production in the hembrug area declined through the 1970s until the train stop serving it shut down in 1982. the old artillerie inrichtingen hembrug factories fell into disuse. in 1983, the hembrug bridge, for which the area was named, was made obsolete by the hemtunnel, then torn down in 1985. the former munitions factories were replaced by eurometaal, then rhinemetall facilities. as of 2017, the hembrug machine tools company still makes precision lathes including the mikroturn line in haarlem. there are still a large number of industrial manufacturing plants in the hembrug area, and the area is considered as an important industrial monument. on the site of the old artillerie inrichtingen hemburg factories, the hembrug museum is furnished to provide information about the past, present and future of its activities.