Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has celebrated the inauguration of its newly constructed Innovation Centre in Stuttgart, Germany. The centre would host the business’s global headquarters, its German headquarters and various global support departments, as well as a significantly extended R&D area and an IoT lab.
The centre has an expansive area of 14,000 sq m and increased research and development operations by 50%, to approximately 3,000 sq m, including a 300square-meter showroom area dedicated to the department.
Peter Hahn, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Business Area President, states, “Innovation is one of Trelleborg Group’s core values and within Trelleborg Sealing Solutions it is fundamental to everything we do. The innovation centre in Stuttgart is being created to raise the bar in terms of sealing material and product development and will provide the ideal environment for future joint development projects with our customers.”
Prof. Dr. Konrad Saur, Director Global R&D at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, vouches that the enhanced R&D capabilities in Stuttgart will allow unique interaction with their customers that will accelerate innovation, shorten development cycles, reducing the number of designs and prototypes required to come to an effective final specification.
Carsten Stehle, General Manager of Trelleborg Sealing Solutions in Germany also affirms that the building exceeds the latest environmental standards.”
The inauguration on 10 September 2018, was attended by international guest, including representatives from customers, suppliers, along with key members of the local authorities, and management and personnel from Trelleborg.