Löffler sewing factory in Ried im Innkreis

Our Production

We still deliberately produce at our company site in Ried im Innkreis – from development to fabric production and cutting to ready-made clothing. Under fair standards, strict environmental regulations and lived sustainability.

Done with responsibility

Around 220 employees generate around 80 percent of the total value added at the Löffler site in Ried im Innkreis – from development to final production. The majority of the fabrics processed come from the in-house knitting production. What we cannot produce ourselves, we produce almost exclusively in Europe, and we also pay attention to this when purchasing parts.

The materials and working conditions are strictly regulated by the production site through the legal framework and standards, and on the other hand are also confirmed by independent organisations: All products carry the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 label, which confirms that the materials are free of harmful substances and are in perfect health. Löffler also has OEKO-TEX® STeP certification for sustainable textile production.

Product development and design

“Löffler is innovative by tradition, which means we stick to the values we are convinced of, but we are also always looking for something new. Innovative technologies and materials are developed in order to become better with every collection”.
16 Löffler employees in product development and design develop around 1000 new garments for endurance athletes every year.

Our Knitting production

Löffler employee working on sewing machine.

We stand for real sustainability. That’s why around 70% of Löffler fabrics come from the company’s own knitting mill. Here, 9 competent employees ensure that everything runs smoothly – from the yarn order to the finished fabric. We obtain our yarns exclusively from Europe. Every year, more than 300 different colour fabric variations are produced in the Löffler knitting production.

Our machine park includes:

25 circular knitting machines (transtex®, Race light, Elastic…) and 3 seamless machines
up to 8,000 needles per machine
52,000 knitting needles do their best work at full speed
A total of 113 football pitches of fabric are produced annually in our knitting mill. That is more than 150,000 kg of fabric or about 905,000 m² or about 2.5 football pitches (100×80 m) per week
For example: 15 km of yarn are knitted per minute or approx. 6.8 million stitches per minute!

Cutting

In the week, from the cut – depending on the mixture – about 12.000 pieces up to 25.000 pieces are cut.
That is an average of about 19.500 pieces per week, which are prepared for further processing.

Our sewing room

Sewing capacities
– total about 313,000 sewing hours
– the used sewing and knitting yarns have a length of 213,500 km
This corresponds to more than 16 rounds around the world at the equator!

Sublimat presses, team design

With the sublimation presses for transfer printing, shirts, jerseys, etc. can be printed pin sharp.
– 72.500 print sheets per year are produced by our own printers

hotBOND® technology

Proprietary development of ultrasonic technology
– 10 years experience => Made in Austria
– Spot welded joint without needle & thread
– Hardly noticeable, no rubbing
– Elastic as the material itself
– Extremely tear-resistant for long durability
– Further development: hotBOND® reflective
Due to a special processing technique, these connection points reflect when illuminated. (Use with bike and running clothing)

Quality assurance

Permanent controls as well as a 100% quality control are indispensable for us. Every single piece is carefully checked after completion and tested according to our own developed quality standards.

We only use materials that are free of health hazards and pollutants. Tested and confirmed by OEKO-TEX® Standard 100.

Final inspection, warehouse & shipping

– 100% quality inspection in the final inspection
– Careful picking of the goods in recyclable packaging
– On average, we deliver approx. 21,000 pieces per week to our finished goods warehouse
– In total, this is over 1,000,000 pieces per year