# Loos Machine & Automation opens new plant in Colby, Wisconsin

Loos Machine & Automation constructed a new state-of-the-art plant in Colby, Wisconsin, replacing the old Packaging Corporation of America building. The facility became operational less than a year after acquisition in May 2022, housing advanced manufacturing equipment and technologies.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-05-07
- Where: Colby, Wisconsin, United States
- Starts operating: May 2023
- Status: completed
- Products: custom machinery
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Loos Machine and Automation](https://endata.com/companies/72094.md)

## Sources

- [momentumwest.org](https://www.momentumwest.org/news-and-media/p/item/57412/loos-machine-&-automation-wins-top-development-project-of-the-year-award), 2024-05-07: "The facility in Colby, Wisconsin replaces the old and vacant Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) building and will house advanced manufacturing equipment and technologies."
- [loosmachine.com](https://www.loosmachine.com/article/loos-machine-automation-wins-top-development-project-of-the-year-award), 2024-05-07: "Owners Eric Mertens and Brady Hoes have transformed a blighted old building into an innovative new site."

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