Adtran opens new Terafactory in Germany to address supply chain security
November 09 2023 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
News summary:
- Growing threats to global logistics require urgent action to
ensure reliable manufacturing and consistent delivery of networking
solutions
- Adtran’s Meiningen-based Terafactory prioritizes production
autonomy, carbon reduction and automation for enhanced
efficiency
- With significant backing from the state government of
Thuringia, the new Terafactory aims to generate local job
opportunities
Adtran today announced the opening of its new Terafactory in
Meiningen, Germany, fortifying supply chain resilience and
accelerating regional technological advancements. The new
state-of-the-art facility brings production back to Central Europe,
boosting the company’s robustness against global logistics shocks
and promising to create new local jobs. The Terafactory also
streamlines workflows and reduces resource consumption by
harnessing advanced automation technologies. The move towards
supply chain autonomy for Adtran’s core European market echoes a
similar strategy in the US, where the company has recently expanded
its manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Adtran’s Terafactory will strengthen
Europe’s position in the development of optical transport
technology. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Our new Terafactory helps us mitigate against supply chain
challenges like those we experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
By enhancing the production and logistics side of our business,
we’re not just reducing our dependency on third parties but also
putting us in control of our own destiny. This strategic move makes
us more responsive and resilient to shifting supply chain
pressures,” said Christoph Glingener, CTO of Adtran. “Our new
Terafactory generates a significant portion of the power it needs,
making day-to-day operations more energy efficient. And by bringing
the production of our world-leading optical transport technology
back to Germany, we can more easily ensure precision and quality.
What’s more, it will strengthen Europe’s position in optical
transport technology, fostering regional innovation and setting new
benchmarks for the industry worldwide.”
The new Terafactory reduces Adtran’s dependence on overseas
suppliers and helps stabilize the delivery of its networking
solutions to customers. As part of the BMBF-sponsored
6G-Terafactory project, Adtran will deploy an Open-RAN based
private mobile network across the campus, enabling automated
processes, making the production of hardware, such as the company’s
flagship FSP 3000 open optical transport platform, more efficient.
Quality control is also simplified, as this can now be conducted by
experts at the Meiningen site prior to distribution. And with its
photovoltaic solar power system, Adtran is further reducing its
carbon footprint as it moves towards energy self-sufficiency
throughout the Terafactory. This significant initiative has been
bolstered by a substantial investment from the Thuringian
government.
“Recent events highlight the fragility of global supply chains.
Adtran has proactively taken steps to insulate itself against
future shocks while also championing sustainable practices that
contribute directly to the local economy and community. This not
only brings value to our region but also creates tangible
opportunities right here in Thuringia. That’s why we’re proud to
support Adtran in the creation of its new production hub,”
commented Bodo Ramelow, Minister-President of Thuringia. “Adtran’s
Terafactory represents German industry at its best. This
state-of-the-art facility sends a clear message to others who may
be scaling back operations in response to global pressures. In an
increasingly uncertain world, we must be confident and ambitious in
our collective capacity to invest, innovate and grow our way
towards a brighter, more prosperous future.”
About Adtran
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN and FSE: QH9) is the parent
company of Adtran, Inc., a leading global provider of open,
disaggregated networking and communications solutions that enable
voice, data, video and internet communications across any network
infrastructure. From the cloud edge to the subscriber edge, Adtran
empowers communications service providers around the world to
manage and scale services that connect people, places and things.
Adtran solutions are used by service providers, private
enterprises, government organizations and millions of individual
users worldwide. ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. is also the largest
shareholder of Adtran Networks SE, formerly ADVA Optical Networking
SE. Find more at Adtran, LinkedIn and X.
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