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Maxcess opens new facility in Mumbai

ers to create even better solutions. Muni, general manager of Maxcess In-
With this facility, we aim to further dia. “Our customers will notice faster
enhance our sales and technical sup- turnaround time on repairs, increased
port, improve regional response time, tooling efficiency and durability, which
create new innovations, and achieve reduces scrap and waste to be more
g produc an efficienc fo sustainable, and improved technical
our customers.” and support in the places our custom-

The new multipurpose facility is de- ers do business. I am excited to help
signed with a focus on delivering Maxcess grow in this important part
world-class services to the Maxcess of the world.”
custo base. n offic By combining Maxcess’ extensive
wanted to be here to celebrate this have over thirty dedicated employees product portfolio with an exception-
I important Maxcess milestone and for the India and Asia-Pacific region. al customer service experience, the
we are thrilled to invest in our new Equipped with the latest technologies centre will function as a hub for col-
Maxcess R&D, sales, service and re- and staffed by skilled professionals, the laboration, innovation and knowledge
pair centre in Mumbai,” said Odd Jo- facility is poised to meet the growing sharing in the region.
ergenrud, CEO of Maxcess demands of the region’s web-handling Maxcess has a strong commitment to
He added, “India and the Asia-Pacific segments, including printing, tag and ensuring customer success through a
market are of great strategic impor- label, packaging, medical, towel and global network of sales, service, and
tance to Maxcess, and this expansion tissue, tire and rubber, metals, and support centres. The addition of the
allows us to bring our industry-leading many other converting applications. Mumbai facility now has expanded
end-to-end web handling solutions to “The Mumbai R&D, sales, service and the footprint, complementing existing
more people in the region. Addition- repair centre will offer a wide range centres across the world.
ally, adding to our global R&D team of services tailored to meet the needs
locally brings us closer to our custom- of customers in the region,” said Niraj

Intek wins SME's Excellence in Manufacturing Training Award

value-added services to original including more than half of all Fortune
equipment manufacturers, based 500 manufacturers as well as nearly
in Hastings, Minnesota. The award, 1,000 educational institutions across
established to showcase manufactur- the USA
ing leaders and provide outstanding “This award seeks to honor compa-
benchmarks for companies seeking to nies that recognize the value of in-
build a workforce strategy, honours vesting in their workforce, which is
Intek Plastics’ exceptional commit- very evident in the results achieved by
ment and dedication to upskilling its Intek Plastics over the last decade,”
workforce, enhancing talent, and pre- said Jeannine Kunz, Chief Workforce
ME, a nonprofit organisa- paring new and incumbent employees Developmen Offic o SME. “Intek
Stion that claims it is commit- for successful careers in the manufac- is a company that has overcome sig-
ted to developing a skilled work- turing industry. nifican challeng an a in
force, has announced today that SME, through its workforce devel- business climate, and production vol-
it awarded its 2023 Excellence in
opment division, Tooling U-SME, is umes and has come out stronger, bet-
Manufacturing Training Award to
an manufacturing industry work- ter staffed and ready for growth, with
Intek Plastics, a supplier of engi-
force development solution provider, a robust recruitment and training sys-
neered thermoplastic extrusions, working with thousands of companies tem in place to support expansion.”
fabricated sub-assemblies and

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