In June GEA Refrigeration Technologies opened its new Freezer Competence Center in Dijon (France).
The new ‘Technology Center Freezing Europe’ immediately began to manufacture and assemble spiral chillers and freezers from the GEA A-Tec and GEA Maxi-Stack ranges. Until now, these spiral freezer series were exclusively manufactured in Vancouver (Canada).
The company says that the expansion of production capacity by the new Dijon plant will have positive effects, especially for customers in Europe, who will benefit from greater flexibility in planning and contract execution, shorter delivery times, reduced transport costs, and a closer-located new Service Center.
In addition to these production facilities, medium-term plans for Dijon also include manufacturing of a key core component for the GEA Maxi-Stack system, the patented self-stacking conveyor belt – the GEA Q-Belt.
Hugo Blaum, Segment President of GEA Refrigeration Technologies, said: “Owing to sales prognosis, implementation of freezer production in Europe was a logical development. A win-win situation will be offered in Dijon: our customers profit from the proximity of the plant and from lower logistics costs – and the location enables additional opportunities for even better market penetration in Europe.”
