
What companies can expect
The year 2022 was characterized by supply bottlenecks, geopolitical uncertainties, fears of recession and increasing ransomware attacks. These developments continue to cause companies problems.

The year 2022 was characterized by supply bottlenecks, geopolitical uncertainties, fears of recession and increasing ransomware attacks. These developments continue to cause companies problems.

Since November 1, 2022, René Leroux has been the new second Managing Director of the Bott Group alongside Jan Willem Jongert, CEO and Spokesman of the Management Board. As Chief Operating Officer (COO), Leroux takes over from Clive Woodward, who has retired.

With the Industry 4.0 Award, the management consultancy ROI-EFESO has established an industry benchmark. Every year, it recognizes companies that are pioneering smart factories for German industry. This year, Rittal wins the "Industry 4.0 Award 2022" for the digitalization of production at the Haiger plant with its sister company German Edge Cloud.
Quality assurance for additive series...
Stratasys has announced the acquisition of quality assurance software company Riven.
TGW Logistics Group is further expanding its solution expertise in the field of mobile robotics and is entering into a partnership with Safelog. As a system integrator, TGW is thus expanding its robotics portfolio under the name Quba.

Flexible communication solutions
Siemens cooperates with Hilscher and thus offers a wide range of communication protocols.

German electrical and digital industry
Exports in the German electrical and digital industry rose by 11.7% year-on-year to EUR 21.4 billion in September 2022.

After more than 30 years at the helm of ams.Solution, Manfred Deues stepped down as CEO on September 30, 2022 and will move to the Supervisory Board. At the same time, Eckhard Ulmer, another member of the Management Board and one of the company's first employees, will leave the company.

Sensors and industrial image processing
The leading automation technology and industrial image processing companies Sick and MVTec Software are intensifying their strategic cooperation.

Just in time for the start of carnival
11.11. traditionally marks the start of carnival in Cologne. This year, Igus has two reasons to celebrate, as the Cologne-based plastics specialist reached the one billion mark in sales for the first time on this day.

SPS, which took place in Nuremberg from November 8-10, 2022, once again proved to all participants how relevant the platform is for the entire automation industry.
Siemens and UN Women Germany will in future jointly support the African Girls Can Code Initiative, which provides girls and young women in Africa with comprehensive training in information and communication technology as well as leadership and programming skills.

After the last edition of the Intec and Z industrial trade fairs could only be held as a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic, preparations for the face-to-face trade fairs from March 7 to 10, 2023 at Leipziger Messe are now in full swing.

Over 1000 exhibitors and a good visitor response at the start of the fair.

The Supervisory Board of Ziehl-Abegg has appointed Dr. Marc Wucherer as the company's new CEO. The 52-year-old will take on the new role in December.

This year, Pfeiffer Vacuum Components & Solutions from Göttingen is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In addition to standard vacuum chambers, the specialists also offer customized vacuum chambers and solutions with a wide range of functions that are manufactured using the latest technologies.