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Industry News
14 March 2013
Doubling production capacity
in Slovakia
KRAUSSMAFFEI Group commissioned
the second assembly hall at its plant in
Sucany, Slovakia in November, allowing
production to start earlier than planned.
With this step, the company is doubling
the production area to around 13,000m2
just two years after the opening of the
plant in October 2010.
“Production in the second assembly
hall is therefore commencing well before
the originally planned starting date in
the first quarter of 2013,” commented
Jan Siebert, chairman of the board of
management. “I would like to thank
all participating companies and our
employees for their great commitment
and dedication. Doubling of the
production capacities is an important
move for the KraussMaffei Group so
that it can cope even better with the
increasing demand for electric injection
moulding machines and reaction
process machinery and systems on our
core markets and on growth markets
such as Eastern Europe and Asia.”
In future, the plant will also produce for
KraussMaffei brand injection moulding
machines in the EX series, linear robots,
reaction process machines and systems,
and component trimming machines (for
example punching machines that cut
gates or produce openings).
To date, KraussMaffei injection
moulding machines in the AX series, as
well as switching cabinets and moulds,
have been manufactured in Sucany.
During the extension of the plant, a
large number of improvements were
also made in production processes
and quality management. In addition,
competencies were strengthened in
the areas of development and design
of electric injection moulding machines.
Around 200 people now work at the
plant.
KraussMaffei Group’s products and
services cover the whole spectrum of
injection and reaction moulding and
extrusion technology. The group supplies
its products, processes and services as
standard or custom solutions.
KraussMaffei Group – Germany
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KraussMaffei’s plant in Sucany, Slovakia
AX series machines enable precise and efficient manufacturing of widely varying mouldings