A factory for all: Interroll celebrates thirtieth anniversary of its Center of Excellence for technopolymers in Tecino, Switzerland

Interroll products made from industrial technopolymers are distinguished by their diversity, strength and durability - high quality designs that ideally comply with a wide range of end product specifications. The Center of Excellence not only delivers to Interroll Group's other locations and factories, but also continuously works with the group's central research and development team to further enhance products made using technopolymers. The Sant'Antonino plant has about sixty employees who make about 500 different types of components, of which they ship 110 million annually. "We see ourselves as one of Interroll Group's key partners and focus very closely on efficient and high quality products and processes," says Ingo Specht, managing director at the Center of Excellence.

At the heart of the factory are 250 molds. Short machine retooling times maximize flexibility and at the same enable optimum plant loading. Just like all other Interroll locations, the Tecino factory's processes are based on the Japanese Kaizen-principle-type Interroll Production System (IPS), which ensures continuous process improvement and high quality standards.

The Tecino factory was a green field plant when it was built in 1986 between Bellinzona and Locarno. Together with the corporation's headquarters, which has been located nearby since 1989, the Tecino factory is a Swiss representative of the international Interroll group's business activities.

Interroll

The Interroll Group is a worldwide leading producer of high-quality key products and services for internal logistics. The company offers a broad product range in the four product groups “rollers”, “drives”, “conveyors & sorters” and “pallet & carton flow” to around 23,000 customers (system integrators and OEMs) around the world. Core industries are courier, parcel and postal services, airports, food processing industry as well as distribution centers and other industries. Interroll products are in daily use at amongst others well-known global brands such as Amazon, Bosch, Coca-Cola, Coop, DHL, FedEx, Peugeot, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, Walmart and Yamaha. Interroll is engaged in global research projects for logistics efficiency and actively supports industry associations in developing standards Headquartered in Sant'Antonino, Switzerland, Interroll operates a worldwide network of 30 companies with around 1,900 employees. The company was founded in 1959. The Interroll Group has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and included in the SPI index since 1997.

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