CorporationKentucky Cabinet of Economic Development visits VITRONIC
Secretary Jeff Noel, Commissioner Kristina Slattery, and members of Kentucky’s European Representative Office visited VITRONIC Machine Vision’s global headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany on May 22nd. VITRONIC’s growing North American operations, which are headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, were a focus of discussions during the visit with members of VITRONIC’s North American and Global leadership teams.
Kentucky Cabinet of Economic Development spent their time at VITRONIC touring the production facility and learning more about the logistics, automotive, EV battery, solar, and smart traffic technologies that are engineered and manufactured by VITRONIC in Germany. The group also discussed the continued growth and expansion of the North American headquarters in Louisville, KY.
Group portrait of Cabinet for Economic Development Kentucky (USA) with VITRONIC management (f.l.t.r. Kjell Lyngstad, Finn Weisse (USA Delegation), Victor Ehrnrooth (USA Delegation), Jeff Noel (Secretary / Minister), Heiko Frohn, Richard Middleman, Kristina Slattery (Commissioner), John Yalda
VITRONIC North America is looking to further increase the operations and regional headquarters in Louisville, KY beyond the 50% we added in 2022. Building strategic relationships with the State of Kentucky is important as we continue to grow our North American operations and expand our Louisville headquarters."
Following the visit to VITRONIC, the Kentucky State delegation visited the Battery Show in Stuttgart, Germany to evaluate the growing EV battery marketplace and its growing production presence in Kentucky. The group stopped by VITRONIC’s booth at the Battery Show and learned more about VITRONIC’s battery production inspection systems and capabilities.
Kentucky has enjoyed decades of success partnering with global companies such as VITRONIC, and we are proud to support the continued growth of the company’s North American headquarters in Louisville. On behalf of Gov. Andy Beshear who has guided all of our efforts, it is a tremendous opportunity to visit a company that is helping us build on our strength as a national leader in the automotive sector and set the foundation for the industry of the future.”
