Automation and digitalization solutions
New division manager at Weidmüller
On January 1, 2020, Dr. Thomas Bürger took over the management of the Automation Products & Solutions (APS) division of the electrical engineering company Weidmüller and the management of Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH in Marktheidenfeld.
In these functions, he will report to the Weidmüller Group's Chief Technology Officer. The 49-year-old graduate engineer comes from Bosch Rexroth AG, where he has held various management positions over the past 15 years, most recently as Vice President Engineering Automation Systems and Digital Platform. "Dr. Thomas Bürger has outstanding technological expertise in automation and industrial IT and brings with him many years of development competence and experience in setting up and managing organizations," says Weidmüller Chief Technology Officer Volker Bibelhausen.
In his new role at Weidmüller, Bürger will drive forward the expansion of the IIoT portfolio and the area of digital platforms and contribute his expertise here. "The Industrial Internet of Things will significantly change industrial production in the coming years, and we are positioning ourselves early with solutions in this environment. We will develop into a major player in the market here," explains Bürger. "In Thomas Bürger, Weidmüller has gained a personality who will consistently pursue the path we have taken towards IIoT, digitalization and innovation," says Bibelhausen.
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