Honeywell CEO Darius Adamczyk and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation CEO Hashem Hashem inaugurate new facility in Mina Abdullah
A new facility opened today by Honeywell has become Kuwait’s first certified in-country manufacturing, integration and testing center for advanced automation technologies.
The Honeywell Customer Solutions Centre, located in Mina Abdullah in southern Kuwait, was officially inaugurated by Honeywell Chairman and CEO Darius Adamczyk and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Deputy Chairman and CEO Hashem Hashem.
The centre enables product assembly and customer testing and acceptance to be consolidated under one roof, making it easier and faster for customers to deploy new technologies.
“Honeywell is a committed supporter of Kuwait’s vision to boost energy production, introduce new technologies, develop human capital, and grow key industrial sectors,” Adamczyk said on this occasion.
“Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is focused on maximising the country’s energy resources, and leveraging the latest technology and know-how to optimise operations and achieve greater cost efficiencies in line with our KPC Vision 2040,” Hashem commented.
Versatile facility
The new Honeywell facility can assemble distributed control system (DCS) platforms and operator consoles for small- to medium-size automation projects. The centre also customises industrial software and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, and designs and assembles fire alarm panels, auxiliary consoles, power distribution panels and other cabinet systems.
Last year, Honeywell opened a Customer Experience Centre at its offices in Mina Abdullah to give local customers a deeper understanding of Honeywell’s integrated software and hardware solutions for oil and gas facilities and refineries.
Also present at the inauguration ceremony was Emad Sultan, CEO, Kuwait Oil Company, Waleed Al Bader, CEO, Kuwait National Petroleum Company and Hatem Al Awadhi, Acting CEO, Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company.
