Vitex Extrusion opens new plant to expands aluminium extrusion manufacturing capacity

Vitex Extrusion has expanded its aluminium extrusion manufacturing business with the long-term lease of a 50,000-square-foot facility. The new plant, adjacent to its existing 115,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, will focus on machining, fabrication and assembly of aluminium extrusions.

“Over the last few years we’ve made a number of strategic investments in new equipment and technologies to meet the downstream manufacturing needs of our customers. As a result, our existing building could no longer accommodate the “value-added” business growth,” said Andrew Curland, Vitex Extrusion President and CEO.

“We’re fortunate this nearby facility became available, allowing us to move our machining and fabrication business into a manufacturing space that will accommodate continued growth.”

The new facility will be fully operational by September 2020 and will house more than two dozen of the company’s CNC machines, dedicated work cells, deburring and punch systems. The company is likely to install robotic-based cellular production units for larger volume OEM production platforms.

 “The percentage of our extrusion output requiring machining, fabrication, and other value-added features is continually expanding,” said Curland. “The added space allows us to continue investing in new manufacturing equipment and technologies to support customers focused on product development, rather than internal production capabilities.”

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