Erlangen ，2007年5月30日新聞 西門子宣布獲得了諾斯羅普.格魯曼公司授予的2.175億美元（1.61億歐元）固定價格轉包合同提供Flats Sequencing Systems （FSS扁平郵件分揀系統）關鍵技術。諾斯羅普.格魯曼公司獲得了美國郵政總局授予的合同為未來自動化操作其flats mail stream提供100 FSS，包括大信封，目錄冊以及雜志。 西門子將安裝光學字符識別和視頻編碼系統（OCR/VCS）, tray staging裝置（TSD）,內置在NGC設計內的分類器。此外，西門子將提供多種后勤服務和支持。今年下半年將使用該系統的一個產前版本，該版本將被美國郵政總局用于開發(fā)系統運行程序，預計將在2008年開始為美國郵政總局全國的設備安裝首個FSS產品組件，其余的安裝預計到2010年完成。 西門子美國郵政自動化公司副總裁Lukas Loeffler表示：“這項工程的技術要求是結合兩家公司在開發(fā)郵政自動化操作系統和我們在美國郵政總局項目中經過驗證的工程記錄，”“諾斯羅普.格魯曼公司和西門子達成了一項合作協議完成2003年的FSS項目，這是一次成功的合作?！? 有關西門子I&S郵政自動化更多信息登錄網站查詢：http://www.siemens.com/postal-automation。 西門子郵政自動化是西門子工業(yè)解決方案和服務集團旗下的一個部門，是全球郵件分揀，讀取和編碼，打包和裝卸方案的市場領袖企業(yè)。在美國，西門子能源和自動化公司在西門子AG內部代表I&S集團。I&S集團是工業(yè)和公共基礎設施的系統和方案集成商，也是工廠和涵蓋工廠生命周期的計劃，安裝和運轉的項目業(yè)務的全球服務提供商。I&S運用其自己的產品，系統和過程技術提高生產力，增強在多個領域的企業(yè)競爭力，包括冶金，水處理，紙漿與造紙，石油和天然氣，造船工程，露天采礦，機場物流，郵政自動化，智能交通系統以及工業(yè)服務。據美國GAAP調查，在2006年財政年度（截至9月30日），I&S集團在全球雇傭員工總人數為36,200名，銷售總額達到了88.19億歐元。 更多信息請登錄網站咨詢： www.sea.siemens.com或www.industry.siemens.com original text： [COLOR=#708090]Siemens Awarded $217.5 Million Flats Sequencing System Subcontract from Northrop Grumman Erlangen, May 30, 2007 Siemens announced that it has been awarded a $217.5 million （161 million euros） fixed-price contract from the Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide key technologies of the Flats Sequencing Systems （FSS） contract. Northrop Grumman was contracted by the U.S. Postal Service to provide 100 FSS to further automate its flats mail stream, which includes large envelopes, catalogs and magazines. Siemens will provide the optical character recognition and video coding systems （OCR/VCS）, the tray staging device （TSD）, the sorter built to NGC‘s design. Additionally, Siemens will provide extensive logistical services and support. A pre-production version of the system will be fielded later this year. This version will be used by the U.S. Postal Service to develop system operational procedures. Installation of the first FSS production units at U.S. Postal Service facilities nationwide is expected to begin in 2008 with the remaining FSS installations scheduled for completion by 2010. “The technical demands of this program require the combined experience of both companies‘ in the development of postal automation systems as well as our proven records of performance on U.S. Postal Service programs,” said Lukas Loeffler, vice president of Siemens Postal Automation in the U.S. “Northrop Grumman and Siemens entered a teaming agreement for the FSS program in 2003 and it has been a successful partnership.” Further information about Postal Automation at Siemens I&S can be found under http://www.siemens.com/postal-automation。 Siemens Postal Automation, a division of the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services （I&S） Group, is a global market leader in mail sorting, reading and coding as well as parcel and freight handling solutions. In the U.S., Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. represents the I&S Group within Siemens AG. I&S is the systems and solutions integrator for industrial and infrastructure facilities and global service provider for the plant and projects business covering planning, installation and operation across the entire life cycle. I&S uses its own products, systems and process technologies to enhance productivity and improve the competitiveness of companies in metallurgy, water treatment, pulp and paper, oil and gas, marine engineering, open-cast mining, airport logistics, postal automation, intelligent traffic systems and industrial services. In fiscal 2006 （to September 30）, I&S employed a total of 36,200 people worldwide and achieved total sales of EUR 8.819 billion, according to U.S. GAAP. For more information, please visit www.sea.siemens.com or www.industry.siemens.com.[/COLOR]