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MacroLetter 14.1 - Summer 2010
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Recent News
Booming Business Leads to 40% Plant Expansion
Macro has expanded its production facilities to accommodate a recent boom in sales activity.
Following predictable subpar sales through 2009, Macro's sales have excelled over the last three months, returning the company to the record setting sales levels it had enjoyed in 2008. The elevated workload has lead Macro to expand to a neighboring building to make room for the extra production. The building, which will increase Macro's production floor space by approximately 40%, will be used mainly for setting up and testing machinery prior to shipment.
Macro has also increased its employee base by 35% since December, to help handle the elevated workload.
“Sales have been taken for a variety of machine types ranging from multilayer blown film lines, to specialty extrusion systems, to custom-built winding equipment,” states Andrew Erskine, Macro's Sales & Marketing Coordinator. “The orders are from both local and global customers with European, South American, Chinese, Canadian and U.S. markets being the most prominent.”
Tight Squeeze Installation
Macro recently installed a 3 m wide, 3-layer blown film line into a space-limited production facility. The footprint of the line had to be drastically compacted during the engineering process to accommodate the tight space it was to be installed in. Onsite alterations had to be made and careful supervision was imperative to the success of the installation.
“It was a challenging project”, said Steve Szabo, a Project Manager at Macro who oversaw the installation. “We had to make many adjustments at the site to make the line components fit with allowable clearances for moving components. Ducting and other utility arrangements had to be repositioned to allow for safe operation of the line and access routes for the operators.”
The line was installed a mere 60 cm (2 ft) from a preexisting blown film line. Under Macro's supervision, production on the adjacent line was never affected during the installation. This is just another example of how Macro will go the extra distance to ensure customer satisfaction.
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