Scott opens new carbon production facility

Scott Sports will manufacture all carbon frames and forks in a brand new facility in South East China. The first product to be manufactured in the facility is the Scott F01 Aero road bike, which has already been successfully tested during the Tour de France.

The new factory is a 6000 square meter facility that is currently in transition from the four-month test phase to the production phase.

Carbon wheels require high-tech use

The new factory is equipped with the very latest machinery, including automatic and computer-aided molding presses, new CNC systems, electronic optical sensors, computer-controlled structural analysis systems and a new vacuum painting system. Scott tests all manufactured frames and forks using its in-house EFBE test equipment to achieve the high standards set in terms of safety, weight, stiffness and the desired riding characteristics.

In Asia are the perfect partners
According to Pascal Ducrot, Vice President of Scott Sports, a lot of time and effort has been invested in this project in order to be prepared for the future, to further expand the leading position in the market and to be able to satisfy the increased demand for high-end carbon products. In terms of the production location, Scott has deliberately focused on the Asian region, as it can count on the extensive production experience of its Asian partners and a great deal of preparatory work has been carried out in recent years with regard to production techniques and technologies.

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