美的与Servotronix战略合作交易完成

2017年2月9日 –美的集团股份有限公司（深交所: 000333, “美的”）, 一家领先的消费电器、暖通空调、机器人及工业自动化系统的全球化科技企业, 今天对外宣布与Servotronix，一家专注于开发和销售运动控制及自动化解决方案并具有广泛全球业务的以色列高新企业之间的战略合作交易已经完成。

美的董事长兼总裁方洪波先生表示：“这次战略合作是美的在拓展自动化和智能制造产业上的又一个里程碑，我们对Servotronix在运动控制领域的技术实力和创新潜力充满信心。美的将持续加大在自动化和智能制造技术方面的投入，并在产业链协同、市场上面给予更多支持，不断增强现有产品市场竞争力的同时，共同探索未来发展机遇。”

Servotronix公司主席兼CEO Ilan Cohen博士说，“此次战略合作将极大推动Servotronix全球业务拓展，尤其在前景巨大的中国市场，有助公司在全球机器人、运动控制及自动化领域取得领先地位。我们感谢美的对我们过去成绩的认可。Servotronix将以更大的热情投入到今后的运营中，为公司，客户和员工创造更大的辉煌。”

截至2017年2月9日，美的和以色列Servotronix战略合作交易所有的监管审批已通过，交易的所有前提条件均已满足。

关于美的

美的成立于1968年，是一家业务涵盖消费电器、暖通空调、机器人及工业自动化系统的多元化上市公司（SZ:000333），并于2016年7月成功跻身世界500强。美的迄今已建立全球平台，拥有约200家子公司及10个战略业务单位，在2016年前三季收入超过170亿美元，在全球拥有数亿计的用户、及各领域的重要客户与战略合作伙伴, 并拥有超过13万名员工。美的将机器人和自动化产业视为未来重要的发展方向，并积极开拓相关业务，其中包括近期对世界最大的机器人制造商之一的德国库卡集团的收购。此次与Servotronix的合作是美的在该领域与以色列公司的首次合作。

如需了解美的的更多信息，请访问 http://www.midea.com

关于Servotronix

Servotronix 于1987年由Ilan Cohen博士创建，专注于开发和生产标准和定制的自动化解决方案，向包括工业机器人、电子装配、半导体、机械工具、医疗仪器等多个行业提供全面的运动控制方案, 产品包括领先的编码器、伺服驱动器、及多轴运动控制器。Servotronix其总部和研发中心位于以色列Petah Tikva，在世界各地开展经营活动。

如需了解Servotronix的更多信息，请访问http://www.servotronix.com

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Strategic alliance between Midea and Servotronix

February, 9th 2017 – Midea Group Co., Ltd. (SZ:000333, “Midea”), a leading global supplier of consumer appliances, Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems, robotics and industrial automation systems announced today the establishment of a strategic partnership with Servotronix Motion Control Ltd., a leading Israeli company with a broad scope of international business in the development and sales of advanced motion control and automation systems.

Paul Fang, Chairman and CEO of Midea, commented: “This strategic alliance represents another milestone of Midea’s expansion in industrial automation and intelligent manufacturing.  We believe that Servotronix’ technological leadership and innovation in motion control will generate significant synergies with Midea in terms of value chain integration and new market development. By leveraging each other’s complementary capabilities and resources, the two companies will join forces to develop exciting new products and explore growth opportunities going forward.”

Dr. Ilan Cohen, President, CEO and Founder of Servotronix said: “This alliance will provide Servotronix with significant leverage for our global operations and put Servotronix in a leadership position in the field of robotics, control and automation, with China being a major market in this field. We are proud that Midea has recognized our success, and we are confident that this strategic alliance will benefit the company, our customers and our employees. Servotronix will continue its operations with even more enthusiasm and strength. “

All condition precedents of the strategic partnership have been satisfied and the relevant regulatory approvals have been obtained.

About Midea 

Established in 1968, Midea (SZ:000333) is a publicly listed and, since July 2016, a Fortune 500 company with diversified businesses in consumer appliances, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems, robotics and industrial automation systems.  Midea currently operates a global platform of more than 200 subsidiaries and ten strategic business units. Midea generated over USD 17 billion revenue in the first 9 months of 2016, and has over 130,000 employees worldwide and numerous strategic partnerships and key customers. Midea has identified robotics and automation as an important growth market and is stepping up its involvement, amongst others with the recent acquisition of the German company KUKA, one of the largest robot manufacturers in the world. The alliance with Servotronix is the first collaboration of this type for Midea in Israel.

To learn more about Midea, please visit http://www.midea.com/global/

About Servotronix

Servotronix was founded in 1987 by Dr. Ilan Cohen. The company develops and manufactures comprehensive and high performance motion control solutions, ranging from advanced encoders, servo drives to multi-axis motion controllers, for a wide variety of industries including industrial robots, electronics assembly, semiconductor, machine tools and medical equipment. Servotronix will continue to operate from its headquarters in Petah Tikva, Israel, and coordinate its global activity, including marketing, sales and product development.

To learn more about Servotronix, please visit http://www.servotronix.com