16.01.2018

Tobroco to expand

Telehandler and mini loader manufacturer Tobroco-Giant is planning a major expansion of its production facility in Oisterwijk, the Netherlands.

The Research & Development and sales departments will move to a newly built location in Oisterwijk. While the space vacated by R&D and sales will be used to increase space for production adding 8,000 square metres to the current production capacity.
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An artist's impression of the new Tobroco/Giant R&D and sales department building

The expansion over two storeys will include new assembly lines that run on a ‘Lean’ and also the ‘Paperless’ basis. In addition, more centralised pre-assembly will take place. This is expected to improve assembly line efficiency. Automation is further balanced with various suppliers. Tobroco will also invest more in welding techniques - adding to two recently installed welding robots, bending and spindle machines.
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The new facility will free up 8,000 square metres of production space

The company is also installing a smart parts storage system with a new 16 metre automatic high rise warehouse. With conveyors transporting incoming goods to the temporary storage location where various quality checks take place, before they move to production or storage.

The new R&D facility will include a good deal of new equipment to help with the engineering and design process, with new projects including: cleaner stage V diesels and electrically powered machines.