The hundreds of billions of euros from EU recovery plans from the EU are also noticeable in Styria. The Liezen Machine Factory has received a big order from the Defense industry. Tower housing for the “Leopard 2” combat tanks were ordered.
The housing is more than ten tons heavy and 360 degrees. They offer protection for the crew and the high-tech systems in tanks. The Mechanical Factory of Liezen (MFL) As a strategic supplier, must strengthen the mandate of the Franco-German arms group and ensure that value creation remains in military tenders in Austria, says on Friday morning of the Ennstal Company.
EU wants to make 800 billion liquid
It was only Thursday that the EU top knew itself in a total upgrade package of 800 billion euros, which the special role of Austria as a neutral state. One of the central points: the EU only wants to grant loans for military equipment when a large part of the components came from Europe.
“Europe must be able to produce its own high technology for defense, especially given the current threats of security policy,” says MFL director Herbert Decker. “With our decades of expertise in high quality production and precise welding components and castings, we make an active contribution to protecting those who protect us.”
According to the company, the order volume amounts to a “medium double -digital million amount”. According to Bedrijfsbaas Decker, the Defense industry is “a market in which we can successfully deliver our competence and performance”. At the same time, the order protects jobs in the region and strengthen the business location. The production of welding constructions is particularly demanding.
Required for politics: secure location
Property representative Reinhard Haider joins a claim on the triple coalition in the federal government: “Large military purchasing processes of the federal army must contractually ensure a compulsory production share for the location of Austria – as is ultimately tackled in the government program.” While other countries have been compromising in their own country for years “every arms group for production in their own country”, so far it has been awarded an “unbearable” situation.
The order of Franco-German million should only be the start signal for a large-scale growth element of the Lizeners. You want to “become a reliable manufacturer of armored vehicles and other heavy equipment in Europe and NATO countries,” says Decker. We are talking about protected towers and armored tubs. The “Leopard 2”, which was included in the current order, is also the most important weapon system of the Austrian tank roup.
Prototypes and series products
The MFL mainly wants to score with the production competence. “Thanks to the flexibly usable large editing machines and one of the largest welding robot facilities in Central Europe, we deliver prototypes as quickly as series products,” the company boss advertises on behalf of himself.
According to the Wirtschafts-compass 2023, the Ges.mbh Maschinenfabrik Liezen and Gießerei have generated the sale of a good 122 million euros. The company currently employs around 700 people, all at the Liezen location.
Source: Krone
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