Smart Molding International 3-2022

15 newsfeed www.smart-molding.com The Arburg subsidiary in France officially opened its new building on 14 September 2002 in Tremblay-en- France. High-profile representatives from Arburg headquarters, Renate Keinath, Managing Partner, and Ger- hard Böhm, Managing Director Sales and Service, were present to celebrate the opening of the Arburg Technolo- gy Center (ATC) alongside the guests. During an Open House event held the next day, the visitors were able to see for themselves the many possibilities of the ATC. The programme included live demonstrations in the new show- room and expert presentations. In to- tal, over 80 guests attended the two- day event. On behalf of the entire organisation, Renate Keinath thanked the customers for their trust in Arburg: "Our success- ful cooperation over the past decades confirms to us that by opening a sub- sidiary in France in 1985, we took the right path." The subsidiary in France is our oldest foreign location and is very important to Arburg. The concept of supporting customers on location has worked magnificently, and in the years that followed, we gradually rolled it out all over the world. "The great impor- tance of the French market for Arburg is also reflected in the current invest- ment in the new Arburg Technology Center," said Renate Keinath. "This is a significant milestone for us and for our presence in France." Showroom as centrepiece The new Arburg Technology Center in the industrial park in Tremblay-en- France in the Paris area has a floor space of over 1,500 squaremetres, and is thus around 40 percent larger than the previ- ous location in Aulnay-sous-Bois. With an area of over 400 square metres, the showroom has space – depending on machine size – for up to four Allrounder injection moulding machines and for Freeformers. "We can show a represen- tative cross-section of the Arburg port- folio here," explained Renate Keinath. Themachines are available for tests with customer moulds, as well as for training purposes. There are two training rooms, measuring over 100 square metres, for the theory part of the courses. "The entire infrastructure of the ATC is state of the art and ensures that customers and employees alike will feel completely at ease in the new premises," said the Managing Partner. Successful partnership In his speech, Gerhard Böhm re- viewed the history of the subsidiary. The foundation stone for Arburg's inter- national sales and service network was laid in 1985 with the foundation of the subsidiary in France. Today, the team in France comprises 26 employees, 15 of whom work in the Service division alone. As well as on-site service techni- cian deployments, their tasks also in- clude hotline support, the provision of spare parts, application technology ad- vice and customer training. In addition, the subsidiary also supports customers in Morocco and Tunisia. "The Arburg France team handles these mammoth tasks with flying colours," said Gerhard Böhm. The successful German-French partnership is also demonstrated at the Technology Days, where up to 200 visitors traditionally travel from France, making it one of the largest groups from abroad. Open House: Focus on digitalisation and sustainability The programme of the Open House included a guided tour for visitors, and live demonstrations of the machines. Afterwards, experts gave presenta- tions on topics such as digitalisation, arburgGREENworld, strategies on resource efficiency, and the circular economy. "The guests are impressed by the new building and the entire event," Pascal Laborde was happy to report. "The building represents our desire to develop further, to modernise our in- jection moulds, our processes and our actions, in order to react even better to the needs of our customers." Arburg www.arburg.com Arburg France: Celebration to open new building "With the new ATC, we have created excellent conditions for continuing to foster outstanding cooperation with customers and partners in the fu- ture," Gerhard Böhm, Arburg Man- aging Director Sales and Service From left: Pierre-Jean Leduc, President of Polyvia Formation, Gerhard Böhm, Arburg Managing Director Sales and Service, Renate Keinath, Arburg Managing Partner, Pascal Laborde, Managing Director Arburg France, and Steffen Eppler, Arburg Director Sales Europe, cutting the tape (photo: Arburg)