔系统和解决方案业务部副总裁兼总经理Terry Gebert表示：“本次收购加速罗克韦尔自动化业务的增长以及扩大公司在加拿大重工业和油气市场的涉足，增强我们在加拿大油砂领域的机会，以及在这一主要市场利用关键的专业知识建立一个强大的交付能力。”

“Rutter Hinz customers will continue to receive the high level of service they currently enjoy,” said Ryan Hinz, Rutter Inc. president and CEO.

Rutter公司总裁兼首席执行官Ryan Hinz表示：“Rutter Hinz 的客户将继续获得他们目前接受的高水平的服务。”

“This acquisition continues to strengthen our global project management and engineering solutions delivery capability – as we have done with ProsCon and ICS Triplex acquisitions in Europe, CIE in Latin America, and Xi'An Hengsheng in China,” Gebert added. “Customers will now benefit from the expanded portfolio of application solutions, expertise and delivery capacity that Rutter Hinz offers, particularly to the oil and gas market.”

Gebert补充道：“随着我们完成了对欧洲ProsCon和 ICS Triplex公司、拉丁美洲CIE公司以及中国西安恒生公司的收购，本次收购继续加强了我们全球项目管理和工程解决方案的交付能力。我们的客户，尤其是油气市场的客户，将受益于Rutter Hinz公司提供的更多的应用解决方案业务组合、专业知识以及交付能力。”

The acquisition includes Rutter Hinz’s engineering and automation businesses in Canada and the United States, but not its Newfoundland consulting engineering business or the assets of Rutter Technologies Inc. These operations will continue as part of Rutter Inc.

本次收购包括Rutter Hinz在加拿大和美国的工程和自动化业务，但不包括其Newfoundland咨询工程业务以及Rutter技术公司的资产。这些资产将继续作为Rutter公司的一部分。

Rutter Hinz has eight offices in Canada and two in the U.S.

Rutter Hinz在加拿大有八个办事处，在美国设有两个。

The acquisition is expected to close during the current quarter.

本次收购预计在本季度完成。

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of industrial automation control and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., the company employs about 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

罗克韦尔自动化是全球领先的工业自动化、电力、控制和信息解决方案供应商，致力于帮助生产商提升其业务竞争优势。公司总部位于美国威斯康星州密尔沃基市，公司雇员大约2万1千人，业务遍及全球超过80个国家。