# Lenze lays foundation for €50M Mechatronic Competence Campus in Extertal

Lenze laid the foundation stone for its Mechatronic Competence Campus in Extertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, a roughly €50 million investment that will employ more than 800 people. Completion is planned for end 2019 with operation from early 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-09-28
- Where: Extertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Value: $58.0M (50.0M EUR)
- Status: under construction
- Products: mechatronic products, drive and automation solutions
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Lenze](https://endata.com/companies/3961.md)

## Sources

- [presseportal.de](https://www.presseportal.de/pm/129031/4074887), 2018-09-28: "Der hochmoderne Entwicklungs- und Fertigungsstandort in Nordrhein-Westfalen ist mit rund 50 Millionen Euro die größte Einzelinvestition in der 70-jährigen Geschichte Unternehmens."

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