A new Audio Sat factory in Poznań

The factory opened in Poznań, a daughter company of Siemens Medical Instruments, will soon start to produce hearing-aids for many European markets. The production centre is the first in Poland and the second in Europe.

Hearing-aids may look stylish - in the picture the Siemens Life series (phot. Siemens) - grafika artykułu
Hearing-aids may look stylish - in the picture the Siemens Life series (phot. Siemens)

The company is planning to manufacture as many as 60 thousand hearing-aids and 90 thousand earmolds. The company is also planning to increase the employment to 100 people, and to manufacture 90 thousand hearing-aids and 140 thousand earmolds.

Each year, the number of people with hearing impairments increases. The Public Opinion Research Centre (CBOS) studies reveal that the population of hearing impaired in Poland amounts to 20%, and that over 10% require implants.