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-The new 165,000 square foot headquarters includes a state-of-the-art manufacturing and demonstration area to support Bystronic's strategic growth plan
-From October 27th to 28th, the company will hold an open day to celebrate the grand opening of the new headquarters
Hoffman Estate, Illinois, October 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Bystronic Inc. today announced a grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new factory of Hoffman Estate.
The new plant is Bystronic's headquarters in the Americas and includes a leading customer experience and manufacturing center. It is the center of American business operations, including sales, service, training, spare parts, assembly of new Bystronic machines and refurbishment of old Bystronic machines. Bystronic has more than 200 employees in the United States. As the company continues to grow, the number of employees has increased significantly this year.
"We are very pleased to be able to strengthen our business in the United States and call Hoffman Estates our new Americas headquarters," said Robert St. Aubin, President of Bystronic Group Americas.
"Locating our manufacturing center here will enable us to assemble machines in the United States and reduce the need to import machines from Europe, significantly reducing delivery and transportation costs, which is an important advantage given the current global supply chain constraints," He said. "This new headquarters and manufacturing facility is expected to meet the company's estimated annual employee growth target of approximately 20% for important operations, manufacturing, administration and support, and project management."
William McLeod, Mayor of Hoffman Estates, added: “Hoffman Estates is proud to be the home of Bystronic, a company at the forefront of sheet metal manufacturing, fulfillment and customer service. Their full spectrum of technological innovation provides an important impact. To our communities and regions in manufacturing. The future of Bystronic at Hoffman Estates is exciting."
"We are very pleased to open our headquarters in Hoffman Estates, close to our American customers and partners. Bystronic is a world leader in sheet metal and tube processing technology. Most of Bystronic's product and service innovations are created by co-creation with customers and suppliers Christoph Rüttimann, Chief Technology Officer of Bystronic, said: "Our future goal is to produce more sustainable technologies here and continue to help our customers stay at the forefront of world competition. "
With the assembly of laser cutting machines in the United States, Bystronic is further developing its market leadership and operating network. Specifically, the next-generation BySmart Fiber 3015 and 4020 laser cutting machines, now with unprecedented 8kW and 10kW fiber laser power, are the first locally-produced machines in three global markets: North America, Europe and Asia, thus strengthening Bystronic’s global presence Product availability and supply chain diversification.
Experience Center and Bystronic Smart Factory
With its new experience center in Hoffman Estate, Illinois, Bystronic will showcase its smart factory vision and showcase its full range of sheet metal processing solutions: the latest technology in laser cutting, integrated automation and storage solutions, flexible bending systems, pipes and Profile processing solutions, a software layout covering the entire sheet metal processing chain, intelligent services, and customized live demonstrations for customers.
The investment in this new experience center demonstrates our strong commitment to the American market by the Bystronic Group, which is active in Switzerland and globally.
About Bystronic Bystronic (SIX: BYS) is the world's leading technology company in the field of sheet metal processing. The focus is on the automation of the complete material and data flow of the cutting and bending process chain. The intelligent networking of laser cutting systems and bending machines based on innovative automation, software and service solutions is the key to achieving full digitization of the sheet metal processing industry. Based on the positive momentum of the industry and strong business development, Bystronic has increased the number of orders for continuous operations in the past six consecutive quarters. In the first nine months of 2021, orders increased by 61.3% to 864.3 million Swiss francs, and net sales increased by 15.9% to 656.8 million Swiss francs.
Bystronic's operating headquarters is located in Niederönz, Switzerland. Other development and production bases are located in Sulgen (Switzerland), Gotha (Germany), Cazzago San Martino and San Giuliano Milanese (Italy), Tianjin and Shenzhen (China), and Hoffman Estates (USA). We have our own sales and service companies in more than 30 countries and have agents in many other countries.
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Frank Arteaga, Regional Marketing Director/CORCOM Americas Bystronic Inc. (631) 747-1243 [email protected]
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