Because of the air chamber and
So it’s the perfect product?
particularly light silicone, the form
Nils Stelter: There are many
has a significant weight advantage
women who are very satisfied
over standard forms.
with their previous breast form. And that’s how it should be.
That sounds simple. Does the air
But for all those who have not yet
not escape after a while?
found any well-fitting breast form
Claudia Reichl: Thanks to the
or have very high requirements as
special valve, the air actually
to the fit of their breast form, we
remains in the form until it is
can now offer our Adapt Air series
released again. Our test wearers
as an optimal and partially custom
also report that no air escapes
solution.
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The trend towards an even stronger individualisation, complete customisation – even of the basic form – remains a
and there’s no need to re-pump for months. Even when testing
What development trends do
on an aeroplane, there was no
you see for the future?
noticeable volume change.
Nils Stelter: The Adapt Air is the
We have a prototype in the office
only breast form manufactured
in which the air volume has barely
in series production which is still
changed for 3 years.
individually customisable.
challenge for the future.
Claudia Reichl has been at Amoena for 18 years and as a product manager she coordinates all product-related activities for breast forms. She acts as the central interface, especially between product development, marketing and sales. Nils Stelter has been with the company as a project manager in product development for more than 20 years. In addition to the development of new products and production of prototypes, the implementation of a well-thought-out production process is also among his tasks. In the end, he’s the one who enables a series production of new products. 19
