Three times more space for innovation
Neustadt/Donau, 13 December 2022
Atlas Copco is investing in a sustainable Electronics Competence Center in Neustadt an der Donau
At the company headquarters of Scheugenpflug GmbH on a site of almost 10,000 square meters Atlas Copco is constructing an Electronics Competence Center to handle the technologies involved in electronics manufacturing. By 2024, this supplier of premium dispensing solutions will have three times more space for innovation in the fully sustainable and architecturally ambitious building.
The market for electronics manufacturing is developing rapidly, presenting the players with a stream of exciting new challenges and calling for lots of space for innovative thinking and action. Atlas Copco is responding to this trend with a strong commitment to its Scheugenpflug product line. “Our investment underlines the importance we attach to the strategic benchmark technology in Neustadt. We will be supplementing this with technologies from Atlas Copco, thereby strengthening the portfolio even further,” said Berthold Peters, President of the Industrial Assembly Solutions (IAS) division at Atlas Copco.
A meeting place for innovation
In keeping with its purpose, the building is designed as a visionary extension of the company’s headquarters at Gewerbepark 23 – with plenty of space for face-to-face meetings in the Innovation Center and in the training rooms and offices, plus a café area. Employees and visitors have a total of 4,100 square meters of meeting space spread over two floors. The design concept is sustainable and ecologically advanced with a modern ambiance to make everyone feel comfortable. The complex is arranged in three cubes as an innovation triangle around a green center, bordered by open spaces and parking spaces for bicycles and cars Mayor Thomas Memmel was impressed by the commitment shown by the technology group: “We are delighted that with its new building in Neustadt an der Donau Scheugenpflug, in conjunction with Atlas Copco, is creating tremendous added value for the region – both economically and architecturally.”
Investment in growth
Construction work has already begun on preparatory measures such as employee parking lots and a turning bay for future logistics. For Scheugenpflug’s 450 employees, the planned new building offers excellent prospects for securing existing jobs and creating a large number of new job opportunities. We are looking for new team members in the areas of engineering, engineering and software development, and also for people to strengthen our product and marketing management departments.
The ecological gold standard
The guiding principle in planning the building was to incorporate sustainable technology, including efficient use of space, eco-friendly building services using a photovoltaic system integrated in the building’s glass facade, heat pump technology and heat recovery from the ventilation units. By integrating smart building systems in the new Scheugenpflug Electronics Competence Center the architects aimed to achieve the gold standard for LEED, an internationally recognized certification system for ecological construction.