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Total investments amounting to 50 million EUR
For Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH, a worldwide leading manufacturer of blowers and compressors, in November 2006 a new era in the company's 140 year history began. At the beginning of 2006 the decision was made to extend the Aerzen facilities considerably and to invest a total amount of 50 million EUR. A detailed planning project preceded in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute to realize a new production centre wich could achieve the planned quantity increase from 15,000 machines in 2005 to more than 25,000 machines in 2010.
The purchase of a new area with a size of 110,000 sqm as well as the necessary excavations have already takenplace, so that on 3rd November the official laying of the foundation stone took place. In front of colleagues, local politicians and residents a time capsule containing a blower piston and the day's paper were cemented in the foundation of the new production hall.
The completion of the new production centre is planned for June 2007. The new production hall will cover a surface of 10,000 sqm with a length of approx. 160 m, a width of 65 m and a height of approx. 11,5 m. It is here in the future that the standard machines in high quantities will be manufactured continuously and completely from delivery of the raw material up to the final assembly of the blowers and compressors including packing. For special machines and customer-specific solutions the existing production facilities are being optimized and extended. The new production centre will integrate production concepts, production according to highest quality standards as well as energy efficient construction to ensure a competitive and longterm worldwide location.
Incoming orders for Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH up to the end of October 2006 amount to 163 million EUR, and +23% to previous year. The total amount of incoming orders expected for 2006 is more than 180 million EUR. A turnover of approx. 160 million EUR is expected by the end of 2006 which would correspond to an increase of approx. 20 % compared to 2005.
During the past 4 years the Aerzen group, which includes 25 subsidiary companies worldwide, increased the consolidated turnover by more than 50 %. For 2006 a turnover of the group of approx. 200 million EUR is expected for the first time.
The reasons for the rapid growth of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik can partly be found in the upward world economic activity. In addition, the positive business situation is a result of increasing international activity and the continuous innovation power of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik.In 2006 new subsidiary companies Aerzen Turkey and Aerzen India as well as new sales offices in Denmark and in the Saarland (state in Germany) were established. The international positioning in developing areas is, therefore, developing gradually. Business has increased in 2006 in Western and Eastern Europe as well as North America.
Aerzen's consistent innovations guarentee further success. According to the company’s philosophy Aerzen always does it utmost to be at least ‘one step ahead’ of the international competition. Best proof for this is the new blower unit Delta Blower Generation 5, which was presented for the first time at the exhibition Achema in May 2006 and has already determined the market standard. Besides the average sound reduction by 6 to 8 dB(A) the advantages of the new unit Generation 5 are omission of absorption material, easy handling and maintenance as well as reduction of space required.
Further developments in year 2006 have been new sizes in the range of oil-free and oil-injected compressed air compressors, vacuum blowers with canned motor drive and the refrigeration compressors VMY 256 which were introduced in October.
Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH has already laid an additional foundation stone for a successful future by building a new production centre and extending production capacity. This means an important step ahead towards the company’s vision: ‘Being one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of two-shaft positive displacement blowers’!
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