High Tech Tool Shop Moves To Automation Alley Park
Troy-based Seco Tools Inc. said this week it had moved its headquarters from Warren to its new building in the Automation Alley Technology Park on Bellingham in Troy.
Seco Tools Inc. is the NAFTA arm of Fagersta, Sweden-based Seco Tools AB, a world leader in metalworking technologies with 2007 revenue of over $1 billion, and 4,662 employees.
“The new headquarters helps complete our transition into Seco’s global organization, and better reflects our ability to positively impact our customers’ profitability, competitiveness and longevity," said Seco Tools Inc. president Kurt Nordlund. "Additionally, the location supports our belief that Michigan’s manufacturing base remains second to none.”
The facility houses Seco Tools Inc. executive management, product management, administrative, marketing, and sales functions, consisting of about 120 employees with hopes to add 15 more over the next three years. The focal point of the building is the Tech Center, which offers a technologically advanced venue to demonstrate products and applications using state-of-the-art equipment including the latest Mori Seiki, Agie Charmilles and Mazak machines.
To complement Seco’s customer-oriented philosophy, the Tech Center also features a training center including four break-out rooms, an auditorium with stadium seating for 70 people, and a separate customer dining room.
Seco Tools, originally known as Carboloy, has maintained a strong presence in the Detroit area since 1925. In 1987, Carboloy was purchased by Seco Tools AB.
Seco Tools is committed to solving its customers’ ever-increasing demands for greater productivity, quality and cost-effectiveness and offers a full range of solutions for milling, turning, holemaking, and threading applications. The company also offers a suite of software tools that enable customers to optimize their manufacturing processes. Its range of cutting tools and related technologies are sold through a network of more than 250 authorized distributors in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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