Global automation leader Emerson has announced plans to build the Emerson Middle East & Africa Service Center, a new automation solutions service and operations center in the Umm Alhoul Free Zone. The facility will expand Emerson’s local capabilities for customers in Qatar and across the Middle East and Africa. It will include the region’s first certified in-country flow calibration lab, along with other critical automation technologies designed to help customers optimize operations, reduce turnaround time, minimize costs and accelerate project timelines.
“This new investment reflects Emerson’s strategic commitment to accelerating innovation in Qatar and supporting the Middle East’s most critical operations,” said Judson Duncan, group president of Global Sales at Emerson. “Our additional capabilities will enable customers to operate with greater agility, reliability and cost efficiency.”
Strategic investment aligned with Qatar National Vision 2030
The new 3,500-square-meter facility reinforces Emerson’s expanding industrial technology presence in the region and advances Qatar National Vision 2030 objectives around economic growth and diversification. The new site will add to the existing footprint of manufacturing, service and distribution locations in the Middle East across Saudi Arabia and the UAE, along with a broad service network of Emerson-accredited service partners in the region.
New capabilities for Qatar
In addition to being equipped to calibrate large-size flow meters for high-pressure and high-volume operations, the Qatar facility will feature:
The facility is planned to open in phases: Control systems staging and measurement solutions services, spares inventory and the training center will open in December 2026, with the certified flow calibration lab opening in early 2027.
Qatar Free Zone signing
The announcement was formalized at a signing ceremony on the sidelines of Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in New York City with Qatar Free Zone dignitaries, including Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Faisal Al-Thani, chief executive officer of the Qatar Free Zones Authority, and Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani, minister of commerce and industry and chair of the Qatar Free Zones Authority.
Source: automation.com
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