IRVINE, CA -- Following the opening of its Research and Applications Center in Irvine, CA, Henkel has completed its 900 sq. m. Hemel Hempstead facility expansion in the United UK.
Long
a center of R&D for the company's line of solder products, the
facility is now also home to several other complementary Henkel
businesses, including automotive electronics, industrial and automotive
adhesives and sealants.
The addition includes
several new laboratories: an applications lab for adhesives and
sealants, a metal pre-treatment and coatings lab, analytical
laboratories, an equipment assembly area long enough for a complete
automotive vehicle and a long-term corrosion testing area.
Jersey City, NJ -- Cookson Electronics
has opened its advanced Technical Service Center and warehouse facility
in the Zhong Dian Lu Ke Industrial Park in Shanghai. The $3 million
facility will house more than 60 employees.
The 1,500 sq.
meter facility will be the company's base in China, providing
local-language technical support from the Cookson's three electronics
companies (the Assembly Materials Group, Enthone and Polyclad) to
fabricators and assemblers of PCBs, and assemblers of semiconductor
packaging.
North Kingstown, RI - Manz Automation AG has moved its manufacturing and engineering operations to an expanded facility in Reutlingen, Germany. The 65,000 sq. ft. facility provides increased production and administrative capabilities and houses the existing 120 employees with room for an additional 80 people.
"This expansion is in direct response to our dynamic growth and success in the marketplace," said Dieter Manz, president. "The new facility, together with the anticipated hiring of 20 additional engineers, provides us with sufficient capacity for future expansion and represents our commitment to serve our worldwide customers."
The building is environmentally friendly, with a roof-mounted solar power system that generates about one-third of the facility's annual electricity requirements.
Manz Automation AG is a supplier of automated odd-form assembly equipment to the electronics industry.