The foundation is laid – for the 8,000-square-
meter expansion of ACTEGA DS in Bremen.
The ALTANA
Group is investing around 20 million
euros to expand the site. Managing director
Wilfried Lassek and his project team have a look
at the progress that has been made at the
construction site.
and application-oriented solutions, but to extend it. ACTEGA DS
is going on the offensive. Apart from the food and beverage
industry, it is focusing increasingly on the medical technology and
consumer goods sectors. ACTEGA DS wants to grow by up to
10 percent a year in future markets.
Operational Excellence
“Our claim ‘Change to Lead’ sums it up,” says Wilfried Lassek,
the managing director of ACTEGA DS. ”Our project is not only a
site expansion. We are investing in technological progress in
order to improve our competitive position.” Optimization of the
production processes is a key contributor to the necessary ex-
cellence. The use of resource-saving technologies is another. As a
consequence, the energy efficiency of the new buildings will
be improved decisively.
Due to the consistent implementation of ALTANA’s sustainability
thinking, moreover, employees will no longer have to
engage in difficult physical work such as raw-material preparation
in the course of process optimization. Due to investments in
additional automation measures in conveyor technology, such
physically burdensome work will largely disappear. In parallel,
new jobs are created, which makes ACTEGA DS more attractive
for specialists.
Digitalization for Greater Customer Satisfaction
ACTEGA DS is not only improving its production conditions,
but also its innovative strength. Due to the expansion of applied
R&D, the site will become an innovation center for closure
and packaging solutions. In the process, ACTEGA DS will consistently
use digitalization to develop new solutions for our
customers. “We are creating structures that will enable us to
develop individualized solutions with our customers right
here,” says Wilfried Lassek with conviction. For him one thing
is clear: “Digitalization, used properly, will help us achieve
the required versatility and flexibility in the face of rapidly changing
markets.”
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