Schmalz makes it official: Opening ceremony in Taicang
Ceremonial opening of the new headquarters of Schmalz China in Taicang (from left to right): Maximilian Butek (Managing Director of the German Chamber of Commerce in China), Zhang Zhan (Deputy Mayor Taicang), Andreas Beutel (Managing Director), Dr. Kurt Schmalz (Managing Partner), Mao Yaping (Committee Member of the City Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Party Working Committee of the Taicang High-Tech Zone), Thomas Lichtenberger (Head of Sales), Kaan Guclu (Managing Director Schmalz China) and Lukas Meyer (Deputy Consul General of the FRG in Shanghai).
Business before pleasure: Since March of last year, both individual vacuum components and complete vacuum systems for automation and manual handling have been leaving the factory gates of the new China headquarters in Taicang. Schmalz is now making up for what was not possible back then: On Thursday (September 21), Dr. Kurt Schmalz (Managing Partner), Andreas Beutel (Managing Director) and Thomas Lichtenberger (Head of Sales) together with Kaan Guclu (Managing Director of Schmalz China) officially opened the new location. The inauguration was also attended by Mao Yaping (Committee Member of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the Party Working Committee of the Taicang High-Tech Zone), Maximilian Butek (Managing Director of the German Chamber of Commerce in China), Lukas Meyer (Deputy Consul General of the FRG in Shanghai) and Zhang Zhan (Deputy Mayor of Taicang). In addition, important customers as well as the executives and employees of Schmalz China attended the event.
"The Chinese automation market will continue to grow over the next ten years. We are convinced that the location in Taicang is strategically the best choice for our expansion course in Asia."∼ Andreas Beutel, Managing Director of J. Schmalz GmbH
China has become the second largest foreign market for the vacuum expert. "The further development of the Chinese industrial landscape is closely connected with the automation of production and service processes," says Dr. Kurt Schmalz confidently. "The Schmalz Group will continue to play a key role in shaping this development in the future." Andreas Beutel is also convinced of this: "The Chinese automation market will continue to grow over the next ten years. We are convinced that the location in Taicang is strategically the best choice for our expansion course in Asia."
On course for growth
With its products, Schmalz increases the dynamics of automated production and ensures greater ergonomics in manual handling applications. Dr. Kurt Schmalz knows how the new location can continue its successful course: "We will continuously invest in our engineering capacities in order to support our demanding Chinese customers in this highly competitive market individually and quickly with local product and application know-how."
In addition to Taicang, Schmalz has another location in China in Shanghai, which focuses on sales. "The value creation happens here at the new headquarters in Taicang - in our production as well as in the areas of procurement, design and engineering", explains Andreas Beutel.
Numerous guests attended the inauguration ceremony of the new headquarters of Schmalz China in Taicang.
Schmalz is constructing an office building, a production building and a storage facility on 27,000 square meters of land. They form the headquarters of Schmalz China.
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