The building, which is equipped with the latest technology, includes a sales and service department and demo rooms, and serves as a new basis for all Mühlbauer activities on the North American continent. Mühlbauer announced in March 2008 that it would expand its Newport News facilitiy; relocating from Oyster Point to a larger parcel in Oakland Industrial Park, in anticipation of future expansion. Mühlbauer, Inc, the U.S. division of the German firm, Mühlbauer, AG High Tech International, is the world’s leading producer of machinery designed to make smart cards.