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10 July 2016
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Rattunde opens new facility in Mexico
RATTUNDE Corporation, the North
American arm of a Germany-based
manufacturer of finished length tube
and solid bar production systems, has
been operating from a single location
in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area
for over nine years. The company’s
success in the market resulted in the
recent grand opening of a new facility in
the Monterrey, Mexico, area to serve its
growing customer base in the country.
Rattunde Corporation president
Richard Stadler and VP Alec Banish,
joined by Rattunde Mexico director
Javier Lopez and his team, opened the
doors to the new facility in Apodaca
earlier this year.
This new 8,073ft2 (750m2) tech centre
houses the Mexican sales and service
operations, application engineering,
and spare parts inventory. Future plans
include a machine on-site in 2017 for
demonstration and training.
This decision to open a tech centre in
Mexico was reached
after an analysis
of the current
and anticipated
business needs of
the company in-
country, according
to Mr Stadler. “Our
growth in America
and in Mexico has
been rapid, though
not unexpected, due
to the unique nature
of our equipment
and the reliability
and performance
characteristics of
our machines. With
a solid install base
and growing demand
for local service in
Mexico, this move
simply made a lot of
sense to us.”
Mr Stadler fur-
ther noted that
solid growth of the
company into diverse
markets throughout
North America made
the new facility a
logical choice. In
addition, he said the
new machine sales
generated directly
from Mexico-based management and
procurement personnel also contributed
to the decision.
Rattunde has also expanded its
workforce in Mexico with technical
service, sales and administrative
personnel. As Mr Stadler explained:
“Whenever a machinery company grows
quickly there’s an ever-present need for
more customer service and technical
assistance personnel. Of course, new
people must be found and trained.”
He also explained that, rather than
waiting for a customer to reach out to
Rattunde in a time of need, the company
is proactively sending technicians
to its customers and performing
comprehensive machine inspections,
identifying and correcting small issues
before they become large ones.
For Mexico, two Rattunde service
technicians are now in-country, one
operating from the new tech centre
in Apodaca and another based in
Guadalajara.
Mr Stadler added: “This new facility
solidifies our Mexican presence in
the high-volume tube and solid bar
production markets such as auto,
appliance and aero, thus benefiting our
current and future customers in many
ways. We’re selling to a large number
of companies in various markets, in-
country, so it was a logical move for us
to be here.”
Other attendees at this grand
opening included Rattunde personnel,
sales representatives from the North
American network, honoured guests
from the parent company in Germany,
plus customers, prospective business
partners and suppliers to the company.
Rattunde Corp – USA
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Roll-Kraft training e-book
ROLL-KRAFT, an international supplier
of roll tooling to tube and pipe and roll
forming manufacturers, has announced
a new e-book that is available for free.
The e-book is organised into five
chapters, which identify common areas
of concern for those involved in the
tube and pipe and roll forming industry
to enhance their productivity level. The
chapters are entitled: The principles of
leadership for tube and pipe supervisors;
the secret to running consistent product;
solving common tube and pipe production
problems; taking training to the next
level; and Roll-Kraft training services
overview. In addition to the new e-book
Roll-Kraft frequently conducts regional
training seminars and events. It also
offers personalised tube and pipe training
and roll forming training programmes on
location at the customer’s facility.
Roll-Kraft – USA
Website:
Rattunde Corporation president Rick Stadler (front, left), Rattunde
Mexico director Javier Lopez (centre, left), and director of technical
services Renato Luna (centre, right)