Kistler baut Smart Factory in Winterthur
Winterthur - Die Kistler Gruppe baut einen neuen Hauptsitz in Winterthur. Auf einem an den bisherigen Hauptstandort grenzendem Grundstück soll eine Fabrik mit modernster Produktion und Logistik entstehen. Dort will Kistler die weltweit grösste Produktion für piezoelektrische Sensoren schaffen.
Kistler is investing in Winterthur. A smart factory is to be built on a plot of land adjacent to the existing main site, the globally active specialist in measurement technology and sensors announced in a press release. There, state-of-the-art production processes will be combined with a high level of automation. Kistler also wants to set up the world’s largest production facility for piezoelectric sensors in the new factory.
“We believe in Switzerland as a place to work,” Group CEO Rolf Sonderegger is quoted as saying in the statement. “That’s why Kistler is investing in Winterthur and creating the conditions for future growth.” Once the Smart Factory is completed, the company plans to consolidate its employees, who are currently spread across three Winterthur locations, in one place. The move is planned for 2028.
Kistler signed the contract for the purchase of the site on 30 August. No details are given in the announcement about the purchase price for the almost 20,000 square metres of space. However, it was important to the former owner “to sell the property to a local industrial company in order to strengthen the location of the Winterthur economic area”, writes Kistler.