Economy + Business - News and articles

Strong growth in orders in the machine tool industry

In the second quarter of 2021, incoming orders in the German machine tool industry rose by 103% compared to the same period of the previous year.

Change in the Lapp Supervisory Board

Peter Schmid succeeds Werner Knies

With effect from June 1, 2021, Swiss entrepreneur and lawyer Peter Schmid (59) has been appointed to the Supervisory Board of Lapp Holding. He succeeds Werner Knies, who stepped down from the Supervisory Board.

Company takeover

Schröder takes over SMU

The mechanical engineering company Schröder Group takes over the Leinburg-Weißenbrunn-based tool manufacturer SMU GmbH.

New headquarters

Groundbreaking ceremony at Isra Vision

Isra Vision was founded more than three decades ago as a spin-off from TU Darmstadt and has since developed into a leading machine vision technology company.

Corporate Development & Strategy

Proalpha expands its management team

Marine Gurzadyan has been appointed to the Management Board of the Proalpha Group.

Material shortage

German mechanical engineering under heavy strain

The mechanical and plant engineering industry in Germany is suffering increasingly from material shortages.

Automation with autonomous robots

ABB acquires Asti Mobile Robotics Group

ABB has announced the acquisition of Asti Mobile Robotics Group, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR).

Strategic partnership

Isra Vision with a new management team

Isra Vision has entered into a strategic partnership with the Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco, forming the core of the new Machine Vision Solutions division. With a new management team, the course is now being set for further business development.

Automation in connection technology

Weidmüller Group takes over the business of Emphatec

Weidmüller is taking over the team and expertise of Emphatec, a Canadian specialist in connection technology, and is thus expanding its product portfolio in the field of PLC interfaces and migration solutions for potentially explosive atmospheres.

Endress+Hauser Flow Germany

Endress+Hauser integrates specialist for concentration measurements

Endress+Hauser completes the integration of SensAction AG. The company, which specializes in concentration measurements in liquids, will now operate under the name Endress+Hauser Flow Deutschland AG.