Wintec, the Chinese business of packaging equipment manufacturer Engel, has announced that it will invest €10 million to expand the production capacity of its Changzhou manufacturing facility.
The facility produces Wintec’s injection moulding machines for plastic packaging, and the company estimates that the expansion will double the plant’s production capacity.
Wintec approved the expansion in order to respond to the growing demand for its machinery from its expanded client base in Asia.
Construction work is expected to begin in autumn 2018, and the company says that the facility should be fully operational by the “fourth quarter of the coming year”.
Additionally, Wintec has announced that it will be expanding the sale of its range of machinery to clients in the US, Mexican, Canadian and Brazilian markets from May 2018, representing the first time that Wintec has made its products available outside of Asia.
Michael Feltes, president, sales and service of Wintec said: “The production area (at the Changzhou plant) will be more than doubled, and by the end of 2019 the number of employees in production alone will increase by 60%.
“We are subject to the same strict quality standards as in all worldwide production plants for Engel machines and robots.
“In the area of after-sales service, Wintec customers also benefit from the long-established Engel network. We guarantee our customers rapid on-site service and therefore high availability of our injection moulding machines.
“The demand on our service continues to increase. To that end, we are continuing to expand our presence in worldwide markets.
“Moving into America is a huge step for our entire team. We are very well equipped for it, have already set up a strong sales structure in America and the colleagues there are well-connected to Changzhou.”
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