TPT July 2016

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Rattunde opens new facility in Mexico RATTUNDE Corporation, the North American arm of a Germany-based manufacturer of finished length tube and solid bar production systems, has been operating from a single location in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area for over nine years. The company’s success in the market resulted in the recent grand opening of a new facility in the Monterrey, Mexico, area to serve its growing customer base in the country. Rattunde Corporation president Richard Stadler and VP Alec Banish, joined by Rattunde Mexico director Javier Lopez and his team, opened the doors to the new facility in Apodaca earlier this year. This new 8,073ft 2 (750m 2 ) tech centre houses the Mexican sales and service operations, application engineering, and spare parts inventory. Future plans include a machine on-site in 2017 for demonstration and training. This decision to open a tech centre in

from Mexico-based management and procurement personnel also contributed to the decision. Rattunde has also expanded its workforce in Mexico with technical service, sales and administrative personnel. As Mr Stadler explained: “Whenever a machinery company grows quickly there’s an ever-present need for more customer service and technical assistance personnel. Of course, new people must be found and trained.” He also explained that, rather than waiting for a customer to reach out to Rattunde in a time of need, the company is proactively sending technicians to its customers and performing comprehensive machine inspections, identifying and correcting small issues before they become large ones. For Mexico, two Rattunde service technicians are now in-country, one operating from the new tech centre in Apodaca and another based in Guadalajara. Mr Stadler added: “This new facility solidifies our Mexican presence in the high-volume tube and solid bar production markets such as auto, appliance and aero, thus benefiting our current and future customers in many ways. We’re selling to a large number of companies in various markets, in- country, so it was a logical move for us to be here.” Other attendees at this grand opening included Rattunde personnel, sales representatives from the North American network, honoured guests from the parent company in Germany, plus customers, prospective business partners and suppliers to the company. Rattunde Corp – USA Fax: +1 616 940 2771 Email: company@rattunde-corp.com Website: www.rattunde-corp.com

Mexico was reached after an analysis of the current and anticipated business needs of the company in- country, according to Mr Stadler. “Our growth in America and in Mexico has been rapid, though not unexpected, due to the unique nature of our equipment and the reliability and performance characteristics of our machines. With a solid install base and growing demand for local service in Mexico, this move simply made a lot of sense to us.” Mr Stadler fur- ther noted that solid growth of the company into diverse markets throughout North America made the new facility a logical choice. In addition, he said the new machine sales generated directly

Rattunde Corporation president Rick Stadler (front, left), Rattunde Mexico director Javier Lopez (centre, left), and director of technical services Renato Luna (centre, right)

Roll-Kraft training e-book ROLL-KRAFT, an international supplier of roll tooling to tube and pipe and roll forming manufacturers, has announced a new e-book that is available for free. The e-book is organised into five chapters, which identify common areas of concern for those involved in the tube and pipe and roll forming industry

Roll-Kraft frequently conducts regional training seminars and events. It also offers personalised tube and pipe training and roll forming training programmes on location at the customer’s facility.

to enhance their productivity level. The chapters are entitled: The principles of leadership for tube and pipe supervisors; the secret to running consistent product; solving common tube and pipe production problems; taking training to the next level; and Roll-Kraft training services overview. In addition to the new e-book

Roll-Kraft – USA Website: www.roll-kraft.com

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