Danobat continues its international expansion with a center of excellence in Shanghai

2023-05-31 13:29:14

The Danobat industrial group has inaugurated a new center of excellence in China, specifically in Shanghai, thus reinforcing the commercial and service activity that it has carried out for more than 30 years in the Asian country and deepening its international expansion. This new facility, equipped with advanced equipment, will increase the positioning of the brands Soraluce, Danobat, and their subsidiaries Overbeck and Hembrug, in the Chinese market, explains the company belonging to Mondragon Corporation.

More than 90% of its income comes from international markets, such as China, where the group has been present for more than 30 years. With around 55 million euros of orders received in 2022, the Asian giant has become one of the group’s main commitments within its internationalization strategy and strengthens its position as one of the three strategic countries along with Germany and the market American. In this scenario, Danobatgroup has taken a step forward this week in its expansion strategy in the Asian market with the inauguration of a new center of excellence in the megacity that is China’s industrial hub.

The opening of this new space has required an investment of more than 2 million euros. The new facilities have the latest advances and developments from Soraluce, the world’s leading manufacturer of milling, boring and multifunction technology; from Danobat, one of the main European manufacturers of grinding machines, lathes and robotic systems for machining, from Overbeck, a prestigious German developer and manufacturer of internal grinding machines; and finally Hembrug, specialized in ultra-precision fully hydrostatic hard turning machines.

Xabier Alzaga, manager of Danobat, has pointed out that “this new space will allow us to establish closer contact with our clients, and offer them a close service, with the option of testing the latest technologies and developments from Soraluce, Danobat, Overbeck and Hembrug on site.” ».

sixty people

This space, which has a human team of 60 people, has a showroom with three precision machining rooms that currently includes the following machines: an Overbeck IRD-400 internal, external, face and radius grinding machine, the Hembrug’s MIKROTURN-100 horizontal hard turning machine, and a Danobat ESTARTA-175 centerless grinding machine for machining tests on customer parts.

The space also has a large area to house various milling and boring machines, which includes a Soraluce gantry milling machine, model PMG. It is also equipped with a measurement room, three rooms for after-sales service with spare parts and where maintenance of heads, offices and a space for training and events, among others, will also be carried out.

For his part, Rafa Idígoras, CEO of Soraluce, stressed that “we will be able to offer our customers a unique experience; At the same time, we will jointly promote technological advancement in the field of advanced manufacturing in China, which will ultimately help us strengthen our position in the country.”