# Qioptiq breaks ground on $27M factory expansion in Göttingen, Germany

Excelitas Technologies' subsidiary Qioptiq held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 18, 2020, for a new factory in Göttingen, Germany, investing about $27 million to expand production capacities with cleanrooms for complex optical systems.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-05-29
- Where: Göttingen, Germany, Germany
- Value: $27.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: cleanroom capacities of around 28,000 sq. ft.
- Products: complex optical systems, coatings
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Excelitas Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/29199.md)
- [Qioptiq](https://endata.com/companies/36466.md)

## Sources

- [laserfocusworld.com](https://www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-forum/article/14176915/excelitas-technologies-subsidiary-breaks-ground-on-gottingen-facility), 2020-05-29: "The Qioptiq groundbreaking ceremony for the new Göttingen facility took place May 18, 2020."

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