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square-foot metal fabricating plant located in Pennsauken Township , New Jersey , a short distance across the Pennsylvania border from Philadelphia , and about ten minutes down the road from its flagship 250,000 squarefoot manufacturing and corporate complex in neighboring Moorestown , New Jersey . Every aspect of the shop has been designed with the latest technology and processes for efficient operation . By any standard , this new metalworking shop is a model for streamlined production .
This latest shop is OPEX ’ s second fully-operational metalworking facility .
This shop is focused on producing the company ’ s rapidly growing Perfect Pick material handling technology . “ Perfect Pick was launched just over two years ago , but it has become a rapidly growing segment of our business ,” says Dave Andrews , Facilities Manager at OPEX . “ By December , 2013 we knew we needed additional metalworking space , so we began looking for another building . At the same time , we were evaluating our process flow and equipment needs for the new shop . By June , 2014 we had secured a location , and construction and build-out had
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