Trademarked under the name DELTA-MKS^®, the company’s systems are designed for a variety of parts including fasteners, springs, brackets clips and stamped componentsMore than 120 invited guests, including personnel from OEMs, tier-one suppliers and licensed applicators attended the event.  The guests were provided with a tour of the 24,000-square-feet facility, which includes a state-of-the-art research wing for advanced coating testing, application trials, and turnkey system development for OEMs.

Among the highlights of the festivities was the formal ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Mr. Karl E. Dörken, board member, Dr. Gerhard Reusmann, CEO of Dörken MKS-Systeme and president of Dörken Corporation USA and Fred Schultz, vice president of Dörken Corporation USA.

Mr. Dörken cited the reason for establishing the new technical centre. “The new centre represents a major capital investment of Dörken MKS-Systeme’s global finishing strategies, which also recently upgraded its technical centre in Herdecke along with adding new centres in South Korea, China and Brazil. These moves will provide the company with global R&D capabilities and collaborative resources. The new facilities empower our team members with the resources and tools to better serve our customers.

 “We are very pleased that our North American technical centre is located right in the heart of American industry,” Dörken also said.

Dr. Reusmann added, “The North American technical centre is another step in our eventful history, which dates back to 1892, and shows our total commitment to industry and to our customers.”

Dörken’s global coating solutions are approved for use in automotive production and meet the standards and specifications of vehicle manufacturers and tier-one suppliers worldwide for corrosion protection, sealants, and fastener lubricity, while also being environmentally friendly.

The company’s product development programmes and manufacturing operations are certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and to ISO 14001.