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On 7th April 2010, Maschinenfabrik Niehoff officially opened its new factory building
in Schwabach, near Nuremberg, Germany, close to the company’s headquarters.
The new facility has spacious shop floors with optimally designed workstations. The
building enables efficient organisation of process flow, and includes the assembly
department, paint shop, test rig and testing area, the packing and shipping
department, offices, recreation rooms, building services and training workshops
where Niehoff apprentices receive their technical training.
Production now has 170,000ft² more space than before, enough to sustain a
throughput of 100 drawing lines a year. Another 15,000ft² on three floors is dedicated
to offices and auxiliary rooms. The 40-foot high production areas, and the office and
other rooms, have radiant heat ceilings and air-conditioning systems that ensure
pleasant working temperatures, as well as a sensor-controlled natural lighting
system, supplying light which is very pleasant to the eyes.
The building meets low-energy standards, and features the latest in plant design,
building management technology, and energy efficiency. The architecture, interior
furnishings, geothermal heat systems, heat pumps, pneumatic system compressors,
drives of production machines and other devices are designed so that energy
consumption is kept to a minimum and the heat dissipated by the equipment can be
recovered.
Dependent upon future business conditions, the company is planning a second
phase of construction of another 80,000ft2 of production area.
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany
Fax: +49 9122 977 155
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Niehoff opens new factory
❍ The modern paintshop area at Niehoff’s new facility
PWM, the UK-based designer and manufacturer of cold pressure welding
equipment and dies, has appointed Ali Serpen of Metalin as its exclusive
representative in Turkey. Mr Serpen, who has over twenty years’ experience
within the international wire and cable industry, will manage sales of PWM’s
manual and powered cold welders, dies and spare parts and provide customer
service support.
Steve Mepsted, managing director of PWM said: “Turkey is an important and
expanding market for PWM. Ali’s expertise and extensive knowledge of cold
welding technology and its applications will ensure that we continue to provide a
reliable, responsive service to our existing and new customers.”
Pressure Welding Machines – UK
Fax: +44 1233 820591
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Representative for Turkey