From 10 to 2,000
The DRÄXLMAIER production sites continued to grow and the number of employees increased steadily. The initial ten employees evolved into almost 2,000 by the 1980s. In 1987, an automatic multi-level small-parts warehouse was built in Vilsbiburg, which remains the global supply chain’s centerpiece to this day. In addition the company suggestion system, now known as DRÄXLMAIER Ideas, was introduced.
Logistics at its best
The entire material flow and all significant just-in-time and just-in-sequence processes are controlled from the high-bay warehouse in Vilsbiburg.
Start of D-REPORT
The first printed edition of the employee magazine D-REPORT was published in June 1984. It is still published regularly today and has been supplemented by a digital edition.
Worldwide Presence
DRÄXLMAIER fundamentally changed its strategy for the North American market It closed the site in Canada and instead expanded to the USA and later also to Mexico. This laid the foundation for the company’s worldwide presence.
