40-hour week demanded as the norm
In the debate about working hours in Germany, the mechanical engineering association VDMA is calling for an increase in weekly working hours instead of a reduction.
read more...read more...New Managing Director for Harting Customized Solutions
Jörg Scheer was appointed to the Management Board of Harting Customized Solutions on October 1, 2023.
read more...Acquisition of Wiferion
Puls takes over Wiferon and thus all existing contracts, trademark rights and patents of the wireless charging specialist. In the medium term, users will benefit from Puls' global production capacities.
read more...Staff expansion in mechanical engineering
The chances of finding a job in mechanical and plant engineering remain very good. However, bottlenecks on the labor market remain a challenge. A quick survey by the VDMA provides some insight.
read more...Steffen Dieterle is the new Managing Director
Steffen Dieterle has been the new Managing Director of Graf-Syteco since October 1, 2023. He will manage the company together with the Chairman of the Management Board, Jürgen Müller.
read more...Green electricity from historic windmills
3,000 years ago, traditional sailing windmills powered water wheels, in future they will produce green electricity, converted by students at the HTWG Konstanz University of Applied Sciences. The 'Sailwind 4' project is supported by Igus.
read more...Ronen Boneh is the new CEO
Ronen Boneh took over the management of Elmo Motion Control on September 1, 2023. He succeeds Haim Monhait, who has retired.
read more...Matrix Vision becomes Balluff
Matrix Vision and Balluff are combining their expertise in the field of image processing - and further expanding their service portfolio. The Oppenweiler site will be retained.
read more...Rockwell Automation acquires Clearpath Robotics
Rockwell Automation has signed an agreement to acquire Clearpath Robotics, an autonomous robotics company. The acquisition complements Rockwell's end-to-end solutions for autonomous production logistics.
read more...Reinforcement in the area of wireless sensors
Sentinum has been part of the ifm group of companies as a wholly owned subsidiary of ifm group services since mid-May. The start-up from Nuremberg develops and sells wireless sensors that are mainly used for applications in the smart city and smart building sectors.
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