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to grow . Shortly afterwards in October 2023 , the business opened a site in Hooglede with capacity for up to 12 laser cutters , ten tube laser cutters , and 12 bending machines .

Frank elaborates : “ We currently have over 60 plate laser machines , 45 bending machines , and 23 tube lasers installed in our factories . Our newest facilities at Langenau ,

Oud Gastel , and Hooglede have been built with continuous growth in mind . Before opening multiple sites , we developed the optimum factory blueprint to fine-tune the project of erecting and equipping a new site . We even host ‘ open door days ’ where visitors can come on-site to see our processes in action .

“ We ’ re constantly growing and we ’ re amazingly fast in scaling up ; we ’ ve grown at an average rate of around 30 percent each year . Aside from core processes , we ’ re currently developing a range of additional

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LVD Company nv Nijverheidslaan 2 8560 Wevelgem Belgium + 32 56 43 05 11 info @ lvdgroup . com www . lvdgroup . com services for our customers , such as supplying bending services for heavy parts . Until recently , we only supported parts up to 44 kilograms , but we ’ re now developing software to automatically assess whether

our robots can grab heavier parts during every aspect of production . However , we only implement these processes once they are fully transferable through our online software , Sophia ® and can be automatically executed in operations .”

Automation and innovation clearly run through the very core of 247TailorSteel ’ s operations , and as our conversation with Frank draws to a close , his final words reiterate the company ’ s determination to succeed . “ We ’ re a young company and everyone that joins us knows we are developing fast , which means we have a collaborative team eager to develop and improve ,” he suggests .

“ The business will continue to grow within Europe , particularly in France , as well as Austria , Switzerland , and Italy ,” Frank concludes . “ Beyond that , there is potential to extend our reach to customers in the US , but we are still focused on perfecting the balance of efficiency , quality , and speed of delivery to ensure we remain unbeaten in our market .” ■

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