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News Release from: Arburg
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 July 2006
Injection moulding machine builder
expands
Arburg Partner Eugen Hehl has opened a 1,040m2, training, spare parts handling, service, sales area and a 300m2 machine showroom under one architecturally-impressive roof.
In a festive atmosphere, Arburg Partner Eugen Hehl opened the new subsidiary building of Arburg in Utrecht on 22 June 2006 In an area of 1,040m2, training, spare parts handling, service, sales and a 300m2 machine showroom are now united under one modern and architecturally-impressive roof
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Jul 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Style and design are closely based on the Arburg head office in Lossburg, Germany.
In this way, the close connection with the German headquarters is structurally documented.
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* Festive opening ceremony - in his opening speech, Eugen Hehl expressed his enthusiasm for the impressive new building and thanked all those involved, especially Carlo Brouwer, managing director of Arburg BV.
On behalf of the Dutch plastics association 'Nederlands Rubber en Kunststofindustrie' (NRK), chairman Erik de Ruyter spoke of the significance of training in the plastics industry.
In his speech on the opening of the new Arburg building, Peter van Vlijmen, CEO of Helvoet Holding emphasised the need for internationally-operating suppliers and partners.
Subsequently, VIP customers were able to obtain a detailed impression of the prestigious new building as well as the five exhibited Allrounders, including two machines from the Allrounder Golden Edition anniversary series.
* New Arburg modular construction system - the new Dutch subsidiary is the first implementation of Arburg's new modular construction concept, which is characterised by a uniform building structure.
The corporate architectural concept comprises a total of three, different-sized module types, whereby the Dutch building corresponds to Arburg subsidiary type II.
The use of original Lossburg red sandstone in the facade complements the stringent overall impression, which will be implemented worldwide in future.
The overall level of investment in the Utrecht building was EUR 2.3 million, with which a total enclosed space of 6,000m3 was created.
* Open house in Utrecht - the first big customer event in the new subsidiary has already taken place, in the form of an open house during June 29-30.
In addition to the opportunity to inaugurate the new building in the company of many customers, all the training courses and several machines were also presented.
Selected presentations rounded off the open house programme each day.
* About Arburg - Arburg, a German machine construction company, is one of the leading global manufacturers of injection moulding machines for plastics processing with clamping forces between 125kN and 4,000kN.
Fields of application are, for example, the production of plastic parts for motor vehicles, communications and consumer electronics, medical technology, domestic appliances and packaging.
The product range is completed by robotic systems, complex projects and other peripherals.
Arburg's operations are coordinated by an integrated management system and are DIN EN ISO 9001 and 14001 certified.
Arburg is represented in a total of 70 countries - in all the major plastics markets - with a comprehensive on-site sales and service network.
Some 1,950 employees share in Arburg's success worldwide.
Production is carried out by approximately 1,650 employees, exclusively at the parent factory in Lossburg (Germany).
A further 300 employees work at the 22 subsidiaries and representative offices.
In 2006, Arburg is celebrating '50 years of Arburg injection moulding machines' throughout the world and is presenting the Allrounder Golden Edition anniversary series.
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