Vacon inaugurates new factory extensions

The AC drives manufacturer Vacon has extended its manufacturing facilities in Vaasa, Finland, and added new production staff

The AC drives manufacturer Vacon has extended its facilities in Vaasa, Finland.

The inauguration will be celebrated on June 9, 2006 with a party organised for all factory personnel.

Parts of the new factory extension have been in use since February.

Consequently, Vacon has already employed about twenty new people.

The extension parts cover a floor area of 7,100 m2 in total, a new production area called Producta I and a middle section connecting Producta I with the old production facilities.

Around 3,400 m2, or about 50% of the facilities, are reserved for Vacon and the rest is used by DHL, responsible for Vacon logistics services.

The facilities Vacon leases include production lines, office space, personnel and storage facilities and a new air-raid shelter.

The Producta I extension part was built by Oy Vaasa Parks Ab and the middle section by Varma, the largest private sector pension and insurance company in Finland.

At the end of March 2006, Vacon employed almost 600 people worldwide, of which 161 persons work in production.

The Vice President of Production, is Mr Jari Koskinen, who is also Managing Director of the Vacon China factory, officially called Vacon Suzhou Drives Co.

The first Vacon AC drives were manufactured in the neighbouring building at Runsorintie 5 in 1995.

The new factory at Runsorintie 7 was built in 1998 and extended for the first time in 2001.

Vacon Group was founded in 1993 for one purpose only: to create, develop and provide AC drives worldwide.

Ambitious to meet the most demanding needs of clients seeking top performance, easiness and reliability, Vacon offers AC drives in the power range of 0.25 kW to 5 MW.

In 2005, the Group revenues totalled EUR 149.9 million.

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