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Coperion consolidates screw and barrel production

Coperion consolidates screw and barrel production

5/31/02

RAMSEY, NJ, May 31 -- Coperion Corp. has announced a consolidation program that will double the size of an existing screw manufacturing facility in Wytheville, VA, and result in the closing of a barrel and process parts production facility in Wayne, NJ.
The effort is focused on increasing domestic production efficiency and capacity for Coperion's ZSK twin-screw and Kneader extruder screw elements, barrels, and associated parts. The consolidation also enables Coperion to optimize the resources of the merged entities - Buss, Waeschle and Werner & Pfleiderer - which formed Coperion, according to Richard Taylor, vp. of engineering and manufacturing.
Coperion is relocating the screw manufacturing operation in Ramsey, NJ, to Wytheville, VA, and boosting the size of Wytheville from 12,000 sq ft to 25,000 sq ft. Some employees are relocating from Ramsey to Wytheville and others will be hired locally. Taylor declined to disclose employment numbers but said overall company employment will remain about the same. Overall, he said the expansion will boost screw production capacity by 33%.
“By combining the capability of both screw manufacturing operations together in one new modern facility, we will achieve both efficiency and flexibility,” said Taylor.
For barrel and process parts, Coperion is closing its leased 24,000-sq-ft plant in Wayne, NJ, and relocating equipment to Ramsey. Taylor said Wayne employees would relocate to nearby Ramsey and no reductions are expected. The move places barrel, shaft, and process parts manufacturing adjacent to Coperion’s extruder assembly operation and warehouse, providing for better coordination and flow of raw materials and finished parts, the company said. The closer coordination will enhance Coperion’s new extruder assembly operation and its extruder and barrel refurbishing program.