Edwards Named to Head Lenze Americas

Thirty-plus-year automation veteran Chuck Edwards takes control of motion control supplier.

Chuck Edwards, President, Lenze Americas
Chuck Edwards, President, Lenze Americas

Lenze SE(www.lenze.de),headquartered in Hameln, Germany, announced on Feb. 8 the appointment of Chuck Edwards as president ofLenze Americas(www.lenze.com), Uxbridge, Mass., a supplier ofmotion controlproducts. In taking responsibility for Lenze Americas, Edwards will also become a member of the global Lenze SE Executive Committee..

“We appreciate winning an experienced and successful senior executive like Mr. Edwards for Lenze. With his experience, market knowledge and leadership, we will continue to further develop our position in American markets,” said Dr. Erhard Tellbüscher, chairman of the Board of Management, Lenze SE. “Edwards is powerfully effective in building and leading organizations and his understanding of global product development, sales and marketing is outstanding.”

Edwards has more than 30 years of industrial automation and executive experience, at companies including Molex Inc., Woodhead Industries and Rockwell Automation Inc. He holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University and an MS in Engineering Management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Diverse market

“The machine automation market is extremely diverse, with almost unlimited opportunity. Customers are striving for ever increasing machine performance,” Edwards said. “At Lenze, we are focused on partnering with our customers to enhance their equipment through the combination ofintelligent drives,运动控制和机械技术,得到我们广泛的应用专业知识的支持。”

Lenze Americas开发,制造,市场和支持一系列的运动控制解决方案,包括servo drives电动机,离合器和制动器,齿轮和齿轮电动机以及可变的频率交流电动机驱动器。该操作包括Lenze-AC Tech(www.lenze-actech.com),其AC Drive产品组合的投资组合从小型次级驱动器延伸到大型500马力驱动器。

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