Terex moves Waverly production line to Oklahoma
21 July 2016 by Sotiris KanarisTerex has closed the production of its rough terrain cranes, truck cranes and boom trucks in Waverly Iowa, and moved it to its Oklahoma City facility. The production in Oklahoma City of these lines is expected to commence in September.
Dean Barley, Terex Cranes vice president and general manager, said: “The transfer of our Waverly product lines to our Oklahoma City location is consistent with our continuing strategy to win in the marketplace by optimizing our manufacturing footprint, investing in the future and aligning our costs with market demands.”
The Terex campus in Oklahoma City sits on roughly 100 acres (40.5 hectares) and has approximately 65,032m2 under roof. Currently crawler cranes are produced at the facility, so company officials plan for a smooth integration of the Waverly product lines.
The Oklahoma campus produces five models of the Terex HC Series crawler cranes, offering 80 to 285 USt (72 to 258t) lift capacities. Joining these crane models in September will be the three product families previously produced in Waverly: 16 rough terrain crane models with capacities from 30 to 130 USt (27.3 to 118t); 11 models of boom trucks with lift capacities ranging from 10 to 80 USt (9 to 72.5t); and 4 telescopic truck cranes offering 40 to 80 USt (36.3 to 76.2t) capacities.
Terex has recently made multi-million dollar investments in upgrades at the Terex campus in Oklahoma City, so it is ready to handle the additional manufacturing capacity required by the integration of the three product lines previously manufactured in Waverly.
“The centrally located Oklahoma City campus is ideal for transportation of cranes and raw materials, and for shipping finished goods. It is also within driving distance of the Port of Houston for improved access to import and export,” the company said.
