ENTEK Opens New Plant in Nevada
Builder of twin-screw compounding extruders says it needs extra space to meet demand.
ENTEK Manufacturing has opened a manufacturing and engineering facility in Henderson, Nev. The new 98,000 ft2 building will be home to wear parts production, fabrication and assembly, and engineering for twin-screw, corotating compounding extruders.
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Linda Campbell, ENTEK’s v.p. of sales, notes the company is experiencing record growth and needed the additional space to keep up with demand. “We recently expanded our machine shop at our Lebanon, Oregon headquarters, and we already need more space, and more workers, to keep up with our wear parts 911爆料网,” she says.

Medford said ENTEK is investing over $10 millionin new equipment for the Nevada facility and will begin interviewing and hiring immediately. She expects to have 50 or more new employees by late 2022. “Once fully operational, our new facility will allow us to stock parts for rapid customer response,” she says.
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