Royal visit to ROPA plant in Sittelsdorf
A day full of discoveries, emotions and experiences. We had some very special visitors. The Rhineland and Bavarian Potato Queens and the German Sugar Beet Queen and Vice Queen visited our factory in Sittelsdorf together with their families.
Their Royal Highnesses were welcomed by our three Managing Directors and the team from Marketing and Sales. After a brief presentation about ROPA's history and growth and an overview of the current product range, the exciting tour of our 30-hectare factory began.
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A true highlight was the new logistics center with its autonomous forklifts, currently in the testing phase. The service center under construction also offered a first glimpse into the continued operational development of our machinery manufacturing company.
The centerpiece of the tour was the assembly lines, where the "Keiler" and "Maus" models are currently being produced. After a brief visit to Hermann Paintner's vintage vehicle collection and a technical product presentation by our factory representative Max Wallenberger, the queens got to take the wheel themselves. During a test drive with the Tiger and the Keiler, they experienced firsthand what modern agricultural technology "made by ROPA" truly means.
The day concluded in festive fashion with the traditional folk festival procession in Pfeffenhausen, complete with a ceremonial keg tapping and a lively atmosphere well into the late evening hours.
We extend our sincere thanks for the visit and the wonderful dedication of these ambassadors for regional potato and sugar beet farming!
