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Bitzer officially opens new US factory

USA: German refrigeration compressor manufacturer Bitzer has now officially opened its new 9,000m2 factory in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bitzer US Inc has been manufacturing products in Atlanta for the North American market since 2005. Rapid growth saw the original 4,000m2 semi hermetic compressor factory factory reaching its capacity by 2012. Work started on the new $10m factory in March 2012 and was completed by the end of that year.

The original factory building will now become a training and development centre as well as being a centre for the production of pressure vessels and shell and tube heat exchangers.

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