Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. Expands Manufacturing Operations in Northeast Ohio
BRUNSWICK, OH-Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. has announced plans for a major new expansion of its manufacturing operations in Northeast Ohio.
The new fabrication facility will be located in Northeast Ohio near the company's existing, state-of-the-art engineering and manufacturing facility in Brunswick.
The company expects the new facility to be online in the spring of 2008. It will have a total crane capacity of 80 tons and is expected to double the fabrication capacity of Metso Minerals Industries' Ohio operations.
To support the increased production, the company has added personnel in the automation, mechanical design, electrical design and controls departments, along with control-panel building and assembly.
The expansion is part of the company's ongoing effort to be the preferred supplier of precision-engineered equipment and turnkey-systems for North America's bulk material-handling industry. The Brunswick operation (formerly BEST, Inc.) was acquired by Metso in March of 2007 and, since the beginning of 2008, has increased its fabrication capacity by 100 percent.
"This expansion gives us the platform to continually grow and introduce new and innovative bulk material-handling products in the future," said Tim Conway, Metso Minerals Industries Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. "The strength of the BEST brand name, with our reputation for superior product quality and first-class customer support, makes Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. the perfect choice for our customers' bulk material-handling needs."
The existing Brunswick facility produces the complete line of BEST vibratory feeders, screeners, conveyors, tables, bulk bag loaders and unloaders, single- and twin-screw feeders and complete weighing systems for filling drums, cartons and boxes.
The new facility will allow Metso Minerals Industries to increase output, reduce manufacturing lead-times and produce larger bulk-material handling systems. It will include a full technical test laboratory where customers' products and materials can be demonstrated in a test or simulation environment to ensure final results.
Metso recently kicked off an internal campaign theme of "License to Grow," which stresses a renewed emphasis on customer service as a means to future success.
"The newly formed MMII organization has created a synergy that affords customers many added benefits, including enhanced engineering capabilities, the most comprehensive range of bulk material-handling equipment on the market, expanded product support and parts availability, and a unified marketing organization committed to the customer's success," Conway said. "The Northeast Ohio expansion has allowed Metso to continue to strengthen its position in the North American bulk material-handling market," he added.
For more than 25 years the company has served a wide variety of dry-processing industries from chemical to food to recycling.
For additional information, contact
Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.,
1071 Industrial Parkway North,
Brunswick, OH 44212;
phone 330.273.1277;
toll free 800.827.9237;
fax 330.225.8740;
e-mail tim.frajter@metso.com;
or visit its Website at www.bestvibes.com.
Contact:
Tim Conway/
Metso Minerals Industries, Inc./
330-273-1277/
tim.conway@metso.com
Rod A. Covey/
Covey & Koons, Ltd./
330-244-8515/
rodacovey@covey-koons.com
