topping-out ceremony for the new high-tech factory in Dresden

Exactly one year after the groundbreaking, the topping-out ceremony was held this Wednesday on the new high-tech factory of Jenoptik in Dresden. In addition to those involved in the construction, Jenoptik employees and neighboring companies from the industrial park were present. (Copyright: twenty4pictures)

Exactly one year after the groundbreaking ceremony, the topping-out crown was placed on Jenoptik's new high-tech factory in Dresden this Wednesday. In addition to those involved in the construction, Jenoptik employees and neighboring companies from the industrial park were present. (Copyright: twenty4pictures)

Exactly one year after the groundbreaking ceremony, on September 6, 2023, the topping-out ceremony was held for the new high-tech factory of Jenoptik in Dresden. In addition to those involved in construction, Jenoptik employees and neighboring companies from the industrial park were present.

For the swift construction under sometimes challenging conditions, the CEO of Jenoptik, Dr. Stefan Traeger, expressed his thanks on behalf of the entire Jenoptik management to everyone involved in the construction and once again emphasized the importance of the new factory within Jenoptik's global production network. In the high-tech factory, micro-optics and sensors will be produced in the future, primarily for use in semiconductor lithography equipment. "Dresden will become a main location for our micro-optics activities, and we are integrated into the excellent network of the semiconductor industry in Saxony, which is continuously growing," said Stefan Traeger.

The photonics group Jenoptik is investing in Dresden in a new production facility for micro-optics and sensors, mainly for the semiconductor equipment industry. The high-tech factory will meet not only precise manufacturing conditions but also high environmental standards. Jenoptik aims to meet the most comprehensive and strict building criteria in terms of sustainability with the "KfW 40 Standard" and the "LEED Gold Standard Certification."

During the further course of construction, the completion of the building sections is planned for the first half of 2024. Subsequently, interior fitting-out will take place in the second half of 2024. Production in the new factory is scheduled to start in early 2025.

Jenoptik has been active at the Dresden site since 2007 and has grown to nearly 90 employees in recent months. With the new production facility, Jenoptik will consolidate manufacturing in Dresden, which is currently spread across several smaller external locations. Additional high-quality jobs will be created, and the number of employees on site will increase to over 120. Besides Dresden, Jenoptik also manufactures high-precision and micro-optics at its locations in Jena and Triptis (polymer optics) in Thuringia, in Heerbrugg, Switzerland, as well as in Jupiter (Florida) and Huntsville (Alabama) in the USA.

Jenoptik is currently investing in expanding capacities at its production sites worldwide. In June, the new medical technology site was opened in Berlin.