Presseinformation
A first-rate event: Arburg celebrates its innovations
· Investing in the future: new assembly hall for large machines and turnkey systems
· World premiere: new electric Golden Electric series
· Management change: Gerhard Böhm succeeds Helmut Heinson as Managing Director Sales
Lossburg. On 15 March 2016, Arburg welcomed customers from around the world at the international opening of its new assembly hall. A major surprise was prepared for the roughly 550 guests at this event in the form of the spectacular world premiere of the new electric Golden Electric machine series. The highlights of the series were presented by the new Managing Director Sales, Gerhard Böhm, jointly with his predecessor, Helmut Heinson, whose retirement was also officially celebrated at the event.
The reason for the event, held on the eve of the Technology Days, was the opening of the new assembly hall,which adds 18,600 square metres to the total floorspace available at the Arburg headquarters in Lossburg, bringing it to around 165,000 square metres. Guests were made aware of these huge dimensions during the bus trip from the Customer Center to the new hall. Here, they were entertained with a festive light show and relaxed live music. The official part of the event began with an impressive show entitled "The Cube", a unique performance combining artistry with 3D visualisations.
New hall for large Allrounders and turnkey systems
Michael Hehl, Managing Partner and spokesperson for the Arburg Management Team, welcomed the guests. In his address, he emphasised that the eight-figure investment in the new building, underscoring the company's commitment to its local region and to environmental protection, as well as its strong customer focus. "Thanks to your loyalty to Arburg and your trust in our technology, production here in Lossburg was practically bursting at the seams," said Michael Hehl. He explained that this was due to the continuously rising demand for machines with complex equipment, large Allrounder injection moulding machines with clamping forces up to 5,000 kN and customised turnkey solutions. "The fact that the new assembly hall is so busy clearly demonstrates that demand for our products remains as strong as ever," added the Managing Partner with satisfaction.
Top-class guest speakers
A number of high-profile speakers congratulated the company on its impressive investment record. William R. Carteaux, President of SPI (Society of the Plastics Industry), expressed his congratulations in a video-link message and emphasised how much he admired Arburg's construction and technological efforts. Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of the VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association explained the success factors: "German machine manufacturers such as Arburg are successful because their approach is sustainable in every respect. The focus remains on the family-run company and an understanding of the needs of customers. The company also has the right team and the right concept, while not losing sight of the importance of the environment and forward planning." He illustrated his point using the examples of the high-quality injection moulding machines, the additive manufacturing system and the concept for the implementation of "Industry 4.0".
The international character of the company and the successful expansion of the Lossburg parent plant from its foundation in 1923 to the present day were presented in a fascinating holographic show which illustrated the dimensions of the new hall in an extremely impressive way. There followed a seamless transition, as an "acoustic" heartbeat raised excitement levels to fever pitch.
World premiere of the Golden Electric
This was apt, as the big surprise and highlight of the evening followed: the world première of the new electric Golden Electric series. The second part of the holographic show and a short film provided an impressive presentation on how the new "golden" Arburg machines will make customer wishes come true. Next, the curtain was lifted and an Allrounder 470 E Golden Electric was presented in a live demonstration.
During the development of the new Golden Electric series, which comes in four sizes with a clamping force range from 600 to 2,000 kN, Arburg has consistently implemented the successful recipe of the hydraulic Golden Edition entry-level series for electric machines. The new electric Allrounders are designed to meet customer demand for high-performance entry-level machines for the precise, energy-efficient production of quality parts. Thanks to the use of standardised components, they feature proven high-quality Arburg technology "Made in Germany" at an attractive price/performance ratio.
Gerhard Böhm, the new Managing Director Sales
The premiere of the new series was quickly followed by the next change at Arburg: the first official appearance by Gerhard Böhm, who is taking over from Helmut Heinson as Managing Director Sales on 1 April 2016. Jointly with his predecessor, he took to the stage to explain the technical details and customer benefits of the Golden Electric series in a lively dialogue.
Farewell to Helmut Heinson
Marking the finale of the official stage presentation, Helmut Heinson was given an official retirement send-off by Arburg's Managing Partners, Eugen Hehl, Juliane Hehl, Michael Hehl and Renate Keinath. Speaking on behalf of the Management team, Juliane Hehl thanked him for his constructive work over the past eleven years: "Together we have made this time very successful for our company." In recognition of this, Helmut Heinson received the Arburg Logo in Gold from Eugen Hehl, who established this award for exceptional service to the company.
Having enjoyed the architectural, technological, personal and artistic highlights, the guests were treated to culinary delights in the stylish ambience of the new assembly hall, where they brought the evening to a close in a relaxed atmosphere. The next event on the agenda was planned for the following day: a visit to the Arburg Technology Days 2016.
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Roughly 550 guests celebrated the international opening of the new assembly hall.
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Two premieres: the new Managing Director Sales, Gerhard Böhm, and the new electric Golden Electric machine series.
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World premiere: spectacular show for the new electric Golden Electric machine series.
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As a great surprise, the 550 guests experienced the world premiere of the new electric Golden Electric machine series.
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Helmut Heinson (centre) was given an official retirement send-off by Arburg's Managing Partners, Juliane Hehl, Eugen Hehl, Michael Hehl and Renate Keinath (from left).
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The new Managing Director Sales, Gerhard Böhm (right), with his predecessor Helmut Heinson.
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About Arburg
German machine manufacturer Arburg is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of injection moulding machines with clamping forces between 125 and 5,000 kN. This is complemented by robotic systems, customer- and sector-specific turnkey solutions and further peripherals. An innovative additive manufacturing system was added to the plastic processing range in 2013.
The company places the topic of production efficiency at the centre of all its activities, taking into account the entire value-added chain. The objective is to enable the Arburg customers to manufacture their plastic products, whether one-off parts or high-volume batches, in optimal quality and at minimum unit costs – e.g. for the automotive and packaging industries, communication and entertainment electronics, medical technology or the white goods sector.
An international sales and service network guarantees first-class, local customer support. Arburg is represented by its own organisations at 32 locations in 24 countries and by trading partners in more than 50 countries. The machines are produced exclusively at the parent company in Lossburg, Germany. From a total of around 2,550 employees, around 2,100 work in Germany. About 450 further employees work in Arburg’s organisations around the world. In 2012, Arburg became one of the first companies to gain triple certification: to ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment) and ISO 50001 (Energy).
Further information about Arburg can be found at www.arburg.com
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