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Air filtration

Mann + Hummel takes over Hardy Filtration

Filtration specialist Mann + Hummel has announced the completion of the acquisition of Canadian air filtration company Hardy Filtration.

VDMA reports minus 9 percent

According to the VDMA, the German mechanical and plant engineering industry recorded a 9% drop in incoming orders in the first half of 2019 compared to the previous year. The reasons are well known.

Training year 2019

VDMA warns: training gap is becoming a brake on growth

The 2019 training year started with 34,000 unfilled vacancies in mechanical engineering. The VDMA warns that if this trend continues, the shortage of skilled workers will develop into a structural problem and a permanent brake on growth.

Machine safety

Schmersal opens branch office in Dubai

With its new Schmersal Middle East-FZE branch in Dubai, the Schmersal Group is focusing on the economic potential of the markets in the Middle East.

Company anniversary

Kegelmann Technik celebrates 30 years of 3D printing

30 years ago, on August 1, 1989, Stephan Kegelmann founded the company Kegelmann Technik in Hanau am Main with the purchase of a stereolithography machine.

Technology location for mechatronics

Stäubli Bayreuth: Expansion until 2021

Stäubli wants to set the course for continued growth in Bayreuth with the planned conversion and expansion of its site. Work is scheduled to begin in fall 2019 and be completed in the first quarter of 2021.

Interview with David McQueen, Tetakawi

Mexico - a country with potential?

Mexico has been in the news recently mainly because of the border disputes with Donald Trump. However, the country is also an important production location for North American industry. David McQueen explains in an interview why Mexico is an interesting market for foreign companies despite Trump.

Management

New management at Kabelschlepp

On July 1, Henning Preis (49) took over the management of Tsubaki Kabelschlepp and Kabelschlepp-Hünsborn as President & CEO. At the same time, Michael Diebel (53) was appointed additional Managing Director (COO) of Kabelschlepp-Hünsborn.

Simulation technology

Change of managing director at Comsol Multiphysics

Dr. Thorsten Koch has been the sole Managing Director of the Göttingen branch of the Swedish simulation specialist Comsol Multiphysics since July 1.

Management buyout

Schaeffler sells plant in Hamm to management

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler and the management team of Schaeffler Friction Products Hamm have signed an agreement under which the management team will become the new owners of the company.

Expansion of the distribution center

Groundbreaking ceremony at RS Components in Bad Hersfeld

RS Components celebrated the official ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of its distribution center in Bad Hersfeld on 24 June 2019.

AI as an all-purpose weapon?

How algorithms are changing recruiting processes

When it comes to technological progress, few words are currently used more frequently than artificial intelligence, or AI for short. It is clear that it will influence many aspects of the working world in the future. Algorithms and bots can already help in the search for suitable personnel.

Restructuring

BigRep: CEO Dr. Stephan Beyer moves to an advisory role

BigRep, developer and manufacturer of large-format 3D printers and solutions for additive manufacturing, is restructuring its management.

Semiconductors and passive components

Rutronik and Vishay extend franchise agreement

Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente and Vishay Intertechnology extend their franchise agreement to the Americas region.

New company premises

New company headquarters for Panacol

Panacol, a system provider for industrial adhesives, plans to relocate its company headquarters to the new "Im Gründchen" industrial estate in Steinbach im Taunus next summer, doubling its office, laboratory and production space.