HAINBUCH America, the U.S. division of Germany-based HAINBUCH, a manufacturer of workholding products, recently broke ground on a 13,000-square-foot facility near the intersection of Donges Bay Road and North Commerce Street in Mequon. When it is fully operational, the company will begin manufacturing some of its components there.
HAINBUCH America currently has 10 employees. Its local workforce only handles sales, engineering and service. The company will begin manufacturing operations in Mequon once its new facility is finished later this year, said Jurgen Bettray, president of HANBUCH America.
“Manufacturing will come in gradually – we will get a production manager from Germany over here and he will set things up, buying machines, hiring personnel and training. He will be here for one year,” Bettray said.
HAINBUCH will only hire about two people for its manufacturing operations at first. The company will only occupy half of the 13,000-square-foot facility, but hopes to lease the remaining space within three years.
The company designs and builds work-holding equipment that holds parts during the CNC machining, milling, lathing and hobbing processes, Bettray said. About 90 percent of HAINBUCH’s tools are used for holding steel parts for a wide range of industries, including automotive, medical devices and implants, musical instruments, aerospace and military applications.
The Mequon facility will be HAINBUCH’s first U.S. manufacturing operation, and will allow it to deliver parts faster to North American customers and show the company’s commitment to the market, Bettray said.
“The American customer is demanding ultimate service and they don’t like to see that things are handled overseas,” he said. “This is a signal for the American market that we are committed to this market and we want to be faster. We consider the U.S. market the most important market after the German market. We are not giving up on America.”
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