Major innovation claim at Vaude
Outdoor brand Vaude, which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year, has announced an expansion of the production capacity of its factory at Tettnang in southern Germany.
It said it had invested more than €1 million in the expansion project, installing a fully automated production line and redesigning the factory’s entire production layout.
Vaude chose an automation line from German company Erler and has said the technology includes “a major innovation”. The system can offer what the brand called precise and reliable handling of textiles, including flexible components.
Head of operations at the Vaude factory, Philipp Schwarz, said: “I am extremely proud that we will soon be producing more than 40 models to the latest industry standards, with significantly shorter delivery times and reduced material waste. We have fine-tuned our production processes and are training our team to hit an impressive annual production of over half a million products in the near future.”
Image shows Philipp Schwarz with Vaude chief executive, Antje von Dewitz at the factory.
