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From 5,000 to 16,000 square me-
ters in less than one year: The
world’s largest press manufacturer,
Schuler, has more than tripled its
capacity at its production facility
in Dalian. The new plant was of-
ficially inaugurated in the city of
six million people. Schuler has in-
vested 1 16 million in expanding
the site, which has also led to the
creation of new jobs. In total, more
than 350 people are working for
Schuler in China.
“We intend significantly to boost
our wealth creation in Asia,” stat-
ed Schuler’s CEO Stefan Klebert on-
ly recently. He continued by saying
that China plays a central role in
the company’s strategy: “We are
convinced that the economy there
will continue to enjoy growth over
the long term. With our machines
and our expertise, we are assisting
China in manufacturing high-qual-
ity products ranging from premium
segment cars and efficient electric
motors to consumer goods such as
cans used for beverages such as
soft drinks and aerosol containers.”
Significant demand in Chinese
industry
“Dalian will become an important
cornerstone for our production in
China,” said the China Managing
Director, Oemer Akyazici, during
the opening ceremony. “The new
plant will make it possible for us to
manufacture a large number of our
products locally in line with Ger-
man standards and safety norms.
This means we can meet the high
level of demand that we are en-
countering from Chinese industry,
which requires the highest quality
machines such as our presses. And,
last but not least, it brings us even
closer to our customers.”
The new plant design is state-of-
the-art, and production at the fa-
cility has been underway for several
weeks. Schuler can produce an ex-
tremely wide variety of press mod-
els here: The scope of supply ranges
from stamping and cutting systems
to all kinds of hydraulic machines,
and even press lines and blank-
ing lines for the major carmakers,
OEMs and their component suppli-
ers, as well as for customers from
other industries. About 180 guests
took part in the official ceremony
that started with a traditional li-
on dance. The guests included VIP
representatives of the government,
and customers drawn from automo-
tive manufacturers and component
suppliers in China, as well as from
the forging, packaging, energy and
coin stamping industries.
After the speakers officially cut the
ribbon, visitors had the opportuni-
ty to take a tour of the new plant.
At various stations, employees
presented an overview of the op-
erations, production capacity and
products as well as Schuler’s cus-
tomers, and explained the planned
expansion to the sales and service
network in China.
The port city of Dalian in the north-
east region of China is the center
of heavy engineering in the Peo-
ple’s Republic, and possesses opti-
mum logistical links. Schuler China
has its headquarters in Shanghai,
where its strategic purchasing is
also located for sourcing parts and
components. In addition, develop-
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Tripling of the production area
in Dalian
Schuler opens a new plant in the Chinese port city
By cutting the ribbon, the speakers officially inaugu-
rated the plant that triples Schuler‘s capacity in
Dalian (3rd from left: Markus Lehmann, General
Manager Schuler Dalian; 5th: Alex Liu, CFO Schuler
China; 7th: Oemer Akyazici, CEO Schuler China; 9th:
Joachim Beyer, Chief Technology Officer Schuler AG;
11th: Dr. Peter Jost, Chief Operating Officer Schuler
AG; 13th: Dr. Wolfgang Leitner, CEO Andritz AG).
About 180 guests took part in the
official ceremony that started with a
traditional lion dance.