IZAR inaugurates its new plant
April 25, 2008
In 24,000 square meters of land, new facilities occupy 11,500 square meters in floor, in contrast to the 6,500 of the former factory of Amorebieta.
More data to define a fly? With a workforce of 203 workers, envisaged for this year 2008 a turnover of 23.650.000 euros.
![Partial view of the exterior of the new plant Partial view of the exterior of the new plant](https://img.interempresas.net/fotos/171971.gif)
History and future at the opening
The inauguration took place in the new facilities of hoist with the presence of some 500 people who included the Lehendakari, as well as other authorities, institutions, customers, suppliers and workers.
In his speech of welcome Carlos Pujana back to 1910, year birth Izar as a family business in Amorebieta, and referred to various situations that happened. It highlights the year 1998, when was he refounded as "Tools of Amorebieta S.A.L.", social economy project based on people. "People have been the key to our business success;" "even in the times harder, never lost the knowledge of the product, processes and quality", said Carlos Pujana, adding that customers and suppliers have contributed to the success of this project.
The montage with images which showed the course from the beginning of this company until today, was followed by the speech of Mari Feli Arrizabalaga, President of the Board of Directors of Izar, who recalled his history and references more significant.
![Carlos Pujana, on the left, the Lehendakari explains the details of the new factory. In the Centre, Mari Feli Arrizabalaga... Carlos Pujana, on the left, the Lehendakari explains the details of the new factory. In the Centre, Mari Feli Arrizabalaga...](https://img.interempresas.net/fotos/171980.gif)
Eduardo Salazar, Managing Director of ASIDE, Association of industrial supplies of Spain, on behalf of the Group of customers.
To Peter Deutscher, of Böhler-Uddeholm, as representative of the supplier.
To José María Amo, worker in assets with more seniority, on behalf of the Group of workers.
Following the intervention of the Lehendakari, a spectacle of music, dance, photo and video art symbolized the history of Izar, a company that still today more modern, had not been possible without the values that made possible the creation of the old factory.
Factory of strawberries: with a manufacture of 10,000 strawberries a day, from high speed steel, sintered steel and hard metal, is one of the two legs on which underpins this company. There are tools for RIP cutting side, an activity which represents 25 per cent of the total turnover. In this area of the new factory hoisting account with machines of 5-axis of the Schneeberger brand, as well as others such as Rollomatic, 3 axes and the original manual machinery for a single operation.
Factory of drill bits: is the other leg of the company. Here are the tools for drilling of vertical cut. With a production of 80,000 bits per day, this activity represents 50 per cent of its turnover.
They are composed of four areas macrocell each, where there are 4 different products
If there were before the independent activities of centreless grinding, grooved, sharp and keen, now, with the new factory and new organization of the means of production, all this is integrated into cells.
It also has a workshop to meet special needs, which includes two 10 axes ITM machines to make a complete product, as well as the necessary means for the heat treatment, the key performance and quality of the tools.
Finally, stands out the filtradora to move the vital fluid, oil cooling throughout the company, located in the basement, under the production workshop. The factory has been suspended on a basis of stilts directly on the rock.
![The factory includes cells of production from where come the complete tools The factory includes cells of production from where come the complete tools](https://img.interempresas.net/fotos/171989.gif)