DMG Mori emerged from the merger of the Japanese company Mori Seiki and the German company Gildemeister.
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Berlin According to a media report, one of the world’s largest machine tool manufacturers has started to monitor the later use of its products to ensure that they are not used for military purposes. According to a report in the Financial Times, the German-Japanese company DMG MORI has asked its customers worldwide to install a system that can remotely switch off devices if they are removed or dismantled.
In a letter sent at the end of March, DMG explained that the installation of the system should prevent its devices “being illegally transferred to persons or countries that could endanger international security,” writes the “Financial Times”.
The DMG Mori group, which includes the German manufacturers Deckel, Maho and Gildemeister, manufactures machine tools that are used in the manufacture of cars, but also for the construction of combat aircraft.
The company said the decision was made “due to the global political situation – and certainly the outbreak of the Russian war in Ukraine,” according to the report. They want to ensure that “no misappropriation of our machines takes place”. DMG emerged from the merger of the Japanese company Mori Seiki and the German company Gildemeister.
Both the EU and the G7 countries are currently discussing tightening sanctions against Russia because of the attack on Ukraine. It is also being discussed whether there should be sanctions against Chinese companies that supply Russia with so-called dual-use goods that can be used for civilian and military purposes.
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