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'German Mechanical Engineering Award 2018'
In mid-October, entrepreneur Renate Pilz became the first woman to receive the 'German Mechanical Engineering Award 2018' for her life's work. According to the expert jury, her consistent value-oriented approach to Pilz's corporate culture is particularly worthy of recognition.
read more...The VDMA Machine Vision Division has a new board of directors. Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz from Silicon Software was elected chairman of the department at the general meeting of the Robotics + Automation Association.
read more...It is with deep sadness that the VDMA and its members bid farewell to Prof. Berthold Leibinger. He passed away on October 16 at the age of 87. Between 1989 and 1992, he represented the German mechanical engineering industry as President of the association.
read more...Yaskawa Europe GmbH has expanded its top management: Bruno Schnekenburger, previously President of the Robotics Division, has assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer at the company's headquarters in Eschborn since September 1. His successor will be Marcus Mead (pictured).
read more...Tobias Hoche has been the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Hima Paul Hildebrandt in Brühl, Baden-Württemberg, since September 1, 2018. He succeeds Reinhard Seibold and completes the management team of the family-owned company.
read more...Wilfried Eberhardt, Chief Marketing Officer and member of the Supervisory Board at Kuka in Augsburg, has been elected Chairman of the Executive Board of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association for three years.
read more...The Lenze Group, which operates in the field of factory automation, has appointed Dr. Achim Degner as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The previous CFO of many years, Dr. Yorck Schmidt, is leaving at his own request to take on new professional challenges.
read more...Peter Pühringer (pictured) takes over the management of Stäubli Robotics Bayreuth from Gerald Vogt, who, as Group Division Manager, will manage the global robotics business from Stäubli's headquarters in Faverges with immediate effect.
read more...The Augsburg-based robotics specialist German Bionic is expanding its management team: The new CEO will be technology entrepreneur and company co-founder Armin G. Schmidt.
read more...On September 1, 2018, Volker Bibelhausen will take over the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the Weidmüller Group in Detmold. Elke Eckstein (CDO) is leaving the company at her own request on August 31, 2018.
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