COPA-DATA wins new distributors in Brazil and Vietnam

Thomas Punzenberger, COPA-DATA CEO says: "The expansion of our sales activities in Brazil and Vietnam is a logical step. Both countries have great potential in the automation industry. Many of our internationally-oriented customers are already active in these countries. This has resulted in a multitude of exciting local projects. We take great pride in working with two local partners who are ambitious and well-equipped to support these new projects and have full confidence in them."

The two new companies expand COPA-DATA's international sales network to 17 distributors worldwide. Together with the 11 subsidiaries, COPA-DATA's software is being sold in over 50 countries. The sales network is also supported by over 160 Partner companies in the COPA-DATA Partner Community.

The new zenon distributor in Brazil: SOLUTION SISTEMAS

SOLUTION SISTEMAS has been active in Brazil since 1999 as a specialist for software services and products. From its office in Belo Horizonte, the employees look after systems for companies in various industries, including energy and construction material production, automotive, as well as food and beverage manufacturing.

Ricardo Nicolini, CEO of SOLUTION SISTEMAS explains: "In recent years we have gathered a great deal of knowledge in software for PLCs, HMIs, SCADA and DCS. Design, usability and the optimisation of existing equipment have always been important to us. zenon fits in this philosophy perfectly. The Brazilian market holds many application fields that are ideal for zenon and we wish for zenon to play an important role in the industrial automation of our country." More information can be found at www.solutionsistemasbr.com.

The new zenon distributor in Vietnam: PETROLEC

The increasing demand for innovative automation systems in Southeast Asia, in particular in Vietnam, led to the choice of Petro Electric Energy Joint Stock Company (PETROLEC) as the new local distributor. The company's office, located in the center of the capital of Vietnam, guarantees short distances to the largest energy companies in the country. The 10 employees are continually working on offering the best options for SCADA systems.

Giang Nguyen Binh, CEO of PETROLEC explains: "We became aware of zenon last year. After we had evaluated the software in detail we were convinced that it is the most flexible and reliable product on the market." The company, founded in 2012, used zenon as a SCADA system in over 20 110KV substations in the country. Giang Nguyen Binh adds: "In the future we will promote and sell zenon as the standard software solution for the automation of substation and control centers in Vietnam and South Asia." Further details can be found at www.petrolec.vn.

For more information about COPA-DATA and zenon please visit www.copadata.com.