For the second time, egeplast has been awarded in the ‘Factory of the Year’ benchmarking competition – 2025 in the ‘Outstanding Digitalization & Automation’ category. This award recognizes the high quality standards and exceptional level of innovation in the production of plastic pipes for infrastructure. As a central element of securing the location, egeplast continuously invests in state-of-the-art production systems – to the benefit of its customers.
In the egeGigaFab at egeplast’s headquarters in Greven, Microduct pipes are produced on 11,000 m², which are needed for the nationwide fiber optic expansion in Europe. With state-of-the-art production technology – fully automated, resource-efficient, and sustainable.
State-of-the-art plant technology and a high degree of automation are the highlights of the new egeGigaFab. The concept was developed under the leadership of the engineering team around Dr.-Ing. Tobias Hallmann to remain competitive in Germany, with its high labor and energy costs, in the future.
Through digitalization and automation, egeplast creates significant added value for customers. The greatest customer benefit arises where digitalization, through transparency, makes efficiency, speed, and quality directly measurable. Digital connectivity enables permanent real-time tracking of orders through production. By automating process steps and direct data feedback from production, lead times and delivery times can be shortened, and flexible responses to market demands can be achieved. Inline measurement systems and automated quality controls ensure high product quality. Every product is 100% traceable. This provides customers with planning security. They receive their deliveries on time and can rely on consistently high quality.
The greatest benefit for customers is created by egeplast doubling productivity and massively increasing flexibility through end-to-end digitalization and automation – without compromising on quality or delivery reliability. For the customer, this means significantly shorter delivery times because orders can be processed faster, and more capacity for their needs – even with short-term changes or peak demands. They receive exactly the product they need. Quickly and reliably.
Source: Sustainability
