(PlasticsToday) -- KraussMaffei's doubling of its automation production area to 1570 square meters is currently running ahead of the company's original construction timetable, with interior fittings and the construction of the assembly stations to start in September, and the entire production hall to be completed in October. At this pace, the company says robot fabrication will commence at the beginning of November.
Karlheinz Bourdon, managing director of KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH (Munich) said the expansion was undertaken in response to the growing demand for automated production cells in injection molding. "Our customers are increasingly recognizing the value-added and efficiency potential of effective production cells comprising robots and injection molding machines," Bourdon said.
Construction work on the second production hall in Schwaig only began in the middle of April 2011. KraussMaffei will use the space to create its range of automation systems for injection molding machines, including linear, side entry, and industrial six-axis robots.