Mack Trucks Completes $84 Million Plant Renovation in PA
MACUNGIE, PA—Mack Trucks has completed an $84 million overhaul of its plant here to improve production quality, efficiency and worker safety.The sprawling 164-acre plant is where every Mack truck built for the North American market gets its start on the cab and vehicle assembly line. The renovation project, dubbed “Reborn,” began with an initial initiative in August 2015 and was completed this past September.
The company’s vision through the project was to revitalize the facility’s infrastructure, equipment, systems and processes to create a more modernized “lean manufacturing environment,” according to Christopher Heffner, company spokesman.