For nearly 30 years, the North American subsidiary of Dieffenbacher has invested in manufacturing facilities and talent in Windsor, Ontario. The German company—which develops and manufactures machine presses and production systems for the wood-panel, automotive and components industries—has steadily increased its Canadian investments since opening the Windsor plant in 1983. Most recently, Dieffenbacher planned to invest $8 million to boost production capacity at the Windsor plant.  Currently $6 million has been installed which includes a $4 million state of the art large scale horizontal boring machine.

"Windsor is an ideal location for us," says Colin Folco, General Manager, for Dieffenbacher North America. "Here we have access to a highly skilled workforce and are close to many of our major clients and partners. Windsor’s location on the border with the United States is also an advantage for us. Establishing a plant in Windsor is a strategic decision that we have never regretted, and which we continue to support through new investment and innovation."

The Windsor plant manufactures the machines needed for a proprietary, highly efficient production process known as LFT-D as well as other state of the art systems for the wood panel, metal and plastics industries. The LFT-D process solves common problems in the manufacture of large panels, such as warping and knit lines. It is also versatile; although glass fibre is often used as raw material, the process can also use organic fibres as well as gas-assist and in-mould decoration.

Dieffenbacher [www.dieffenbacher.ca] is yet another global leader that finds opportunity in Canada.

Additional Company Facts

Founded in Germany in 1873, Dieffenbacher opened its Windsor, Ontario plant in 1983.

• 1983: first Canadian plant in Windsor, Ontario
• 1998: built new plant in Windsor’s east-end auto manufacturing centre
• 2008: invested $2 million to add computer-controlled gun-drill machining centre in Windsor
• 2009: invested $4 million in new technology in Windsor