M&R is on the move

M&R’s corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations in America are being moved from Glen Ellyn and Niles in Illinois to a new location in the Greater Chicago area.

The relocation to a 320,000sq ft facility in Roselle in Illinois is already under way and will be completed by the end of the year. However, M&R’s Glen Ellyn and Niles manufacturing plants will continue to run at full capacity until the move to Roselle is complete.

M&R CEO, Rich Hoffman, said the move is the result of years of planning and preparation.

He added: “While demand for M&R equipment has continued to accelerate, the amount of space available to make that equipment has stayed the same. This move affords us the unique opportunity to streamline production and introduce new computerised and robotic design, machining, and assembly tools. It also allows us to bring all our domestic production under one roof – and still have ample room for future expansion.”

M&R’s general manager, Mike Sonera, commented: “We’ve been bursting at the seams for years.

“M&R’s current production facilities are streamlined and efficient, but we’ve been constrained by lack of space and by having manufacturing operations split between our Glen Ellyn and Niles facilities. It’s been difficult at times, but the new facility will bring economies of scale, space for more linear assembly scenarios, and the latest in high-tech equipment – while at the same time reducing the redundancy inherent in our current multi-facility environment.”

M&R’s manufacturing capacity is expected to double by January 1, 2016.

Mr Hoffman added: “The increase in floor space, coupled with an infusion from new investors, will equip M&R to address the screen printing and digital imaging and printing needs of the industry for decades to come.”