Pfeiffer Vacuum breaks ground on site expansion
February 20, 2023
Pfeiffer Vacuum, Asslar, Germany, celebrated the groundbreaking of its Future Factory Asslar industrial complex on February 16, 2023. The new facility will build upon Pfeiffer’s current premises, expanding the company’s manufacturing and logistics capacities.
The centrepiece of the development is an 8,000 m2 logistics centre with an integrated, fully-automated warehouse. A further 1,000 m2 will be used to create an additional production area, as well as a service environment, in which all service areas will work together centrally. The new logistics centre is expected to be completed in 2024. In addition, part of an existing building will be modernised.
During the groundbreaking ceremony, Ayla Busch, supervisor board chair of Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG, and the management board team – consisting of Dr Britta Giesen and Wolfgang Ehrk – welcomed the County Chief Executive Wolfgang Schuster and Mayor of Asslar Christian Schwarz.
The company is incorporating photovoltaic systems throughout the project, with the plan to feed the electricity generated into the company’s own power network. Heat generated by the production facilities will also be recovered. Charging stations for employees’ electric vehicles are also planned.
The site is expected to achieve climate neutrality by 2030.
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