CNH OPEN CHINA FACILITY New manufacturing complex in Harbin
CNH Industrial has inaugurated its new manufacturing complex built in the area of its previous assembly plant in Heilongjiang Province, China.
The biggest agricultural equipment manufacturing facility in Northeast China, the complex extends over a total area of 400,000 square meters of which 116,000 are covered. The vertically integrated manufacturing complex features the latest technology in fabrication and two state-of-the-art painting facilities.
Case IH Axial-Flow combine
Within the complex is a Customer Center with a spacious showroom to support dealers. In addition a Research & Development Center with a dedicated outdoor test track opened in September 2013 and houses the engineering team tasked with designing components and adaptations for the domestic market. These facilities are complemented by the nearby spare parts depot and Training Center.
The new manufacturing plant will produce a wide range of product lines: planters, tractors, combine harvesters and corn pickers with their headers, balers and hay tools. Its production will include a complete line of equipment for the mechanisation of the full cycle of corn, wheat, soybean and hay production. Among its products will be the Case IH Axial-Flow combine range adapted for local conditions and Case IH corn pickers entirely developed for the Chinese market, as well as the New Holland T6000 and T7000 tractor ranges and BC5000 balers.
Richard Tobin, CEO of CNH Industrial, commented: “Our new manufacturing complex here in Harbin represents an investment of over USD $100 Million and its inauguration marks an important milestone that confirms our commitment to the development of Chinese agriculture.”