Facility to improve dimensional accuracy and increase productivity during shipbuilding activities
By
Rebecca Gibson |
Meyer Turku is to invest €75 million in a new steel storage and pre-treatment facility to improve dimensional accuracy and increase productivity during shipbuilding activities.
Construction will start this autumn and the facility is expected to be ready for operation in spring 2017.
This is the third large-scale investment Meyer Turku has made this year. Earlier in the year the Finnish yard revealed it would invest in a new gantry crane and build a modern cabin factory on the original Piikkio Works cabin factory grounds.
“This latest investment gives an indication how large the replacement need for old facilities at Turku yard is,” said Jan Meyer, CEO of Meyer. “With this investment we are working on productivity improvements and dimensional accuracy improvements to boost the following process steps. Since these are very special and unique facilities our investment team is working on creative and innovative solutions supported by modern IT technology. For us as the Meyer Family it is a concrete commitment to a long-term shipbuilding future in Turku.”