Using automation technology in a lack of high skills

It is economically feasible for workers to set up factories in the country.

Adidas recently opened its second intelligent plant Speedfactory in Atlanta, USA.

The fully automated factory occupies about 74 thousand square feet (about 6874 square meters), but employs only about 150 employees.

Adidas's first Speedfactory in Germany, covering an area of about 4600 square meters, was put into operation last year.

The company said its goal is that the total output of these two plants will reach 1 million pairs by 2020.

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The total output per year is still only a fraction.

In 2017, Adidas produced 403 million pairs of shoes, producing an average of more than 1 million pairs per day.

Gil Steyaert, executive director of Adidas's global operations, said Speedfactory will be a supplement to our main source of supply.

They will never replace our main source of supply. "

So far, Adidas employs only about 150 employees in the US Speedfactory.

This relatively low figure means that the use of automation technology is lacking in a highly skilled system.

It is economically feasible for workers to set up factories in the country.