# Pfaff/KSL breaks ground on new plant in Bensheim, Germany

Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH (KSL) held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 7, 2019, for a new 8,000 m² facility in Bensheim, Germany, with an investment of EUR 10 million. The plant will produce CNC sewing automats, 3D sewing robots, and automated production systems, and is expected to be completed by end of 2019, increasing employment from 100 to 160.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-07
- Where: Bensheim, Germany, Germany
- Value: $11.3M (10.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: CNC sewing automats, 3D sewing robots, multi-needle systems, fully automatic production systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen](https://endata.com/companies/38026.md)
- [ShangGong Group](https://endata.com/companies/19068.md) (investor)
- [DA-Group](https://endata.com/companies/34995.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [textile-network.com](https://textile-network.com/en/Fashion/Fertigung/Spatenstich-fuer-neues-Werk-von-KSL), 2019-03-15: "Mit dem offiziellen Spatenstich legte die Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH am 7. März 2019 den Grundstein für eine erfolgreiche Zukunft."

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