# Ideal Standard-Vidima opens robotic lines at ceramics plant in Sevlievo

Ideal Standard-Vidima officially opened new robotic glazing lines and presses at its ceramics plant in Sevlievo, Bulgaria, as part of a 70 million leva investment program (2017-2019). The expansion increases capacity by 250,000 units per year to a total of 2,550,000 units.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-11-16
- Where: Sevlievo, Bulgaria
- Value: $42.0M (70.0M BGN)
- Starts operating: 15 Nov 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2,550,000 units per year
- Products: ceramic sanitary ware
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Ideal Standard Vidima](https://endata.com/companies/5805.md)
- [Ideal Standard International](https://endata.com/companies/17891.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [money.bg](https://money.bg/investments/ideal-standart-vidima-vlaga-70-miliona-leva-v-zavodite-si-v-sevlievo.html), 2017-11-16: "Инсталирани са 4 робота и промяна на конфигурацията на една от пещите за изпичане на изделия на 2 реда, с което постигаме увеличение на капацитета на завода с още 250 000 изделия за година"

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