ABICOR BINZEL recently set an important milestone as a global leader in welding technology with the opening of a new subsidiary in Kénitra: ABICOR BINZEL Maghreb. The opening event was a great event, attended by distinguished guests such as the mayor of Kénitra, representatives of the German embassy, the GIZ (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), the Bank of Africa as well as the Chamber of Commerce and companies from the welding industry. Colleagues from ABICOR BINZEL headquarters and from France also participated in the event, underlining the company's commitment to its international presence.
Katharina Röschegg
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Every four years, the time usually has come: The world's leading trade fair SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN attracts international trade visitors to the halls of Messe Essen again. But this year everything was different: Due to the current overall situation, the doors of Messe Essen will not open again until September 11 to 15, 2023, for the leading trade fair for all matters relating to cutting, joining and coating.
At the beginning of the year we had a lot of plans for our 75th anniversary, but unfortunately most of the events had to be canceled due to the Corona restrictions.
Corona, economic crisis and nevertheless erect a new building? Definitely – because the spatial expansion was necessary long ago and is a sustainable investment in the future of ABICOR BINZEL. It was great that this could be implemented in the anniversary year.The expansion to plant 3 was planned and »all wrapped up« even before the major lockdown in March this year. It was, so to speak, high time to create more space, because over the years, space for offices that was urgently needed was proverbially taken away from production. With the extension, these areas can now be returned to production and used as action areas, which in turn optimises processes. On August 28, the topping-out ceremony was celebrated on a small scale with political celebrities, just in time for the beginning of the anniversary year.
Created especially for our 75th anniversary, our virtual ABICOR BINZEL world of experience invites you to dive into news and remarkable things about our company, some selected welding technology system solutions and our brand. Lots of surprises included!
At the beginning of August it got very exciting for many young people: the start of their apprenticeships was close! At ABICOR BINZEL a total of eight new apprentices started their professional life, seven of them at the headquarters in Buseck and one in Dresden.
The ABICOR BINZEL bee colony has come through last winter in good shape. The small animals were already busy, so that honey production is in full swing. But how can you tell after the winter that the bees are doing well?
To help hospitals and private persons in need we are using the 3D printer in our production at the moment to produce parts of medical face shields. The printer, that is usually used for producing parts of our prototype torches, is now printing the holders for the face shields during night. The printed holder is then assembled with the transparent part of the shield masks. Those we are cutting to size.
