Nordson Corporation Opens New
Industrial Coating Customer Lab in China; Expands Other Lab Facilities
Globally
AMHERST, Ohio (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) December 8, 2008 --
Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) has invested nearly half a million
dollars in global upgrades to their Industrial Coating customer
demonstration labs in 2008. The company recently inaugurated their new
customer lab near Shanghai, China with events and training for industry
partners and customers. In addition to the recent opening in China,
Nordson’s Industrial Coating & Automotive Systems group has upgraded
many of its laboratory and demonstration facilities worldwide.
In China, the 86,000-square-foot office facility houses 190 employees
and operates as a Center of Excellence to demonstrate Nordson’s
capabilities to customers in the appliance, automotive, container,
nonwovens, electronics, furniture and wood assembly, life science,
packaging, powder and liquid painting, product assembly, and
semiconductor industries located in both China and the broader Asia
Pacific region. In addition to office space, Nordson also invested in
upgrades to its Industrial Coatings & Automotive division’s laboratory
in China to enhance customer support and strengthen confidence in
Nordson equipment purchases.
According to Bradley C. Davis, Asia Pacific Group Vice President, “These
investments strongly support our long-term growth strategies and
initiatives in the fast-growing markets of the Asia-Pacific region. The
strength of our growing and experienced local organization in these
areas, coupled with the world-class capabilities of our new facilities,
allows Nordson to better serve our customers worldwide.”
In addition to investments in China, Nordson recently invested in
upgrades to lab facilities in Europe, Asia and Latin America. These
include:
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Erkrath, Germany: This Center of Excellence facility now features
three new booths, including Nordson’s cutting-edge technologies for
powder coating – the Prodigy™ HDLV™ (High Density, Low Velocity)
technology and ColorMax® booth, which offers four-minute color change
capability.
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Mexico City, Mexico: Upgraded to include the latest powder and liquid
application technologies, this customer demonstration lab includes a
ColorMax booth for quick-color change in powder applications, an
iControl® integrated powder control system, the Prodigy® and Encore™
manual powder coating systems, and a Kinetix® electrostatic spray guns
for liquid applications.
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Bangalore, India: Here, Nordson strengthened its infrastructure by
adding a substantial amount of space to its facilities in the
Bommasandra Industrial Area. With 55,000 square feet of built area,
the new facilities house expanded manufacturing, test laboratories and
offices.
“Nordson’s investments in customer demonstration labs around the world
speak to our commitment to our customers and to those geographies that
are growing very quickly,” explains Doug Bloomfield, Vice President of
Nordson’s Industrial Coating & Automotive Systems Group. “Our customer
demonstration labs give our customers an opportunity to verify their
coating processes within our facilities. This gives them the utmost
confidence that they can maintain the high level of quality in their
processes that they require.”
Nordson Corporation is one of the world’s leading producers of precision
dispensing equipment that applies adhesives, sealants and coatings to a
broad range of consumer and industrial products during manufacturing
operations. The company also manufactures equipment used in the testing
and inspection of electronic components as well as technology-based
systems used for curing and surface treatment processes. Headquartered
in Westlake, Ohio, Nordson has more than 4,100 employees worldwide, and
direct operations and sales support offices in 34 countries.
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