Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced it has expanded its footprint into western Canada with a new office in Calgary, Alberta. The new location and staff will serve the region’s diverse range of manufacturing industries including aerospace, oil & gas, advanced composites, MRO, agriculture, bus and rail, machinery, wood products, and more. The facility will accommodate business offices and a training room, with ample space to offer seminars covering Hexagon’s most innovative metrology and manufacturing technologies including laser trackers, articulating arms, scanners, CMMs, software, and automated solutions. The regional office resides at the state-of-the-art Hexagon Calgary Campus, which opened in September 2018. The spacious 160,000-square-foot, Silver LEED-rated facility, also the area headquarters for other Hexagon divisions, is at 1120 68th Ave. N.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 8S5.
Heading the regional office, Alberto Silva will serve as a sales engineer for West Canada, covering Manitoba through British Columbia. Silva’s background includes the oil and gas industry and the manufacture of rotating machinery. He applies more than 20 years of technical sales and consulting expertise to finding solutions for complex problems and making processes work better for the customer. Silva holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, as well as a Master’s of Business Administration degree in marketing from SE Louisiana University.
“We are excited to now locally serve the growing manufacturing industries of western Canada,” said David Hill, commercial operations manager – Canada, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. “The Smart Factory movement is opening people’s eyes to the benefits of dimensional measurement throughout the product development cycle. Hexagon leads the way in advancing portable and stationary metrology products, as well as the automation of measurement processes for inline, online and near-line applications. From entry-level products to the most sophisticated measurement solutions, we can offer personal consultations and application knowledge to help manufacturers take pivotal steps toward the future, large or small.”
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