HUNTERSVILLE, N.C.—Forbo Movement Systems will boost its manufacturing capabilities significantly and its roll production capacity with the addition of a 3-meter finished width machine at its plant in Huntersville.
The roll production machine is being relocated from Hanover, Germany, according to Wayne Hoffman, president of parent Forbo Siegling L.L.C. It is scheduled for start up in the fourth quarter, he said.
The capacity addition will contribute in supporting Forbo Movement Systems' growing customer base going forward, the company said. It claimed that with the addition of the machine Forbo will become the largest lightweight belting production operation in the U.S.