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News Release from: Arburg
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 October 2006
US Arburg Technology Center building
begun
Construction of an Arburg US injection moulding demonstration and training area with six molding machines ranging in size from micro-shot models up to 600 US-tonf has begun.
On October 04, 2006, Arburg broke ground for its new West Coast Technology Center in Irvine, California Located in a prime position, just 10 min from the Orange County airport, the building will have a floor space of approximately 5,800ft2
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Jul 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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At the center of this state of the art facility will be the demonstration and training area with capacity for six molding machines ranging in size from micro-shot models up to the largest Arburg Allrounder of 600 US-tonf.
Arburg is making this significant investment to ensure the necessary infrastructure is in place to support the growth and needs of its expanding customer base in the very important West-Coast region.
* Meeting customers demands - the Arburg Technology Center will be completed within ten months and shall serve to meet the ever increasing technical demands of today's market, providing its customers with convenient access to the very latest Arburg technology and a wealth of know-how and expertise at a local level.
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* Continuing success story in the USA - celebrating '50 years of Arburg injection moulding machines' world-wide in 2006, Arburg is also in the process of establishing a new Technology Center in Chicago to support its customers in the Midwest-region with the same level of commitment and professional service.
Arburg's North America headquarters are located in Newington, Connecticut.
The company has served the North American market since the Sixties and has supplied and serviced thousands of machines across all segments of the injection molding industry.
* 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 5,000kN.
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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