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Nordson breaks ground on global GROUP

HQ for EDI, Premier brands Innovation is life

hile breaking ground on the new global headquarters Why is the
Wof its EDI extrusion and Premier fluid coating product
lines in Chippewa Falls, WI, Nordson Corp. amplified its largest selling brand
ambitions. The 145,000-square-foot facility, located in
proximity to three existing Nordson sites, will include of Compressed
state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing systems that will Air Dryers?
“redefine the way that dies are built,” said John J. Keane,
Executive Vice President, Nordson Polymer Processing
Systems (PPS). The new facility will incorporate operations
currently being carried out at the EDI headquarters and
extrusion die manufacturing facility; the Premier dies
and aftermarket service plant; and a technology center
for research and development and laboratory trials.
Relocation of these operations will begin in the summer
of 2019 and be completed by late 2020, said the company
in a press release. The building site includes room for Gas Dryer
Refrigeration Dryer Up to 25,500 m 3 /hr
expansion of up to 79,200 square feet. Nordson said that 17 – 34,000 m 3 /hr
it will equip the plant with advanced manufacturing
Desiccant Dryer
equipment to streamline workflow and produce dies with 17 – 8,500 m 3 /hr
tighter tolerances. “A complete reconfiguration of our
operation will integrate people and resources previously
deployed in separate locations, generating collaboration
and synergy that will improve the customer experience and
reduce lead times,” said Keane. Additional investment in

Compressed Air and Gas Dryers
• Made to international standards
• Incorporating cutting-edge technology
• Energy saving
• Eco-friendly
• Low maintenance cost
the Chippewa Falls facility is planned in the years ahead • Significant saving in the long run
to purchase new equipment and upgrade existing systems. • Highest number of units sold in India
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