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Incap Slovakia Expanded Production Area Due to Increasing Volumes
July 3, 2023 | IncapEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Incap Slovakia finalised expanding its production area and floor space in the Námestovo factory by adding 1,200 square metres to the existing production area of 5,200 sqm. The expansion was needed to accommodate the increasing production volumes of customers.
According to Miroslav Michalik, Managing Director of Incap Slovakia, the investment included turning a current warehouse space in the factory into a production area and building a new warehouse for production materials. Also, as part of the expansion, the production workshop entrance was upgraded and there is a plan to extend the production office during June.
“We are excited to see and be part of the business growth of our customers. In order to support them the best way we can, we need to increase our production capacity, to be able to offer flexible and agile services,” Michalik explained. He added that the investment will increase the factory’s overall production capacity by more than 50% in area of box build production.
Incap’s factory in Slovakia currently employs 250 employees. Additionally, a process has been started to hire additional personnel to support planned customer growth during the second half of the year and in the coming years. The expansion and new warehouse were finalised in May 2023.
Incap’s factory in Slovakia, based in Námestovo, provides a competitive-cost volume manufacturing option for customers in addition to featuring a dedicated hall for the automotive business. The factory is experienced in electronics manufacturing since 2008, and it has 6,400 square metres of total floor space to serve customers from global companies with operations in Europe. Incap Slovakia provides specialist, niche PCB assembly, complete product build and electromechanical assemblies.
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