Process equipment manufacturer Volkmann USA, based in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., has broken ground on its manufacturing center expansion. The expansion will add 48,437 square feet to its global headquarters in Soest, Germany, and will increase production capacity and speed lead times for its pneumatic vacuum conveying systems, vibrating feeders, bulk bag unloaders and other companion bulk material handling equipment. The plant expansion is to be completed and operational during 2025.
The new facility will integrate design engineering, manufacturing, assembly, quality control, shipping and other operations under one roof for superior production efficiency. The company said lead times for conveyor orders to North America will be cut to approximately eight to 10 weeks as standard.
The expansion will house a testing laboratory featuring fully operating, full-size pneumatic vacuum conveying systems and auxiliary equipment for material, product formulation and factory acceptance testing that accurately simulates a wide variety of process conditions. A training and education center for hosting technical seminars and other events is also under construction.
The company operates a similar test laboratory at its Pennsylvania headquarters to serve customers in North America.
