Oct 26, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Siempelkamp plans to increase the number of machines in the production centers. At the Krefeld, Germany, the company is investing in its production in order to maintain or expand competitive advantages. The second portal of a universal machine, a type gantry VMG 6 PS portal milling machine by Schiess, is now operating. Two additional largescale machines, a turning machine type VME 10 by Schiess as well as a boring mill type PAMA Speedram 2000 are being installed. A CNC-turning and milling machine each will also start operating soon, company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. The new capacity utilization and equipment result in a need for additional workers. "We will gradually hire up to 40 new employees at the Krefeld location which will complement our existing staff of 914 Siempelkamp employees," says Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Fechner, CEO of Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG. Probably starting in January 2011, three-shift operation six days per week will be introduced in order to fully utilize the new machinery. By the same token Siempelkamp will focus on intensifying training activities. "Currently, we are employing 64 trainees in the area of machine and plant engineering. We will increase this number in order to bring more junior staff to Siempelkamp and secure the know-how of our company in the long term," explains Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Fechner. In 2011 up to 400,000 working hours will be pe-formed at the Krefeld production facility; the normal capacity of the production volume is 300,000 working hours. This output will be complemented by 60,000 production hours at Hombak in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, 120,000 hours at CMC Texpan/Italy, 170,000 hours in Blatnice/Czech Republic and 400,000 hours in Wuxi/China.