Tag: mechanical engineering
Ponticon pE3D printer news: mass production with 3D printing?
Munich 3D printing has already established itself many times in the construction of prototypes – but additive manufacturing is often still too slow for industrial mass production. The Ponticon company…
Owner Midea announces squeeze-out
Machine builder in robotics and automation After withdrawing from the stock exchange, one can act more agile “freed from administrative requirements” and concentrate on the implementation of the strategy. (Photo:…
Personnel search: IT, automobiles, mechanical engineering: where the shortage of highly qualified workers is currently greatest
The number of job advertisements is being driven by digital change. Which industries are looking for, which job profiles have the best opportunities – and what can be earned. .source…
Personnel search: The German economy is short of hundreds of thousands of people – there is a risk of stagnation
The shortage of skilled workers is as great as it was before the pandemic, and staff for helper activities is also becoming scarce. What are the ways out of this…
Michael Rogowski: Long-time Voith boss has died
Michael Rogowski The manager died at the age of 82. (Photo: Imago) Heidenheim, Berlin The former President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Michael Rogowski, is dead. He died…
70 percent of companies complain about a lack of material: industrial delivery problems are hardly any better
Automotive industry In the automotive industry, companies are even expecting bottlenecks for a little more than ten months. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The material shortage in German industry only improved slightly…
Robot sales are picking up again – record sales in sight
Munich The global robot industry has overcome the corona shock for the time being. “The demand from China has clearly picked up again,” said Susanne Bieller, General Secretary of the…
Robot sales are picking up again – record sales in sight
Munich The global robot industry has overcome the corona shock for the time being. “The demand from China has clearly picked up again,” said Susanne Bieller, General Secretary of the…
The laser specialist’s dependence on China is increasing
Stuttgart Even for long-established family businesses like the mechanical engineering company Trumpf from Ditzingen near Stuttgart, the dependence on the Chinese market is growing massively. In China, sales of the…
Machine builders are again making the forecast
DMG Moring at the exhibition In view of the good demand, the company can partially make up for the corona-related declines from 2020. Munich Europe’s largest machine tool manufacturer DMG…
Machine builders are again making the forecast
DMG Moring at the exhibition In view of the good demand, the company can partially make up for the corona-related declines from 2020. Munich Europe’s largest machine tool manufacturer DMG…
Siemens Energy withdraws from hydropower JV with Voith
Siemens Energy plant in Mülheim-Ruhr Siemens Energy announced on Friday that the parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price for 35 percent of the shares in the specialist…
Frank Herzog: Venture capital fund for the 3D printing industry
Munich The corona pandemic highlighted the possibilities of 3D printing in two ways: At the beginning of the crisis, ventilators and face shields were manufactured using the technology. When the…
Dürr boss Ralf Dieter resigns and becomes an investor
Stuttgart There is a change at the top at the mechanical engineering company Dürr: The long-time boss Ralf Dieter, 60, is handing over his position to his deputy Jochen Weyrauch,…
The last major project of Rolls-Royce boss Torsten Müller Ötvöt
Torsten Müller Ötvöt The Rolls-Royce boss has to moderate the change from the combustion engine to the electric motor at the luxury brand. (Photo: BERNHARD_LIMBERGER / BMW Group) Munich For…
Mechanical engineering in transition: decoupling, climate protection, digitization
Drive shaft made of carbon The mechanical engineering industry has not yet completely overcome the crisis – but is growing strongly. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Together they employ around 1.3 million…
Chainsaw and garden tool manufacturer brings ex-Bosch manager as CEO
Michael Traub The new Stihl boss worked for Bosch in Germany, Asia, and South and North America for two decades. (Photo: Stihl) The saw and garden tool manufacturer Stihl has…
Trump: Q.ant develops quantum chips
Stuttgart As the deputy of Trumpf boss Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, Peter Leibinger is usually somewhat in the shadow of her public. But when the head of development at the laser specialist…
Coboworx: Robotics start-up Coboworx with millions in funding
Ralf Zeisberger, Olaf Gehrels, Klaus Wagner and Georg Matheus The founders want to offer robot ecosystems and thus help cobots achieve a breakthrough. (Photo: Coboworx) Munich If Olaf Gehrels has…