Nefab opens new Arizona facility to help customers with their warehousing and packaging needs
Nefab has recently opened a new facility in Tucson, Arizona. The company, which specializes in industrial packaging, logistics, and digital services, invested millions of dollars into the new 140,000-square-foot plant, generating 100 new jobs for the surrounding area. To promote sustainability, the new facility features fully electric forklifts and optimized lighting systems.
According to the company, FLSmidth will be the facility's largest customer. Additionally, the plant will serve as a one-stop shop for the company’s warehousing and packaging services as well as fully customized dangerous-goods certified packaging solutions.
What people are saying
In a recent quote, Hannu Hyttinen, Regional Managing Director, Nefab US West, said, “The new plant represents a major investment in our Arizona operations, effectively expanding our capacity in the state. This growth underscores Nefab’s dedication to the region, which is rapidly becoming a key hub for the mining, manufacturing, and technology sectors, thanks to its highly skilled workforce and robust infrastructure.”
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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