Wittmann expands Austrian facilities

Oct. 24, 2014

Auxiliary equipment maker Wittmann Kunststoffgeräte GmbH, Vienna, is expanding its production facilities again in Kottingbrunn, Austria. The expansion will accommodate a machining center for platens. The firm also has begun construction on a materials handling facility in Wolkersdorf near Vienna.

Officials said in a press release that Wittmann is experiencing rising orders for its entire product range, which includes robots and automation systems, automatic material handling with dryers and plastic recycling, temperature controllers and chillers for machine tools and volumetric and gravimetric blenders.

Wittmann's new materials handling center is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2015. The building is sized 253,952 square feet.