Bühler has celebrated the groundbreaking of its Innovation Campus in Uzwil, Switzerland. Completion of the building is expected during the first quarter of 2019.
A significant investment of over CHF 50 million, spent over three years, demonstrates Bühler’s commitment to innovation and technology, and to the workplace in Switzerland. “This innovation campus will reinforce our innovation power and market leadership. It will help us bring together the smartest minds of the industry to create innovations for a better world," stated Stefan Scheiber, CEO of Bühler, at the ground-breaking.
The innovation campus consists of two key elements: upgraded technology labs and a new innovation building. The new building will build a bridge between the engineering and business world in the existing towers and the upgraded application labs. On three levels, the modern building will be the home for project teams of employees, clients, start-ups, students, and apprentices. It will feature an auditorium for up to 300 participants for large events. Collaboration and a “maker space”, a media center and a co-working floor with open and secured spaces for over 100 people will also be part of the building. Bühler’s apprentices benefit from a dedicated apprentice center featuring several training rooms.
“This building is focused on collaborative innovation,” says Ian Roberts, Chief Technology Officer at Bühler. “We are creating a collaborative space for all functions, all ages, and all knowledge holders. It will allow us to live and foster our innovation culture and test future work practices.”
Bühler’s existing technology labs, such as the Bakery Innovation Center, have been upgraded or will be during the building process, and are an integral part of the new campus, as they are closely interlinked with the new building. “This is a unique setting, which I have not seen anywhere else”, said CTO Roberts. “We are creating a space that brings together visionaries and long-term thinkers of the start-up scene and universities with engineering teams that hold Bühler’s long-standing applied and tested know-how in processing technology."
