Endress+Hauser Canada donates $263,000 for future industry leaders at Lambton College

Company to supply state-of-the-art equipment for Instrumentation & Control Engineering Technology program

BURLINGTON, ON, Dec. 22, 2015 /CNW/ - Endress+Hauser Canada has made a contribution of $263,000 to the Instrumentation & Control Engineering Technology program at Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario, the company announced.

The donation, comprised of a wide range of industrial measurement devices, will provide students with access to some of the most sophisticated instruments available in process industries, ensuring they gain critical hands-on experience while they prepare to enter challenging careers in the Canadian workforce. Canada's leading process measurement and automation supplier will provide and install the latest instruments for the measurement of flow, level, pressure and temperature in Lambton's Instrumentation & Control Engineering laboratory.

"In keeping with Endress+Hauser's continuous support of educational institutions, we are pleased to offer Lambton College students the best possible preparation in order to join the workforce in Sarnia, and across Canada," said Tony Varga, general manager and CEO of Endress+Hauser Canada. "As we build partnerships with post-secondary institutions, it is imperative that we find schools focused not only on instrumentation and controls, but also on building the next generation of leaders in this industry. Lambton College is one of those special schools."

Since 2012, Endress+Hauser Canada has donated more than $780,000 in instrumentation to colleges and universities across Canada, including Northern Lights College (Fort St. John, BC), Cambrian College and College Boreal (Sudbury, ON), McMaster University (Hamilton, ON) and Lambton College.

"We are pleased to celebrate this new partnership and very generous process instrumentation donation that will further enhance our exceptional educational programming, and the training and research opportunities for our various flagship technology programs" said Judith Morris, President & CEO, Lambton College. "I would like to thank Endress+Hauser for their contribution to the college, as this support ensures our students have access to state-of-practice equipment and facilities through which our graduates will continue to meet and exceed the expectations of industry employers."

The new equipment, expected to be installed in January, will be utilized by Instrumentation & Control Engineering Technology students in the coming term. Expansion and renewal of training equipment used in technology programs allows the college to maintain industry-standard equipment in its labs and training facilities to ensure students are learning state-of-practice procedures.

Employing more than 150 people in offices across the country, Endress+Hauser Canada has become a leading provider of complete solutions for industrial measuring technology and automation in the country. Endress+Hauser Group is the largest independent manufacturer of instrumentation in the world, with global manufacturing facilities, over 12,000 associates, and net sales of over $2 billion CAD.

For more information, please visit www.ca.endress.com.

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Scott Whitehouse, Marketing Communications Manager, Endress+Hauser Canada, Mobile: [phone] Email: [email protected]; Tracy Simpson, Manager, The Lambton College Foundation and Alumni Association, Phone: [phone] X3027 Email: [email protected]