WCA March 2018

Industry news

New building for Sikora

and tube and plastics with innovative measuring, control, inspection and sorting technology. The expansion will also be used to make existing procedures more efficient and innovative. The integration of modern lean production concepts is a key element in order to increase productivity. Prior to the construction of the new building, an intensive planning phase took place where existing processes were recorded in order to optimise material flows from incoming goods, via production up to the shipping department. The result is more efficient and innovative production to ensure product quality as well as delivery reliability. The architectural design of the production building is being carried out by Gruppe GME. Sikora AG – Germany Website : www.sikora.net

SIKORA AG has started construction work on the new production building at its headquarters in Bremen-Mahndorf, Germany. The executive board of the company laid the foundation stone for the new building in December last year in the presence of employees and business partners. In the process, a time capsule was placed into the prepared foundation. The expansion of the location creates more space for efficient production and logistics, as well as perfect conditions for communication, creativity and innovation. The completion of the building is scheduled for November 2018. The new building, with an effective area of 7,000m 2 , offers space for production and logistics on three floors including a stacked storey with areas for communication and creativity purposes for new ideas and innovation. The building will be erected on the site

of the old production building, which has already been demolished. Production has been moved to a building 400m away. The expansion was prompted by strong growth, as well as diversification in new markets and the accompanying new and further developments of technologies and devices. Sikora serves the four industrial areas of wire and cable, optical fibre, hose ❍ The design of the new building, scheduled for completion in November this year

Our company mainly produces GP series polished shaft rolling ring drives. It is thirty-three years old. It is the largest company in this area in China. Our products are of higher quality and lower prices. Welcome to our company! China, Shanxi Tianxiang Machinery Co., Ltd.

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Shanxi Tianxiang Machinery Co., Ltd. No.1 Diantou Main Street, Xinjiang County, Shanxi Province, China Tel : +86-359-7650868 Fax : +86-359-7650868

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