Welcome to the World of Völkl!
Our parent plant in Straubing, Bavaria is one of the most modern ski-making facilities in the world. This is a place where high tech and craftsmanship dovetail, where innovation and tradition fuse. Uncompromising skis for World Cup skiing are manufactured here - along with fine-tuned premium ski models for recreational skiing. Everything here hinges on the proverbial hundredth of a millimetre that makes the difference between a run-of-the-mill ski and a Völkl ski.
To learn more about how Völkl skis are made subscribe for a tour of our facilities: info@voelkl.de.
I'm looking forward to your visit.
Helmut Jakoby,
Head of Production
Factory Tour
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Development
After months of development work, the raw materials for the skis are purchased and warehoused.
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Paternoster Elevator
The paternoster elevator is our intelligent storage system for bases of all widths and thicknesses.
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Graphics
The in-house graphics department prepares the graphics for printing.
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Printing
The skis are printed using up to eight color coats in a screen printing process or using digital printing. All processing is handled in-house using cutting-edge machinery. It's also possible to combine the two printing methods!
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Woodcore
Our modern wood milling machine shapes the vertical and horizontal profiles for the woodcores with millimeter precision.
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Sandwich construction
Each individual component is positioned in a sandwich construction and moistened with resin…
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Ski press
…to be sent to 'bake' in the ski press for 36 minutes at 100° C and 9 bar of pressure. At this point the raw ski is finished.
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Shaping line
The raw ski is given its contours by the CNC milling machines on the shaping lines.
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Grinding line
The base runs through the grinder several times until it is store-ready. Diamond-ground edges guarantee top quality.
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Pairing
Another technical process is conducted to measure each ski's flex value. This helps identify suitable pairs of skis with identical values.
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Mounting of tip caps
A tip cap is mounted to protect the ski.
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Final check
Each ski is run through a start-to-finish visual and technical check before being packaged. Only skis that satisfy this test receive the Made in Germany seal of approval.
- Development
- Paternoster
- Graphics
- Printing
- Woodcore
- Sandwich construction
- Ski press
- Shaping line
- Grinding line
- Pairing
- Mounting of tip caps
- Final check