At a time of geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruption, operations that enable customers to source goods and services locally can play a key role in helping them reduce operational disruption and accelerate time-to-market
Emerson is doing just that with plans to build a new automation solutions and operations centre in the Umm Alhoul Free Zone in Qatar, to include a flow calibration lab, along with other critical automation technologies designed to help customers optimise operations, reduce turnaround time, minimise costs and accelerate project timelines.
An agreement to establish the centre was signed on the sidelines of Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in New York City in the presence of Qatar Free Zone dignitaries.
Aligning with Qatar Vision 2030 objectives
Emerson already has a strong existing footprint of manufacturing, service and distribution locations in the Middle East across Saudi Arabia and UAE, along with an extensive network of service partners in the region. The 3,500 sq metre Emerson Middle East & Africa Service Center will expand Emerson’s local capabilities for customers in Qatar and across the Middle East and Africa, reinforcing the company’s expanding automation and industrial technology presence in the region, contributing to in-country value creation and aligning with Qatar Vision 2030 objectives around economic growth, diversification and industrialisation. This will see Qatar transformed from a hydrocarbons-based economy to an advanced, diversified and competitive global knowledge-based market, with the expansion of industrial sectors and leveraging advanced supply chains. It also aims to create a business-friendly environment capable of attracting foreign funds and technologies and of encouraging national investments.
A first for Qatar
The new facility is significant in that it will host the region’s first certified in-country flow calibration lab, with the capability of calibrating large-size flow meters for high-pressure and high-volume operations. These are extensively used in Qatar’s heavy industrial sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals, power and water to measure and monitor fluid, gas and steam transfer.
The Qatar facility will also feature:
- Measurement instrumentation solutions and skid training systems
- Off-the-shelf inventory and spare parts distribution
- A training and experience center for customer operations teams
- Staging and integration services for distributed control systems
The contol systems staging and measurement solutions services, spares inventory and training centre will open in Decemebr 2026, with the certified flow calibration lab following in early 2027.
“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.”
Emerson opens automation service centre in Qatar
The agreement was signed by H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Faisal Al-Thani, chief executive officer of Qatar Free Zones Authority, and Judson Duncan, group president, Global Sales at Emerson. (Image source: Emerson)
