Successful with all Group companies
The Swiss Schurter Group can look back on a successful year in 2017 with sales growth of 30.9 %.
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read more...Santox Enclosure Systems expands Wöhr Group
Since the beginning of March, Santox Gehäuse-Systeme has been a 100% sister company of Richard Wöhr, based in Höfen an der Enz.
read more...Tool-free assembly
Icotek introduces the tool-free cable entry of the KEL-Quick series. The cable entry strip is a system for inserting and sealing pre-assembled cables, hoses and pneumatic lines.
read more...Aldo Kamper takes over as Chairman of the Management Board
The Supervisory Board of Leoni AG has appointed Aldo Kamper as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The 47-year-old - currently CEO of Osram Opto Semiconductors - will take office by October 1, 2018 at the latest. Talks are underway about taking up his post earlier.
read more...Transparency down to the last meter
While the industry currently seems to be focusing exclusively on Industry 4.0, the question arises: What role do conventional machine-related components such as I/O systems with IP65/67 protection still play in this environment?
read more...Active logic function on board
Escha is launching new M8x1 I/O distributors with active logic function in different versions. The I/O distributors place intelligence close to sensors and transmit pre-processed signals to a central control unit.
read more...Thanks to digitization and the copper price
Lapp cracks the billion mark in sales
An increase of 14%: Cable manufacturer Lapp achieved sales of more than one billion euros in the past financial year for the first time in the company's history.
read more...Denis Giba joins the management team
Since March 1, 2018, Denis Giba has been at the helm of ODU as Managing Director together with Dr.-Ing. Giba is responsible for portfolio management, sales, marketing and corporate communications. He succeeds Dr. Joachim Belz.
read more...Storage minimized
Thanks to its modular design, every connector housing from Hummel can be combined with numerous contact inserts so that users can realize almost any number of poles imaginable on the basis of one housing design.
read more...Sales and earnings targets exceeded
Leoni - a supplier of cables and cable systems - has published its business figures for 2017: sales increased by 11% compared to the previous year.
read more...Product counterfeiters "awarded"
On February 9th, the Plagiarius campaign awarded its eponymous defamation prize to manufacturers or retailers of counterfeit products. In addition to consumer goods, industrial components are also frequently among the counterfeit products - as was the case this year.
read more...Andreas Ostermann von Roth strengthens management team
Andreas Ostermann von Roth joined the management of pneumatics specialist Aventics on January 1, 2018. He succeeds Dr. Thomas Brückner, who retired in mid-2017.
read more...More space in the interior
Richard Wöhr is expanding its enclosure range with additional versions of the HL top-hat rail enclosure series. In addition to the previously available 6-module version, there is now a 2-, 4- and 9-module version.
read more...Escha Group reports record figures for 2017
The Escha Group closed the 2017 financial year with record figures. With consolidated sales of € 68.5 million, the company recorded growth of 34% compared to 2016.
read more...Terminal blocks - TE negotiates with ABB
TE Connectivity (TE), a provider of connectivity and sensor solutions, has entered into negotiations with ABB to acquire ABB's Entrelec brand terminal block business.
read more...Protected against dust and splash water
The Hall-effect finger joystick of the 847 series from Megatron is manufactured in protection class IP67 and is therefore protected against dust and splash water. Its soft-touch feel enables easy and precise control of work machines in harsh environments.
read more...New Chief Financial Officer appointed
Dr. Ralf Zander is the new Chief Financial and Controlling Officer at the Lapp Group. He succeeds Andreas Hermann, who left the company at his own request in summer 2017.
read more...Choice of complete device or modular system
Schmersal is launching a new generation of position switches with protection classes IP66 and IP67. All position switches in the PS product family are available both as a complete device and as a modular system.
read more...Digital and analog in one module
The IO 011 multi-IO module adds a mix module to the S-Dias control system from Sigmatek. With a width of just 12.5 mm, 14 digital I/Os and two analog inputs provide a variety of input and output options.
read more...Highest turnover in the company's history
The Harting Technology Group, based in Espelkamp, East Westphalia, achieved a turnover of 672 million euros in the 2016/2017 financial year. This is the highest figure since the 72-year-old family business was founded.
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