Tag: mechanical engineering
Robotics is booming due to skills shortages and supply chain chaos
Munich Empty shelves and a lack of employees – the new shortage in the economy gives the manufacturers of industrial robots a special boom. 487,000 robots were sold worldwide last…
With shared factories & subscriptions from the efficiency trap
Hanover When the Chinese government started sealing off numerous parts of the city of Shanghai to protect against infection a few weeks ago, it came as a shock to German…
Siemens receives what it says is the largest order in the company’s history
ICE maintenance workshop According to Siemens, this is the largest order in the company’s 175-year history. (Photo: IMAGO/Bonnfilm) Munich The industrial group Siemens has received another billion-euro order from Egypt…
Siemens receives what it says is the largest order in the company’s history
Siemens Siemens has an order value of 8.1 billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Munich The industrial group Siemens has received another billion-euro order from Egypt for high-speed trains, among other things.…
Hüttinger’s high-tech makes Trumpf indispensable for chip manufacturers
Freiburg As a laser specialist, the German medium-sized company Trumpf is one of the international market and technology leaders. The electronics subsidiary Hüttinger is one of the guarantors of success.…
Investors want more from CEO Roland Busch
Siemens boss Roland Busch “Siemens has to bang the drum louder,” demand investors. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Despite the numerous global challenges, Siemens is currently growing faster than many of its…
Siemens withdraws completely from Russia
Maintenance of trains in St. Petersburg Siemens withdraws from Russia. (Photo: picture alliance/dpa) Munich Siemens withdraws completely from Russia after around 170 years. “We condemn the war in Ukraine and…
Siemens workers protest against splitting off large drives
Siemens headquarters in Munich On Monday, workers in Munich demonstrate against the possible sale of the business with large drives. (Photo: dpa) Munich After the spin-off of energy technology last…
MTU boss Winkler will leave at the end of 2022, Lars Wagner will take over
Lars Wagner The previous Chief Technology Officer is moving to the head of the turbine manufacturer. (Photo: MTU) Frankfurt The Munich engine builder MTU surprisingly gets a new boss. The…
Labor market is on the way to new employment records
Berlin War in the Ukraine, problems in the supply chain, rising inflation – none of this has affected the German labor market so far. The employment records, which were only…
How companies are exacerbating the bottlenecks
steel production After a small setback at the turn of the year, prices climbed to a new record high. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart 19 percent more sales at BASF, 44…
How companies are exacerbating the bottlenecks
steel production After a small setback at the turn of the year, prices climbed to a new record high. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart 19 percent more sales at BASF, 44…
How the federal government prevents an arms deal
Bangkok The deal with Thailand should actually be a new highlight for China’s defense industry: For the first time since the Second World War, the Thai Navy wants to use…
Michael Traub faces major challenges at Stihl
Michael Traub The new Stihl boss has been in office since February. (Photo: AP) Stuttgart Michael Traub spent the first day at the Swabian saw and garden tool manufacturer in…
United Robotics takes over “Pepper” – the robots of the RAG Foundation
Berlin A large European robot manufacturer is created under the umbrella of the RAG Foundation. The United Robotics Group, which is already part of the investment portfolio, is taking over…
Start-up creates more transparency in the spare parts market
Amin Oumhamdi (left) and Tobias Rieker The founders want to make the market for machine spare parts more transparent with their Marktpilot platform. (Photo: Market Pilot) Stuttgart Founding exactly at…
Fanuc wants to gain market share with longevity
Munich Sometimes the inquiries come from the most remote regions: When many countries were in lockdown due to Corona, a beverage company from New Caledonia, an archipelago deep in the…
Trump hiring manager on his life before coming out
Oliver Maassen “Today, 14 percent of Trumpf employees are women. If we had a diversity rate and I counted it, it would be 28 percent.” Dusseldorf Oliver Maassen has never…
Manufacturers expect a boost in automation
Automated car production ABB robots carry out many production steps independently. The group now also wants to enter the business with cobots that work together with human employees. (Photo: ABB)…
What medium-sized companies have to pay for robots
Mladen Milicevic and Kevin Freise On their Unchained Robotics platform, the founders broker cobots to smaller companies. Munich The market is confusing for medium-sized companies who want to buy their…