Friday, June 20, 2014

Mack Trucks to pump $26M into Macungie plant upgrade



Mack Trucks Inc., headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., in taking on a $26 million upgrade of its Macungie Cab & Vehicle Assembly facility.

The investment aims to improve the plant’s efficiency and help it deliver higher quality trucks and lead times to Mack customers, according to Kimberly Pupillo, director of media relations for Mack Trucks.

The equipment will be delivered this year with work beginning in the third quarter, Pupillo said.

The investment includes a realignment of sub-assembly and material handling to more efficiently support the main vehicle assembly lines. Furthermore, the plant will implement new processes and install new equipment to improve its post-production inspection and testing of completed vehicles.

The equipment to be installed as part of the upgrade includes two new dynamometers, which allow completed trucks to run on stationary rollers for enhanced testing of engine and vehicle systems.

Source: LVB.com

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