Mann & Hummel To Expand Mich. Facility.(Mann and Hummel Automotive Inc.)(Brief Article)

Mann & Hummel Automotive, Inc., a producer of intake manifolds, began the second expansion of its 119,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Portage, Michigan. The expansion, which is targeted for completion late this summer, will bring the size of the facility to approximately 134,000 square feet. The added capacity of the plant, which sits on an 18-acre site, is needed to accommodate additional manufacturing cells for the production of intake manifolds.

"Our growth has been strong since our inception here in the U.S. Although the market has softened recently, our growth continues to be steady, which has driven the need for our latest expansion. Expanding both our customer base and our product offering to include air cleaners, oil modules and complete induction systems in addition to manifolds has contributed to that growth and will ultimately lead to a third expansion in the next few years," said James J. Riordan, president, Mann & Hummel Automotive, Inc.

The first expansion, which took place in 1998, doubled the size of the facility after Mann & Hummel Automotive, Inc. acquired tier-one fluid reservoir supplier, Geiger Technic, Inc. to establish a manufacturing platform in North America. The Portage location serves as the North American engineering and design center for Mann & Hummel Automotive and currently supports the production of intake manifolds, modules and fluid reservoirs. A second facility in Portage houses the company's rapidly growing aftermarket filtration business, it said.

The Mann & Hummel Automotive division, which serves the OEM, OES and aftermarket, manufactures components ranging from air, oil, fuel and cabin filters, to oil modules, fluid reservoirs, air cleaners, composite intake manifolds, manifold modules and complete induction systems.

With 27 manufacturing/sales locations worldwide, MANN+HUMMEL employs approximately 7,800 people.

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