
New Board of Directors for Innovation and Technology
With effect from April 1, 2023, the Supervisory Board of Lapp Holding has appointed Hubertus Breier (45) as the new Chief Innovation and Technology Officer.
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With effect from April 1, 2023, the Supervisory Board of Lapp Holding has appointed Hubertus Breier (45) as the new Chief Innovation and Technology Officer.
In order to be able to manufacture products more efficiently, flexibly and autonomously in the future, many companies are hoping for 5G mobile technology. But when does the use of 5G really make sense? And what challenges does the technology pose?

The Kübler Group focuses on global presence and establishes a subsidiary in Australia, a new continent for the Group.

96 products in 12 categories are up for election for the "Products of the Year 2023"! Take part and win Saturn vouchers worth €500, among other things!

Igus is expanding the 'Chainge' recycling initiative launched in 2019. In future, users will not only be able to have energy chains recycled, but also other technical plastic components. It will also be possible to purchase recycled material.

Mura Technology, a partner of the Cologne-based company Igus, is planning the first chemical recycling plant in Germany: up to 120,000 tons of plastic waste per year are to be recycled back into crude oil in Böhlen, Saxony.

Less electronic waste, lower costs for consumers and less environmental pollution - this is what standardized charging cables are supposed to deliver. MEPs from all political parties have agreed to the project. However, industry representatives are concerned.

The Airwan from Acksys is a mobile router equipped with a dual-band Wi-Fi interface (2.4/5 GHz), a GNSS interface (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou), a Gigabit Ethernet port and a Fast Ethernet port.

Every day, a ton of garbage flows down the Rhine. To catch some of it, the Cologne-based association Krake has now inaugurated a floating garbage trap. One of the sponsors of the 'Rheinkrake' is plastics specialist Igus.

The Achema Start-up Award took place again this year. This year's winners of the Start-up Award are Semodia, Pipe Predict and Lumax Biotech.