Tenere will increase manufacturing volume; will open a new plant in Nuevo León
Nuevo León
By Redacción
In an effort to increase operational capacity and improve North American supply chains, Tenere will move to a new 255,000 sq. ft. facility located in Pocket Park Oriente, in the municipality of Juarez, Nuevo Leon.
The U.S.-based company has a 100,000-square-foot sheet metal fabrication plant in Nuevo León, the only one of its kind in the country. Thanks to its new location, they will increase the manufacturing volume of custom sheet metal boxes, sheet metal frames, chassis, and cabinets. Currently, they produce around 350,000 parts per year; in the new facility, they expect to manufacture 100% more.
We have grown in Mexico since our establishment in 2016. Moving to this new plant is a testament to our growth and that of our customers, as we needed more capacity and space to meet their needs, said Audrey Hamilton, Tenere's marketing director.
The development will take place in two phases: In the first phase, Tenere will move into the new plant once the 180,000 square feet are completed, while the second phase will be an expansion of an additional 75,000 square feet. The process will begin in the spring of this year.
They currently have 220 employees. The plan is to create jobs for at least another 150 operators. That is why it is crucial to move to the new area, said Arturo Hernández, general director of Tenere Nuevo León.
He also indicated that, although they have local suppliers, one of the goals is for the number to continue to grow. It is a work in progress, he added.
One of the keys to the company's success, said the marketing director, was to change its line of business a few years ago. Today, the companies we supply are growing exponentially: data centers, cloud infrastructure, network architecture, fiber optics, and renewable energy.
The Nuevo León plant stands out for integrating - as part of its manufacturing tools - press brakes, lasers, turrets, sheet metal stamping, assembly, painting, integration, and testing.
One thing we have done as a company is to increase automation at each of our locations. That gives us many benefits in terms of production, quality, and cycle time, Hamilton stressed.
With technological improvements in automation and robotics, the company will reduce manual operations, which will increase the consistency and efficiency of its products.
According to Hamilton, the company's establishment in Nuevo León comes in response to a growing customer concern for Tenere: to be part of the global supply chain in North America, not only in the United States but also in Mexico.
Company executives reported that they are currently migrating some production lines from Wisconsin to Mexico to expand metal plate production capacity and will open new ones as customer requirements dictate.
The plant's construction process began in early January of this year, so it is expected to start moving machines from the current facility to the new one in the spring. Then, little by little, the production lines will begin to be moved.
We want to ensure that we continue to supply our customers during the move, so it will take six months to a year to complete our transition. We expect to start production in the summer and complete it in the fall, Hamilton explained.
