BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Motion Industries Inc. has opened a new, 105,000-sq.-ft. facility in Eden Prairie, Minn., giving the distributor of maintenance and operation replacement parts a larger footprint in that part of the country.
The facility opened June 1, according to Motion, and is located at 7350 Golden Triangle Drive.
The company said in a press release that it needed a larger space for its growing business, as this space is nearly double that of an older location in Eden Prairie.
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"We wanted to meet the growing demands of our customers and the industry by growing every facet of automation and robotics solutions," said Aurelio Banda, Motion's senior vice president, Automation Intelligence. "Our investments allow for future, incremental expansion within our structure up to 30 percent beyond our current growth plans. This will also allow us to add employees over time."
The larger space boasts a regional sales and support center, classrooms for training, a regional fulfillment center, assembly and fabrication shops, design area, and engineering labs.