NEW HUDSON, Mich., June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribbon-cutting and internal celebration commences the opening of a new self-piercing rivet manufacturing facility.
Employees at Henrob in New Hudson attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 24th, 2016 to celebrate the opening of a new 125,000 square foot self-piercing rivet production facility. As a result of this expansion, Henrob will add 40-50 employees in the areas of rivet production and rivet setter upset die production.
"With Ford utilizing our solutions for the new aluminum body F-150 in addition to many other customers' programs, we needed to increase capacity to keep up with demand," said Mark Ayres, General Manager, Henrob Group. "Our new building will allow us to accomplish this and also provide us with room for growth."
Prior to starting production in the new building, the rivet production capacity of the existing facility is three billion rivets per year. With existing business and new customer programs that are starting up now, the expansion was necessary to keep up with demand.
Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and services focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2015, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 102 (BEUR 11) and more than 43,000 employees. Learn more at www.atlascopcogroup.com.
Henrob is a brand within the Atlas Copco Industrial Assembly Solutions Division in the Industrial Technique Business Area. Established in 1985, Henrob designs and manufactures self-piercing rivets and rivet installation systems to provide assembly joining solutions for automotive and general industry customers. Manufacturing operations are situated in the USA and UK with sales and service locations in the USA, UK, Germany, Japan, China, Russia and Australia.
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