Stadler Opens Test Center in Germany to Boost Recycling Innovation
Stadler, a specialist in recycling technology, has launched a 2,160-square-metre test centre at its headquarters in Altshausen, Germany. The facility is intended to facilitate the development, verification and validation of recycling solutions within conditions that mirror real-world operations.
The opening event was part of the Stadler Summit 2026, an event that gathered approximately 50 clients, industry peers and reporters from ten nations.
Located within multiple buildings, the complex features 726 square metres set aside for testing gear and installations. It displays a full range of hardware made at the Altshausen plant, alongside digital tools such as the AI Material Compass, flow volume sensors and STADLERconnect.
Although designed chiefly for the company’s engineering division, the hub supports basic experiments, prototype creation and the tuning of machines, parts and digital systems. It allows clients to examine their specific materials, adjust processing settings and contrast machine setups before purchasing.
At the ceremony, the firm showcased the handling of HDPE, PET and film, illustrating how distinct plastic types can be examined in controlled, practical scenarios.
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The insights gained from this testing lower financial risk and assist in choices focused on maximizing flow, recovery and purity. Additionally, the site offers practical instruction for staff and service experts, which aids clients in preserving steady performance and high availability for their sorting plants during their operational lifetimes.
“The new test center creates a direct link between our engineering expertise, practical testing and the real needs of our customers,” says co-CEO Willi Stadler. “Waste composition, collection systems, legislation and output requirements vary from one project to another, so we engineer the mechanical, electrical and digital components as an integrated system. The facility enables us to evaluate and refine that interaction under realistic conditions.”
The Altshausen site works in tandem with Stadler’s test and innovation hub located in Krško, Slovenia.
While the Altshausen site prioritizes Stadler’s proprietary technologies and trials for clients, the Krško hub merges Stadler gear with extra capabilities like shredding, magnetic and eddy current separation, and NIR sorting for extensive material trials and broader process validation.
This new location is embedded within Stadler’s broader engineering and manufacturing operation in Altshausen, where more than 350 people work across an area exceeding 20,000 square metres. The firm produces equipment such as conveyors, ballistic separators, air drum sifters and dosing systems at the location.
