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Specialist magazine CONNECTIONS no. 60
Specialist magazine CONNECTIONS no. 60
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Corporate<br />
Two Plants<br />
in China<br />
R&M continues to expand its production sites in China.<br />
The second plant went into operation at the end of 2020.<br />
Infrastructure solutions for the fast-growing Chinese data<br />
center market can now be offered from a single source.<br />
050.7110<br />
Shanghai<br />
Jinshan<br />
Pinghu<br />
The new plant is located in the Pinghu<br />
Economic-Technological Development Zone<br />
(PEDZ), an ideal environment for international<br />
technology companies. One thousand<br />
companies have settled there. Despite<br />
difficult conditions and restrictions due to<br />
the pandemic, R&M’s second production site<br />
in China was put into operation with only a<br />
slight delay.<br />
R&M operates in a state-of-the-art industrial<br />
building. In addition to production, it houses<br />
a warehouse, a showroom and offices. More<br />
than 100 jobs will be created here in the<br />
coming months. With the support of the<br />
headquarters in Wetzikon, lean and efficient<br />
production processes are being established<br />
according to proven R&M standards. Fiber<br />
optic and copper solutions for data networks<br />
are assembled here. Production capacity is to<br />
be expanded in the coming years.<br />
Production for network cabinets<br />
and enclosures well established<br />
The company acquired in the nearby Jinshan<br />
District in 2019 develops and manufactures<br />
network cabinets and enclosures for data<br />
centers and server rooms.<br />
Both sites are located southwest of Shanghai<br />
and are incorporated in R&M's global supply<br />
chain.<br />
In China, the world's second largest market<br />
for structured cabling, and in other Southeast<br />
Asian countries, data center operators<br />
are among the main customers of the two<br />
plants. R&M serves the market as a full-range<br />
supplier of network infrastructures. Solutions<br />
include cabinets, power distribution, cabling,<br />
distributors and infrastructure management<br />
software.<br />
The Chinese IT market recovered relatively<br />
quickly from the pandemic. R&M is experiencing<br />
rising local demand and is continuing<br />
to invest in further market development.<br />
050.7095<br />
0<strong>60</strong>.2069<br />
050.6843<br />
0<strong>60</strong>.2085<br />
Laurent Amestoy<br />
Executive Vice President, R&M Asia Pacific<br />
laurent.amestoy@rdm.com<br />
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