# Keba to build €7.5M production hall and research lab in Waldgirmes

Keba Industrial Automation Germany broke ground on a €7.5 million new production hall and research laboratory in Waldgirmes, Lahnau, Germany. The 2,000-square-meter facility is expected to create 50-70 new jobs and be completed by summer 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-03-21
- Where: Waldgirmes, Lahnau, Germany, Germany
- Value: $8.15M (7.50M EUR)
- Jobs: 70
- Starts operating: Jul 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2,000 square meters
- Products: automation solutions for machine building, controls for auto painting, MRI, wind turbines
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Keba Industrial Automation Germany](https://endata.com/companies/76354.md)
- [KEBA](https://endata.com/companies/19276.md) (partner)
- [LBI Holding](https://endata.com/companies/76355.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [giessener-allgemeine.de](https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/kreis-giessen/keba-baut-fuer-millionen-euro-92906493.html), 2024-03-21: "Wir sind der Ansicht, dass wir mit den richtigen Produkten auch in Deutschland produzieren können."

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