FKM-Walzentechnik to Build New Facility in China
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Will Fabricate Industrial Roll Products for Automotive, Steel, Glass and Paper Industries
DUISBURG, Germany -- FKM-Walzentechnik, a fabricator of industrial roll products, has announced that it is building a new facility in the German Industry Park in Kun Shan City, China, about 50 km west of Shanghai. Phase One of the project, which includes a 2000 m² (21,528 sq. ft.) factory and 1000 m² (10,764 sq. ft.) of office space, is scheduled to be complete by March 1, 2007. Phase Two, with an expected completion in two years, will include the development of another 1000 m² of factory space. This new FKM-China office will house approximately 25 employees and provide sales, service and technical support to the Asia Pacific market.
"It is no secret that the business opportunities in China are burgeoning," said Joachim Schifferdecker, General Manager Asia for FKM-Walzentechnik. "We see this as an excellent opportunity to directly serve the Asian OEMs as well as the increasing number of European and American transplants that have opened manufacturing facilities in the area."
From this facility, FKM-China will operate a 150-inch press to produce its roll products as well as a CNC roll finishing system, a punch machine and a turning machine. The FKM product line includes non-woven roll covers, lightweight carbon fiber roll core technologies and rotary cast polyurethane rolls.
FKM-China is a wholly owned subsidiary of FKM-Germany, which was founded in 1967 in Duisburg. In 2000, FKM-USA was established in Illinois to provide complete design and build services for the U.S. steel and automotive market. To learn more visit www.fkmchina.com, www.fkm-walzen.de or www.fkmusa.com
Contacts
Nancy Lesinski,Lesinski & Associates,248-709-3040,831-308-3040 fax,
nancylesinski@sbcglobal.net
