The Supervisory Board of Jungheinrich has appointed Dr. Tobias Harzer (50) as the Group's new Board of Management member for Automation & Warehouse Equipment with effect from February 1, 2026. The appointment is for a period of three years.

The global market value of installed industrial robots reaches 16.7 billion US dollars - a new high. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) analyzes five technological and structural trends that will shape robotics and automation in 2026.

Two new positions were filled at ifm at the start of 2026: Markus Wolf becomes Managing Director Sales Germany, Sven Quant takes over the position of Central Managing Director in the Process Sensors division within the ifm Group.

Schaeffler supplies actuators for humanoids from Humanoid. The partnership is aimed at large-scale industrial applications, greater automation and efficiency.

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Insight into the production of corrugators at BHS Corrugated: Automated, modular and equipped with Helukabel components.

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Schaeffler appoints Maximilian Fiedler as Regional CEO Asia/Pacific. From January 1, 2026, he will represent the region on the Schaeffler Group's Executive Board.

After four decades, Ulrich Reifenhäuser retires from the operational management of the Reifenhäuser Group and moves to the Advisory Board.

Hasco Hasenclever is setting the course for the company's future technical and strategic direction with a planned change in management. Markus Büngers has been the new CEO since January 1, 2026.

With the takeover of Gummiwarenfabrik R. Neddermann GmbH, Festo is systematically expanding its vertical integration and its expertise in sealing and rubber technology.

In Germany, more companies filed for insolvency in 2025 than at any time in the last 20 years. This is the result of a recent analysis by the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH).

At CES, Siemens presented technologies to accelerate industrial AI: new digital twins, AI co-pilots, an Industrial AI Operating System and applications in manufacturing, energy and life sciences.

The PI Group joins Hoerbiger. For customers, all contracts, delivery processes and contacts remain unchanged, PI continues to operate independently under the familiar brand.

The business climate index for the automotive industry improves slightly in December 2025 Electromobility continues to gain in importance and reaches new highs.

German industry is changing from a pure producer to a service provider: companies are increasingly focusing on product-related services such as consulting, assembly and maintenance. According to the ifo Institute, they generated more revenue in 2024 than the entire hospitality industry combined. Mechanical engineering, vehicle construction and the electrical industry are leading the trend.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is modernizing airport security screening at the 2026 World Cup venues, where it will deploy Rohde & Schwarz QPS201 security scanners.

SSI Schaefer and CERP are building a highly automated logistics center for pharmaceutical logistics in Wissous with shuttle storage, A-Frame, robotics and WAMAS software.

Proalpha acquires Spanish MES provider Mapex and expands its portfolio with an AI-supported, modular MES platform for digital shopfloor, ERP integration and international expansion.

Conrad presents innovative current clamps and measurement technology for DC grids, DC microgrids and Industry 4.0 applications at all about automation in Berlin.

Mayr Antriebstechnik strengthens location and international logistics: Construction of a new hall in Mauerstetten - parallel expansion of the plant in Poland as a logistics hub.

KraussMaffei will start with a new management structure from January 2026: Alex Li will become CEO, Chi Zhang will return as Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Michael Hofmann will take over as CFO. All details on the management changes.

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