The firm is investing €15m to build a manufacturing facility for its Slicing Business Unit along with a new Centre of Excellence for development and application technology
MULTIVAC dug the first spadeful of earth on 13 October. (Credit: MULTIVAC)
Integrated packaging solutions provider MULTIVAC has started construction on a new building complex in Buchenau, Germany for its Slicing Business Unit.
The firm said that it is investing €15m to build a manufacturing facility which will also include a new Centre of Excellence for development and application technology.
At its Buchenau facility, MULTIVAC has been creating high-performance slicers for the global food sector since 2017.
MULTIVAC Slicing Business Unit senior vice president Tom Stachel said: “Since we expect rising demand in the coming years as well, significantly larger premises have now become necessary.
“In order to be able to meet the expected growth, and at the same time safeguard the company’s traditional closeness to its customers, we are also investing in a new Application Center at the Buchenau site for machine demonstrations and product tests.”
Expected to be completed by the end of 2023, the complex will spread around 4,700m² over an area of approximately 10,000m² in the Carlshütte industrial zone in the Dautphetal district.
It will include a manufacturing hall, the new Application Centre, a warehouse and more room to work on the design and construction of high-performance, advanced slicers for the food sector.
Additionally, the new structure and increased manufacturing capacity will generate additional employment with plans to increase the number of staff in upcoming years, the company said.
After construction is finished, the new advanced structure will house up to 150 employees as the initial step of the growth.
MULTIVAC joint group president Guido Spix said: “MULTIVAC’s Slicing Business Unit has developed very positively in the last four years. We are looking optimistically to the future, and we see ourselves as well equipped with the new site for further development of this part of our business.
“The investment is a significant milestone in our growth strategy, and it is a clear recognition by the company’s owning families of their long-term commitment to the region.”