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Wacker Neuson
US production start
‘in the region for the region’. So it
makes sense forus tobuild skid steer
loaders in the regionwhere demand
is strongest –NorthAmerica.
“We unveiled four loader models
tailored to the needs of the North
Americanmarket at the start of the
year and received positive feedback
from dealers and customers alike.
Producing these products in North
America will speed up time-to-
market and enable us to adapt these
high-quality, powerful machines
more rapidly to the specificcustomer
requirements of this coremarket.”
Christopher Barnard, regional
president of Wacker Neuson in
North America added, “The new
skid steer loader series rounds off
our portfolio of compact machines
in North America, making us an
even more attractive partner for
dealers.”
The facility in Menomonee Falls
near Milwaukee was built in 1986
and expanded in 2012 and also
houses Wacker Neuson’s North
American headquarter and research
& development functions. Products
manufactured there include trowels
for the concrete industry, rammers,
rollers, trench rollers, generators and
pumps.
The loadermodels to be produced
from next year will be the 1,100 kg
and 1,400 kg rated capacity SW24
and SW28 skid steers and the
1,600 kg and 2,100 kg capacity
tracked loaders.
The machines were previously
built atWacker Neuson’s factory in
Hörsching, Austria. The company
said that the shift will free up
capacity in Hörsching to increase
dumper and compact excavator
production.
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Neuson
has
announced it is adding
a skid steer and compact
tracked loader production line at
its factory in Menomonee Falls,
US. Production of four models is
expected tobegin in thefirst quarter
of 2015.
Wacker Neuson CEO Cem
Peksaglam said, “Our strategy is
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