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Welding equipment manufacturer, Kemppi
OY, and its parent Company Kemppi
Capital Oy, Lahti, Finland, is investing €15
million (£12 million) in new offices and
extended production facilities at its existing
facilities in Lahti, Finland. Construction of
the new facilities has been underway since
December 2007, with completion expected
by August 2008.
The new facility will provide an extra
8,500m2 of floor space, and will house
the company’s existing electronics and
coil component production area upon
completion.
Mr Anssi Rantasalo, CEO, Kemppi OY
said: “Kemppi’s welding business has
experienced steady growth over recent
years and we have seen the opening of new
subsidiaries in Russia, Poland and Chile as
well as a new sales office in China.”
“It is important for us to consolidate that
growth and this new investment will enable
us to increase the volume of our welding
equipment production to meet this demand
into the future. We needed to make this
investment along with increasing the use
of sub-contractors to meet our production
requirements.”
“We have already invested in a new SMD
production line and over the next two years,
the company will invest a further €5 million
(£4 million) to build research and product
development laboratories as well as further
production and improved logistics facilities in
Lahti. We are positive that continued market
demand for Kemppi’s welding technology
will enhance the company’s reputation and
justify our current investments.”
Kemppi OY also has a UK subsidiary –
Kemppi (UK) Ltd – based in Bedford.
Kemppi (UK) Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 845 6444202
Email:
Kemppi Oy – Finland
Fax: +358 3 899 428
Email:
Website:
Spectro opens Japanese office
and demonstration facility
Spectro Analytical Instruments, Germany,
has opened an instrument demonstration
and application laboratory in Tokyo to better
serve its growing Japanese customer base.
The new facility will also be partnered by a
direct sales, service and marketing office.
“We are very pleased with our new
Tokyo office and demonstration facility.
It represents a further expansion of our
presence in Japan and reflects the growing
importance of our customer base there,”
notes Mr Manfred Bergsch, Spectro
business unit manager.
Spectro has offered arc/spark, ICP
optical emission and x-ray fluorescence
spectrometers in Japan since the 1980s,
with more than 700 systems installed
countrywide.
Spectro operates the facility jointly with
Edax. Both Spectro, based in Germany,
and Edax, based in the United States,
are units of Ametek Materials Analysis
Division, which is a global leader in
applying analytical instrumentation to
satisfy the materials analysis needs of its
customers.
Among the products and technologies
available are arc/spark and ICP optical
emission spectrometers, and x-ray
fluorescence spectrometers for the fast
accurate analysis of solids, liquids, and
powders.
Spectro Analytical Instruments – Japan
Fax: +81 3 3740 5307
Spectro Analytical Instruments GmbH &
Co KG – Germany
Fax: +49 2821 8922200
Email:
Website:
 An artist’s impression of the new Kemppi OY facility in Lahti, Finland
Kemppi invests in new electronics factory