Arburg expands central production plant

ARBURG held the official ground-breaking ceremony for a new assembly hall in Lossburg last month. This will l expand the central production location by 13 percent to just under 165,000 m2. Initial excavation work began in March 2014 and the completion date has been set for the autumn of 2015. With the new building section, Arburg is responding to the increasing demand for large injection moulding machines and complete production cells.

“Growth means preservation, means actively securing the future,” explains Michael Hehl, Managing Partner and Spokesperson for the Arburg Management Team at the start of his speech, adding: “The capital investment for the new building section, to the tune of many tens of millions of euros, demonstrates our clear commitment to Lossburg as a production location and is an indicator of the long-term, targeted strategy for which Arburg has been famous for decades and makes us a reliable partner.” Significantly more time and space is required for assembly and testing of the large injection moulding machines up to a clamping force of 5,000 kN and complete turnkey systems.

During its construction activities, Arburg always focuses on functionality and aesthetics. Moreover, environmental protection and the conservation of resources and energy represent a permanent feature of Arburg’s corporate culture. The waste heat produced is utilised for heating the hall, for example. Collected rainwater is used by the gardeners and covers all the requirements for the sanitary facilities. Furthermore, its use as a buffer storage for the industrial cooling required in the building is a special feature. North-facing shed roofs reduce the thermal load and minimise the need for electric lighting. The natural cold of the ambient air is used for air conditioning purposes – e.g. via an ingenious facade design that employs natural ventilation instead of ventilation systems. Furthermore, extension of the photovoltaic plants to generate a further 340 kWp (kilowatt-peak) is also planned.

The new building will match the assembly hall built in 2000 as part of the ARBURG II plant expansion. At the time, Arburg was already thinking in forward-looking terms by employing a modular construction concept so that the new building section can be integrated into the existing building complex with relative ease.