Join Ruben Lenten on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Ozone factory in Vietnam. Find out about the scale of the operation, the evolution, processes, working conditions, tech, custom designs and artistry that goes into every product!
Parapex is Ozone’s exclusive factory, and is where all the foil kites, tube kites, wings, twin-tips, hydrofoils, paragliders, paramotor wings and accessories are made, as well as the ever impressive wingsuits designed by Squirrel.
The gear that’s rolled out of Parapex since 2000 has helped pilots and riders set records, win world titles, reach new heights, venture further into the unknown and allow all of us to enjoy truly sensational experiences in nature.
Find out more:
https://flyozone.com/
Factory video web page gallery: https://ozonekites.com/new/kitesurf/made-for-this-inside-ozones-factory-video/
Narrated by: Ed Leigh
Contributors:
KITE & WINGFOIL CLIPS
Alvaro Rodriguez – Ozone team
Ricardo Pinto
Edgar Piñol / Brutus Media
Andy Troy
Edwin Haighton
Ride-Up Team
Salty Brother
James Donaldson
Louis Arnaud Lavasier / Black Lava Productions
IKA / Icarus Sports
PARAGLIDING & PARAMOTORING CLIPS:
Pal Takats
Matias Nombarasco
Carl Weiseth
Horacio Llorens
Ian Rinefort
Johnson Qu
Antoine Boisselier
Christopher Tong Viet
Karl Steslicke
WINGSUIT CLIPS:
Matt Gerdes
Dave Walden
Mike Swanson
Keith Forsyth
Vincent Descols
Dan Dupuis
HERITAGE SHOTS:
Ngan Pilkington
David Pilkington
Bertrand Boone
WRITTEN BY:
Jim Gaunt
FILMED BY:
Alvaro Rodriguez & Craig Sawyer
PRODUCED BY:
Jim Gaunt and David Tonijuan
EDITED BY:
Craig Sawyer / Blue Juice Media
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43 Comments
Well done mate, its cool to see such a transparent and fun looking factory, you missed the cafeteria tho…lol
0:59 "and faster glide speeds". NOOOOOOOO! A speed can NOT be fast. The WING can be fast and the SPEED can be HIGH but there is no such thing as a fast speed!!!
Likewise there is NO warm temperature or expensive price !!!
Other than that: amazingly informative video. Love the Vietnamese!
Being in kiteboarding since 2008 I could say Ozone has made a top notch kites. Respect for the outstanding quality, guys!
Thanks for sharing this inside look into the Ozone factory process. It was fascinating to watch how some of our favourite gear has been so lovingly built, from beginning R&D experimentation to final finished product, that’s ready to rip! The level of detail & efficiency in the process is mind blowing, and the finished product more than speaks for itself. We’ll take even more pride in riding Ozone gear, after realising just what is involved to make our magic moments on the water, possible. Thanks Team Ozone!
Wow WOW!!
awesome, come a long way from cutting SST's on the concrete floor at first and grand in Santa Ana with patterns made from strips of sheet metal glued to the floor.
Great video. Amazing to see how everything is made.
Just baught a 15m and 19m r1v4 can’t wait for summer to get them on the water,sick products,keep up the good work 👌
Great video! So much progression since we were there 5 years ago!
damn cool to see this !!!
Thanks for the visit Great Idea 😉 💡🪁 💡
Thanks for share the passion #ozonedreamteam Proud to be inside this movie #rideupmountains🪁🌬🪁
Very happy to be involved with Ozone for many years! Thanks for all the great products!! Telluride Paragliding
Oh man Vietnam, I just love it. Cruising with a Vespa, taking off shoes before going inside, cheap labour. It's amazing.
Awesome!!!
Amazing factories.
Is that the great Ed Leigh narrating?
First world labour costs must be too expensive for Ozone. It´s a shame to commercialize your margin maximation process with 3rd world production lines that are even less expensive than china.
beautiful <3
I am impressed ❤
Amazing video! I bet there are no any other kite manufacturer in the world can do the same!
Impressive!!!
Nice! Thank for giving us inside look at the way the products are build! Feeling good to use Ozone gear!
Is the guy in the intro at 1:30 rly doing a head over loop between rocks? Oo this is so sic!
Explains why these things are so expensive.
Super cool. I used to paraglide and would always marvel at the craftsmanship of the wing with all the internal baffles and compromise of lightest and strongest stitching. Big ups to the team in Vietnam making it happen for us. I hope they get to use the product also
Great video ands a lovely facility which really sets them apart.
Im a kitesufer since 2000 and now a paraglider pilot! With ozone's gear off course😂.
Love this video! Thank you for your dedication Ozone ❤
Very interesting and impressive 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾😁
How clean is that place..
Love the fact that the staff all look so happy in their work.
Great product,✌️
So, my photon is going to come out of here? everything looks very good. hehehe, of course, first I have to finish collecting the money.
Awesome and inspiring ❤
Wow, that's very impressive!
In the paramotor business too many products are sold through middlemen and dealers. This adds high cost to the purchase of gliders for the working man and flying enthusiast. Can a person buy direct at the factory? I live in Thailand and would like to buy an Ozone Sirocco
Wow, that would actually make me consider changing kite brands!
Top Quality 👍
Enjoying my hyperlinks and chrono every summer. Thank you to everyone at ozone.
I've got 2007 Ozone gear and still solid as a rock today, can't wait to try some of the new stuff. This video is just awesome, really, it's impressive to see the manufacturing process, amazing attention to detail and overall quality in all their products, no wonder their kites, bars etc perform so well and last so long, cheers
Great video and factory is 🔥
That is pretty cool! Didnt know how much effort is really involved in making these toys!
Great video, thanks for thi insights!:)
They ain't banging rocks together.
Very impressive.
Great follow-up to the previous factory video from 14 years ago!
really interesting and very impressive set up.