# Siemens opens new motor test observatory at Norwood plant

Siemens opened a new Test Observatory at its Norwood Motor Manufacturing plant near Cincinnati, Ohio, extending the testing range from 10,000 to 20,000 hp. The project began in 2016 and includes new testing equipment that recycles power to the grid.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-08-03
- Where: Norwood, Ohio (near Cincinnati), United States
- Starts operating: 3 Aug 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: testing range up to 20,000 hp
- Products: electric motors, motor testing services
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md)

## Sources

- [powertransmission.com](https://www.powertransmission.com/siemens-invests-in-motor-testing-facility), 2018-08-03: "With its celebration of more than 120 years of innovation, market and product leadership, technology and quality, Siemens’ Norwood Motor Manufacturing plant recently opened a new Test Observatory"

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