Hexagon Metrology O er ie verview

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Hexagon Metrology
O er ie
Overview
STEM Conference
April 2008
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Agenda
• What is Hexagon Metrology?
• Workforce Growth
• Career Path Possibilities
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What is Hexagon Metrology?
• Part of Hexagon
g Measurement Technologies,
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division of Hexagon AB, Sweden.
• Hexagon Metrology is the world leader in
multidimensional
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segment of the measurement market.
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Operations
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encompass hand
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portable coordinate measuring machines,
aftermarket services and software.
• Prototype for future U.S. industrial company (?)
- virtual & global, with knowledge-based, high
intellectual content jobs requiring continually
increasing skills
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What is Hexagon Metrology?
• High technology focus
• Portfolio with more than 1,500 active
patents
• 200 new applications per year
• Product portfolio age of 18 months
• More than 500 employees in R&D
• R&D budget close to 10 % of sales
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What is Hexagon Metrology?
• Customers are active in the aerospace,
security and defense-related industries, the
automotive industry, government
departments and authorities, and the medical
industry, among others.
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Hexagon M
Measurementt Technologies
T h l i h
has
over 5,000 employees, mainly in Switzerland,
the United States and China.
• Hexagon Metrology has 10 factories and
nearly 60 Sales & Support offices worldwide.
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Our
P d t
Products
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Workforce Growth
• U.S. employment has grown 17.6% in the last
two years
years.
• Most growth is in highly-skilled technical
positions: service and applications
engineering,
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ttechnical
h i l sales
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Dec-07
Nov-07
Oct-07
Sep-07
Aug-07
Jul-07
Jun-07
May-07
Apr-07
Mar-07
Feb-07
Jan-07
Dec-06
Nov-06
Oct-06
Sep-06
Aug-06
Jul-06
Jun-06
May-06
740
720
700
680
660
640
620
600
580
560
Apr-06
Number of Em
mployees
HMI Headcount History - All Divisions
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Career
P
Path
th Possibilities
P
ibiliti
$40 – $70K
$50 – $85K
$50 – $100K+
Field Service
Applications
Engineering
Engineering
Machine
Assembly
Associate’s/
Bachelor’s Deg.
Bachelor’s
Degree
Bachelor’s
Degree ++
Associate’s
Degree
Installation,
Calibration,
Repair
Degrees required in the
following:
Electrical/Mechanical
Engineering,
Computer Science and/or
Mathematics
Contract
Inspection,
Training,
P
Programming
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R & D, Design &
Mfg. Engineering
Career Path Alternatives
$35 – $52K
Precision
Mechanical &
Electrical
P
Processes
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Thank you for your time!