# Herone to build €5M lightweight parts plant in Dresden

Herone, a TU Dresden spin-off, will invest around €5 million to build a new factory in Dresden-Nord for producing lightweight components from fiber-reinforced thermoplastics for eVTOL aircraft, sports equipment, and aerospace. Production is expected to start in spring 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-12-08
- Where: Dresden, Saxony, Germany
- Value: $6.00M (5.00M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q2 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 700 square meters factory hall
- Products: lightweight components from fiber-reinforced thermoplastics
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Herone](https://endata.com/companies/51719.md)

## Sources

- [oiger.de](https://oiger.de/2020/12/08/herone-baut-in-dresden-flugtaxi-teile/177057), 2020-12-08: "Mit einem eigenen Produktionsstandort ist es uns ab 2021 möglich, unsere Hightech-Produkte zum Beispiel für Flugtaxis, in Großserie und Made in Germany zu fertigen."

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