# GROPYUS expands Richen facility with KUKA automation

GROPYUS and KUKA announced a collaboration to install a fully automated production facility at GROPYUS's Richen site near Heilbronn, Germany. The investment in the mid-double-digit million-euro range will expand capacity to approximately 3,500 apartments per year by end of 2024, creating 100 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-09-27
- Where: Richen, near Heilbronn, Germany, Germany
- Value: $53.0M (50.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3,500 apartments per year
- Products: modular housing units, wall elements, ceiling elements
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [GROPYUS](https://endata.com/companies/72864.md)
- [KUKA](https://endata.com/companies/3695.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [kuka.com](https://www.kuka.com/en-us/company/press/news/2023/09/gropyus), 2023-09-26: "With 86% automation, GROPYUS will be able to manufacture a wall element in 17 minutes"

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