Production Capacity
Manufacturing Capacity & Annual Output
12,500 m² facility producing 120,000+ SUP boards per year with room to scale
Vatrad operates one of the largest dedicated inflatable SUP manufacturing facilities in Qingdao, China. Our 12,500 m² factory is organized into four specialized workshops operating in parallel. Annual SUP capacity is 120,000+ inflatable SUP boards (about 10,000 per month), with 50,000+ life vests and 5,000+ accessories produced on separate product lines.
- 12,500 m²
- Total manufacturing floor
- Across 4 specialized workshops
- 120,000+
- Annual SUP capacity
- Inflatable SUP boards, ~10,000/month
- 350+
- Skilled workforce
- 25+ engineers, 2 shifts/day
- 50+
- Export countries
- EU, US, AU, Middle East, Asia
- 25–35
- Standard lead time (days)
- After confirmed PO and deposit
- 10+
- Years of export experience
- Since 2012
SUP Board Production
4 automated assembly lines for inflatable SUP boards with a combined output of about 10,000 boards per month. Digital printing and screen printing stations run concurrently. Annual SUP capacity: 120,000+ boards.
SUP Board Production — Expansion Lines
Additional automated assembly lines for SUP boards, activated as volume builds. Drop-stitch core bonding, digital printing, and assembly stations run concurrently.
SUP Accessories & Mixed Assembly
Multi-purpose assembly lines for SUP accessories — paddles, fins, leashes, bags and kits. Hot-air welding stations, RF dielectric presses, and assembly workstations are reconfigured based on order mix. Annual accessory capacity: 5,000+ units.
Safety Equipment
Separate clean-room production area for life vests and safety equipment. Dedicated sewing, foam insertion, and testing stations. Annual life vest capacity: 50,000+ units.
Planning & Scheduling
How Capacity Translates Into Your Delivery
Capacity is not a single number — here is how lead times are actually allocated.
Capacity varies with your specification
Available slots shift with board type, construction complexity, packaging and seasonal demand. During the spring/summer build-up, lines run near full and sample slots book out first.
Plan ahead of your launch season
Lock your sample confirmation and artwork freeze early. Repeat orders are scheduled into your agreed recurring slot once the golden sample is archived.
Three scheduling lanes
Samples enter the prototype line first, initial orders slot into the nearest open assembly window, and repeat orders run in their recurring slot.
Firm lead times after review
We confirm a firm lead time only after specification, artwork, packaging and quantity are reviewed — never as a fixed promise beforehand.
- MOQ
- SUP: sample 1–2 | pilot 20–50 | volume 90–100+ (per 150 m roll)
- Lead time
- Standard 25–35 days. Sample 7–12 days. Rush available.
- Payment terms
- T/T 30% deposit + 70% balance. L/C, Western Union accepted.
Check production availability for your launch date
Send your board type, quantity and target ship date — we reply with the next open production window and a firm lead-time estimate.