# VM Automotive installs Schuler laser blanking line in South Africa

VM Automotive is installing a Schuler laser blanking line at its facility in Berlin, near East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, to cut blanks from sheet metal coils for car body parts.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-10-30
- Where: Berlin, near East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Status: under construction
- Products: laser blanking line, car body parts
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [VM Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/43546.md)
- [Schuler Group](https://endata.com/companies/16758.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [metalworkingnews.info](https://metalworkingnews.info/vm-automotive-installs-laser-blanking-line-from-schuler-despite-the-challenges-presented-by-covid-19/), 2020-10-30: "VM Automotive is currently reaching the final stages of installing a Schuler laser blanking line in its facility in Berlin, near East London, Eastern Cape."

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