NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (Sept. 11, 2014) – The ExOne Company has announced that it has begun transitioning into its newly completed European headquarters facility in Gersthofen, Germany, located in the district of Augsburg.
The facility comprises of approximately 150,700 square feet of production, warehouse, service, and research and development (R&D) space, in addition to approximately 27,600 square feet for offices. ExOne is consolidating its five existing leased facilities in Augsburg, which currently occupy an aggregate of approximately 77,500 square feet, into its new facility. The move is expected to provide expansion capacity to support the company’s global growth strategy.
“We are beginning to transition our activities, which include production, warehousing, a production service center, an R&D lab, as well as our European headquarters into our new location, and we expect to have completed our move through November,” said Rainer Hoechsmann, ExOne’s chief development officer and general manager of ExOne GmbH. “We are proud to dedicate our state-of-the-art facility as the ‘S. Kent Rockwell 3D Printing Innovation Center’ in honor of the leadership and significant financial support that Kent Rockwell has made to ExOne and its innovations in 3-D binder jetting technology.”
Rockwell has been the leading executive of ExOne since his affiliated company purchased it in 2007. He guided the company through its initial public offering in February 2013.
ExOne engaged GOLDBECK Süd GmbH, a turnkey provider of construction services focusing on Central Europe, Great Britain, Austria and Switzerland, for the design and construction of the facility. ExOne GmbH held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its new $20 million European headquarters in Gersthofen in October 2013.
ExOne is a global provider of 3-D printing machines and printed products, materials and other services to industrial customers.