
Around one million RL-KLT containers
Auer Packaging secures major order from VW
Auer Packaging, the Upper Bavarian specialist for plastic transport and storage containers, has secured a major order worth three million euros from Volkswagen AG.

Around one million RL-KLT containers
Auer Packaging, the Upper Bavarian specialist for plastic transport and storage containers, has secured a major order worth three million euros from Volkswagen AG.

Deutsche Telekom is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem and opening a Telekom IoT Innovation Space at the IBM Watson IoT Center in Munich. Deutsche Telekom and IBM are jointly developing solutions for IoT and artificial intelligence (AI).
With the acquisition of the Italian brake manufacturer Ostelectric, Ringspann completes its portfolio in industrial brake technology and at the same time continues its internationalization course.

As part of its corporate development, the Samag Group in Saalfeld is strengthening its management team with Christian Kleinjung.

The Escha Group grew by 34% compared to the previous year and achieved record sales of 68.5 million euros in 2017.
Kion enters into an exclusive and global strategic partnership with EP Equipment, a leading Chinese manufacturer, in the dynamically growing market for low-cost warehouse technology products.

Two all-about-automation trade fairs are scheduled for the beginning of 2018: on January 24 and 25 in Hamburg and on March 7 and 8 in Friedrichshafen.

Future investments, awards and new business models - the Bielefeld-based family business Boge can look back on a year full of highlights. One highlight of the year was the opening of the Smart Factory at the headquarters in Bielefeld.

Tetsuya Horimoto is the new Managing Director
Tetsuya Horimoto is Managing Director of the newly founded Schmersal Japan KK, an independent subsidiary of the Schmersal Group.
Image processing specialist Framos has joined the global industry association Embedded Vision Alliance.

Following the takeover of the Laupheim-based plastics processor Fischer Kunststoff Präzision by the Röchling Group, the company now operates under the name Röchling Industrial Laupheim GmbH.

Human Resources Excellence Award
U.I. Lapp was honored with the Human Resources Excellence Award 2017 in the Work 4.0 category. The prize, which recognizes the most innovative strategies in the field of HR management, was awarded for the support and assistance provided by the HR department for the successful transformation into a modern working world at the Lapp Group.

Sieb & Meyer recorded a 47% increase in turnover in 2017 compared to the previous year. This makes it one of the best financial years in the company's history.

On April 1, Dr. Jochen Schröder will take over the management of the new E-Mobility division at the Schaeffler Group.
After a construction period of just nine months, Yaskawa has opened its new extension with 5,000 square meters of floor space at its Allershausen site near Munich.
The Maintenance Dortmund trade fair, which opens its doors on February 21, 2018, continues to grow: five weeks before the trade fair, it is already clear that there will be further growth with around 200 exhibitors. For two days, everything at the leading German trade fair will revolve around industrial maintenance. For the first time, over 40 suppliers will be presenting new and important information on occupational safety and health in industry in the WorkSafe exhibition area.