# GF Machining Solutions to build innovation and production center in Biel, Switzerland

GF Machining Solutions broke ground on a new innovation and production center in Biel, Switzerland, on 8 March 2017. The facility will consolidate three existing sites and is expected to be completed by the end of 2018, with an investment of about CHF 80 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-11-08
- Where: Bözingenfeld, Biel, Switzerland
- Value: $80.0M (80.0M CHF)
- Jobs: 450
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: machine tools, spindles
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [GF Machining Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/16878.md)
- [GF Machining Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/16878.md) (partner)
- [HRS Real Estate AG](https://endata.com/companies/95331.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [instalnews.ro](https://www.instalnews.ro/news-in-english/groundbreaking-ceremony-new-innovation-and-production-center-in-biel), 2026-11-08: "This substantial investment underscores the commitment of GF to Switzerland as an attractive business location."

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