The R&D center and manufacturing facility will expand over time to include self-service technologies for a variety of industries.
The new hub will initially create approximately 250 new jobs and enable NCR strengthen its position in Brazil. Brazil is the third largest ATM market in the world. Retail Banking Research predicts that the Brazil ATM market will grow 16% by 2012.
The company will manufacture NCR SelfServ, the industry’s newest range of ATMs that are proven to have the highest levels of performance and availability for consumers. In addition, NCR will also design and engineer specific products to meet the needs of its customers in Brazil.
NCR’s ATM production in the region is currently outsourced to a contract manufacturer. ATM manufacturing and product development will be moved to NCR’s new facility and production is anticipated to begin by December 2009.
Earlier this month, NCR announced tat it will establish a new North American ATM manufacturing facility in Columbus, Georgia, creating 870 new jobs.
All North American ATM manufacturing will take place at the Columbus facility, which will begin ATM production early in the fourth quarter 2009.
