# Schaltbau holds topping-out ceremony for CO2-free NExT Factory in Velden, Germany

Schaltbau GmbH held a topping-out ceremony for its new NExT Factory in Velden, Bavaria, a state-of-the-art, fully automated and CO2-free factory on 22,000 m². Production is scheduled to start in October 2022, and the facility will have five times the production capacity of the previous plant.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-04-01
- Where: Velden, Bavaria, Germany
- Starts operating: Oct 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: five times the production capacity
- Products: contactors, plugs, switching systems, DC technology components
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Schaltbau Holding AG](https://endata.com/companies/18579.md)

## Sources

- [schaltbaugroup.com](https://schaltbaugroup.com/corporate_news/a-pioneering-project-for-energy-change-throughout-europe/), 2022-04-01: "With the NExT Factory, Schaltbau is delivering a pioneering pilot project and is therefore setting new standards in the use of renewable energy in conjunction with high-performance batteries and energy management via its own DC grid throughout Europe."

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