Vacon opens new factory in China

Vacon’s factory in Suzhou, China, has moved to larger premises. Vacon has been operating in Beijing, China, since the year 2000. In 2004, Vacon founded a factory in Suzhou, and the first AC drives were manufactured in March 2005. Along with the growing market potential, the premises soon became inadequate and larger premises with an area exceeding 5,000 m2 were found in the neighbouring building complex.

With the increasing production capacity at the Suzhou factory, Vacon will respond to the growing demand in Asia and the Far East while, at the same time, Vacon invests in Finland by increasing the production area at the Vaasa factory. The extension will be complete in February 2006.

The Suzhou factory also houses Vacon Competence Center which provides support, service, spare parts and units as well as training for customers in the Far East. At the moment, Vacon has more than 60 employees in China.