With an investment of €25m, the first expansion phase of the plant was completed, and production began in June 2021. According to a company spokesperson: “The good order situation, combined with a large number of new products and the resulting need for increased capacity made the next step necessary – an additional hall for a sustainable priming and coating line. The additional building with an area of 7,900m2, including the new paint shop, represents an investment of approximately €33m. The new priming and coating line now gives the parts for rakes and round balers their colourful coat of paint. These parts were previously delivered from the painting line at the headquarters in Grieskirchen. In addition, state-of-the-art methods attract contract orders from external firms requiring high-quality coatings. Thanks to the advanced layout of the paint line, orders can be carried out in black CDP with high wall thicknesses and heavy unit weights. The maximum suspended load is 1,200kg.
The automotive quality paint finish using CDP and powder coating is an environmentally friendly process. No solvent is used in the mixing and application of the coatings. The painting process achieves excellent hardness, according to Pöttinger and, therefore, a longer service life. In addition to the approximately 60 employees assembling Impress round balers, large Top rakes and Mergento mergers, around another 50 people will be employed there in a modern and ergonomically designed workplace.
