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<p>HANOVER TWP. &#8212; A company, which has expanded three times since its inception, opened its new building Thursday afternoon.</p><p>Itoh Denki USA, a division of Itoh Denki Co. Ltd., of Kasai, Japan, moved from Hanover Industrial Estates to Hanover Crossings Business Park. They relocated to an 18-acre property off South Main Street, thanks to Robert Mericle, developer of the new facility.</p><p>Richard Kosik, president of Itoh Denki USA, said Mericle left room for another expansion at the new site when the company is ready.</p><p>Mericle said Itoh Denki USA is a &#8220;perfect example&#8221; of an international company wanting to be in the community long term. He credits them for wanting to put down &#8220;roots.&#8221;</p><p>The company, which has been in Hanover Township for 20 years, employs 22 people and will be adding several more over the year.</p><p>The expansion, Kosik said, is credited to a 46 percent increase of sales for their Itoh Power Moller in the last year.</p><p>Kosik said the location in Hanover Township is perfect for receiving part shipments.</p><p>&#8220;We enjoy the advantage of Northeastern Pennsylvania,&#8221; Kosik said about the location.</p><p>The company is Japanese and the parts for their rollers come from Japan. Kosik said they get weekly air shipments into JFK Airport in New York and monthly ocean deliveries.</p><p>Itoh Denki&#8217;s USA headquarters is one of four international factories &#8212; France, China, Japan and Hong Kong &#8212; the company has. Out of the Hanover Township plant, they&#8217;ve sold rollers into Canada and are looking at selling into Brazil and Chile.</p><p>&#8220;Our new factory and US corporate headquarters will give us more capacity to manufacture for our main markets &#8230; with the ability to expand,&#8221; Kosik said.</p><p>The Itoh Power Moller is an internally motorized conveyor roller, which is a conveyor roller tube, with an electric motor and gear set inside. The roller shuts off when not in use. Kosik said the rollers save companies money by lowering electricity costs.</p><p>According to Brad Bachle, technical support supervisor, the company currently makes approximately 500 of the power rollers a day. Each of the rollers, which Kosik said are now direct current instead of alternating current, can last 15 to 20,000 hours.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Itoh Denki Co. Ltd.,owner Kazuo Itoh, recieves a framed picture from real estate developer Robert Mericle at Itoh Denki&#8217;s new warehouse in Hanover Township on Thursday </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_TTL062316denki1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Itoh Denki Co. Ltd.,owner Kazuo Itoh, recieves a framed picture from real estate developer Robert Mericle at Itoh Denki&#8217;s new warehouse in Hanover Township on Thursday </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_TTL062316denki2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">People stand by and watch the demonstration of Itoh Denki&#8217;s conveyor technology at the new warehouse in Hanover Township on Thursday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_TTL062316denki2.jpg</photo1><caption1>People stand by and watch the demonstration of Itoh Denki&#8217;s conveyor technology at the new warehouse in Hanover Township on Thursday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Melanie Mizenko</p><p>mmizenko@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Melanie Mizenko at 570-991-6116 or on Twitter @TL_MMizenko</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Itoh Denki USA opens new, larger facility in Hanover Township