
New managing director at Baumüller
Baumüller - manufacturer of electrical automation and drive systems - has transferred responsibility for the commercial area to Reinhold Rückel.
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Baumüller - manufacturer of electrical automation and drive systems - has transferred responsibility for the commercial area to Reinhold Rückel.
ABB has announced its figures for the second quarter of the current financial year. Order intake and sales increased compared to the same quarter last year. The 'Robotics and Drives' division stood out in particular.

Dr. Bernd Schimpf, member of the Wittenstein Executive Board, has been appointed Spokesman of the Executive Board of the group of companies based in Igersheim, Baden-Württemberg. The mechanical engineer takes over from Dr. Anna-Katharina Wittenstein.

At the beginning of July, Kim Fausing took over as the new President and CEO of Danfoss. In this role, he will focus on the company's digitalization strategy, among other things.
The ebm-Papst Group closed the 2016/17 financial year, which ended on March 31, 2017, with a turnover of EUR 1.9 billion and thus grew above the industry average, according to the company.
Under the motto 'Spring!', the Jugend forscht research competition is entering a new round. For the 53rd time, young people are invited to present their innovative research projects - in the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology.

Transformation into an independent company
"Flender GmbH, a Siemens Company": This is the name under which the Siemens Mechanical Drives division will be launched as an independent company on October 1, 2017.
Around 1000 customized and pre-packaged roller shutters leave the ConDoor factory in Zeewolde, the Netherlands, every week - in countless variations. Behind this is an extremely complex manufacturing process that cannot function without sophisticated full automation.
What will happen at B&R after the takeover by ABB? At the Hannover Messe 2017, B&R Managing Director Hans Wimmer spoke about the ABB Group's latest acquisition.

Koco Motion, supplier of drive technology, has had a new Managing Director in Olaf Kämmerling since April 1. Kämmerling takes over the position alongside owner Gerhard Kocherscheidt.