Tag: mechanical engineering
German machine builders lower their forecast
mechanical engineering Electronic components are becoming scarce for many medium-sized companies. (Photo: dpa) Munich The German machine builders fear serious economic consequences from the Ukraine war. “The war will exacerbate…
Cobot industry is on the way to billions in sales
Munich Small collaborative robots that can work right next to humans are the big hope for growth in the global robotics industry. Above all, the shortage of skilled workers will…
Rheinmetall shares rise by 50 percent
self-propelled howitzers Two weeks ago, the Bundeswehr’s self-propelled howitzers were transferred to the Baltic States. (Photo: dpa) Munich The announcement of massive investments in the German Armed Forces pushed up…
Rheinmetall, Hensoldt: share prices of armaments companies are rising
self-propelled howitzers Two weeks ago, the Bundeswehr’s self-propelled howitzers were transferred to the Baltic States. (Photo: dpa) Munich The announcement of massive investments in the German Armed Forces pushed up…
Nordex examines the future of its production in Rostock
windpack The wind turbine manufacturer Nordex is one of the largest companies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Rostock The wind turbine manufacturer Nordex is examining the future of…
Will Airbus build its own engines in the future? – MTU remains calm
But Reiner Winkler, CEO of MTU Aero Engines, remains calm. “I don’t think that’s dramatic now,” he said on Wednesday morning at the presentation of the first key data for…
“We have to tackle the restructuring more consistently”
Dusseldorf After just one year as CFO, Sebastian Schulte is suddenly at the helm of Deutz AG. After a crisis meeting of the supervisory board, CEO Frank Hiller was dismissed…
Deutz boss Frank Hiller has to go
Dusseldorf The dispute at the mechanical engineering company Deutz about the legally required appointment of a woman to a board position has massive personnel consequences. CEO Frank Hiller (55) has…
Deutz leadership stumbles over women’s quota
Bernd Bohr The Deutz supervisory board chairman lacks tact. (Photo: Bernd Bohr) Stuttgart Bernd Bohr is a highly respected automotive engineer in the industry: clear, determined, knowledgeable. Up until ten…
“Companies are fully booked for 2022”
Munich The German machine builders started the new year with a lot of momentum. “Many manufacturers are already fully booked for the whole of 2022,” said Karl Haeusgen, President of…
Auto parts supplier takes over robotics company Melior Motion
Munich The rolling bearing specialist Schaeffler has big plans in robotics. The Herzogenaurach group announced the takeover of Melior Motion GmbH on Monday. “We have identified robotics as a global…
Prime Minister Kretschmann visiting the Trumpf family
Visit to Trump Prime Minister at Trumpf: Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, Mathias Kammüller, Winfried Kretschmann, Peter Leibinger and the Head of the State Chancellery Florian Stegmann (from left) (Photo: Trump) Ditzingen Baden-Württemberg’s…
Prime Minister Kretschmann visiting the Trumpf family
Visit to Trump Prime Minister at Trumpf: Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, Mathias Kammüller, Winfried Kretschmann, Peter Leibinger and the Head of the State Chancellery Florian Stegmann (from left) (Photo: Trump) Ditzingen Baden-Württemberg’s…
Waku Robotics equips medium-sized companies with autonomous robots
Victor split tanner Managing Director and Co-Founder of Waku Robotics. (Photo: WAKU ROBOTICS) Munich Most businesses could benefit from more automation – but where should they start? The new, rapidly…
Price rally brings companies in need
Lignite power plant Electricity and gas are more expensive than ever: companies that have not taken out insurance can expect costs to rise dramatically. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Christian Schabert is…
Bertram Kandziora says goodbye with record sales
Stuttgart Bertram Kandziora generally does not tend to be exuberant. “The five billion are within reach,” says the Stihl boss almost without emotion, assessing his counterpart and then smiling slightly…
Max Viessmann is now the sole head of the company – Co-CEO Joachim Janssen is retiring
Max Viessmann Since 2017 he has led the group together with Joachim Janssen, who is now retiring. (Photo: Sandra Steh Photography / Viessmann) Dusseldorf Max Viessmann is now alone at…
Autonomous transport robots are going into mass production
Munich Hundreds of mobile transport robots are on the move in the new digitally networked flagship factory “Factory 56” from Mercedes. In Sindelfingen, for example, the autonomous machines bring the…
Voith boss Toralf Haag relies on hydrogen
Stuttgart Many traditional family businesses are not exactly fans of the new traffic light government. But one day after Olaf Scholz (SPD) was appointed Federal Chancellor, Voith boss Toralf Haag…
Plans should startle the economy
Conference re: Invent Where can you rely on the cloud companies – and what do you have to be able to do yourself? (Photo: AP) The ambitions are – you…