FRANKFURT, Germany -- Adidas will move its Speedfactory robotic technologies for athletic footwear from Germany and the U.S. to Asia by April 2020, ending automated production in the countries after only three years.
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Prototypes of Adidas shoe parts during a presentation of the Speedfactory manufacturing process: The company hopes the move to Asia will lessen production lead times. © Reuters
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