The Cheyenne facility will be the first in North America for Vulkan, a robotics manufacturing company based in Wiesbaum, Germany.
Gregor Trierscheid, manager for North American Operations, said he is happy to relocate himself and to expand the company to the United States, specifically Cheyenne.
“Cheyenne is a great place to open our U.S. operations,” he said. “It is centrally located, and the proximity to the University of Wyoming is important, because we need skilled people who want to stay in the profession, so their experience and knowledge is not lost within a few years if they were to move to another company.”
Cheyenne LEADS, a member-supported, private corporation devoted to bringing jobs and economic opportunity to the metro area, began discussions with Vulkan, after responding to a request for information through the Wyoming Business Council (WBC).
In July, the company, which offers the complete infrastructure covering development, design engineering, manufacturing and commissioning of hardware and software, as well as after-sales service, toured several Wyoming cities with the WBC. It ultimately selected Cheyenne as the most suitable site.
“In Germany, we work closely and are supported by the University of Pforzheim, and we want to build the same relationship with the University of Wyoming,” said Edgar Caspers, managing director of Vulkan Technic. “At the same time, we need to be close to an international airport and centrally located to serve all our U.S. customers. Cheyenne gives us all that, plus we feel that we will be able to attract and retain the skilled people we need in this location.”
Scott Sutherland, vice president of Cheyenne LEADS, said, the expansion is a great accomplishment for the Cheyenne and Laramie County.
“To have a high-tech German robotics company choose Cheyenne as the site for its North American headquarters says a lot to others within the industry about where Laramie County is headed in the future,” he said.
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