Sepro Group

Sepro America launched the 5-axis 7X-45 robot, the first Sepro robot built outside France, at NPE2018. The company plans to build 40 robots this year at its expanded Warrendale, PA plant.

Sepro Group and Nortec Maschinentechnik GmbH, representing Woojin Plaimm GmbH, have concluded an agreement to manufacture 3- and 5-axis robots to be sold with Woojin Plaimm injection-molding equipment in Germany.

Sepro America will more than double its manufacturing area in Warrendale, Pa., adding 11,000 sq ft for its first U.S. assembly of large robots for presses over 700 tons. Assembly is expected to begin by January 2018.

Sepro Group plans to add large-robot assembly capabilities to its existing systems integration and service operations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to optimize delivery to North American clients.

Sepro Group announced a three-phase, €11 million expansion plan to increase production capacity at its headquarters in La Roche-sur-Yon, France, from 3,000 to 5,000 robots annually, and to add large-robot assembly capabilities at its Pittsburgh, PA facility.

Sepro Group plans to expand its facility in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, and begin assembling large robots there in Q4 2017. The company reported record sales of 103 million euros in 2016.

Sepro America, the US business unit of Sepro Group, plans to start assembling robots at its Warrendale, Pennsylvania facility in the fourth quarter of 2017. The initial focus will be on large robots for injection molding machines with over 800 tons of clamping force.