# Ziehl-Abegg breaks ground on €28m expansion of Kupferzell plant

Fan and motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg broke ground on a €28 million expansion of its Kupferzell production plant. The new facility will house EC technology production transferred from Künzelsau, along with 140 jobs, by the end of 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-11-24
- Where: Kupferzell, Germany, Germany
- Value: $30.0M (28.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 140
- Starts operating: 2017
- Status: under construction
- Products: fans, motors, EC technology
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Ziehl-Abegg SE](https://endata.com/companies/376.md)

## Sources

- [coolingpost.com](https://www.coolingpost.com/world-news/ziehl-abegg-breaks-ground-on-new-factory/), 2016-11-24: "Obviously, a relocation of place of work for those affected is often not easy."

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