Heat treatment service provider Paulo has begun construction on a greenfield facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The new plant will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017 and processing of heat-treatment will begin in the first quarter of 2018. Paulo will initially occupy 50,000 sqft with expansion up to 110,000 sqft. Monterrey was chosen for its robust manufacturing community with close proximity to major providers of automotive, agriculture, aerospace and other industrial components.
Paulo will continue to add equipment throughout 2018. Initially, the plant will serve the automotive industry, processing parts manufactured in Mexico. Paulo will also leverage automation with multiple robotic loading cells to improve safety in material handling while leaning production steps.
