
Björn Rosengren becomes new CEO
The Board of Directors of ABB has unanimously appointed Björn Rosengren as Chief Executive Officer. He will join ABB on February 1, 2020 and succeed CEO Peter Voser in this role on March 1, 2020.
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The Board of Directors of ABB has unanimously appointed Björn Rosengren as Chief Executive Officer. He will join ABB on February 1, 2020 and succeed CEO Peter Voser in this role on March 1, 2020.

The order situation and real production in the mechanical engineering sector weakened significantly in the first few months of 2019. According to the VDMA, there is no improvement in sight. The association has therefore revised its forecast for 2019 as a whole downwards.

Siemens - the 3rd quarter of 2019
Despite considerable headwinds in key markets, Siemens grew its order intake and revenue in the third quarter of 2019. EBITA and profit, on the other hand, fell, mainly due to declines in 'Digital Industries' and 'Gas and Power'. The figures in detail.

Wind power / Predictive maintenance
A compact solution package for the predictive maintenance of azimuth drives for wind turbines is the result of a long-term development partnership between Bonfiglioli and Schaeffler.

On August 1, Heiner Lang (43) will join the Management Board of Bosch Rexroth AG. Within the Management Board, he will assume responsibility for the technology company's Development division. This was previously the responsibility of CEO Rolf Najork.

The powerful, lightweight and compact axle drive will hit the roads in China and Europe this year. It will be used in various electric models.

Wittenstein Alpha has reorganized its management team: In addition to Thomas Patzak, who joined the company on July 1, 2019, Norbert Pastoors will be at the helm of the drive technology specialist from August 15, 2019.

Siemens has reached an agreement to acquire the shares of IST GmbH: As of April 1, 2020, the automation specialist from Chemnitz is to be integrated into the 'Production Machines' business segment of Siemens Operating Company Digital Industries.

If you are dimensioning a travel drive or a linear drive, you need to install a mechanical buffer at the end of the travel path to be on the safe side. LTI Motion offers the solution here.

Kollmorgen announced at the beginning of June 2019 that Alberto Favalessa - former Managing Director for Italy and Switzerland - has been appointed as the new Vice President and General Manager for the EMEA region.