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Number of employees at record high
The fan and motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg grew by around 12 percent in 2017. Sales rose from 484 million euros to 540 million euros, according to the preliminary figures for the past financial year.
read more...The fan and motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg grew by around twelve percent in 2017. According to preliminary figures, turnover rose from 484 million euros to 540 million euros. The number of employees reached a record high of over 3,900. The company traditionally does not disclose profit figures.
read more...Together with PSI Automotive & Industry and Winckel, Mosca has developed an RFID application for the automated storage of strap reels in strapping machines. The spools are provided with an RFID label that contains information about the strap material.
read more...Sustainable automotive production
Balluff joins Arena2036, an association of research institutions and companies in the Stuttgart region.
read more...At the end of October 2017, LAS Lean Assembly Systems in Lorch-Weitmars, Swabia, took over Eccard Engineering from Kernen-Stetten. This means that the company can now manufacture key feeding technology components in-house.
read more...Image processing specialist Framos has joined the global industry association Embedded Vision Alliance.
read more...On April 1, Dr. Jochen Schröder will take over the management of the new E-Mobility division at the Schaeffler Group.
read more...Premiere at Logimat: For the first time, Ferag is presenting automatic loading and unloading stations specially developed for the Skyfall pocket sorter. Both innovations are aimed at the goods distribution sector and are of interest to online retailers and multi-channel operators whose range of goods does not exceed ten kilograms in weight.
read more...Schaeffler was able to increase its turnover to around 14.0 billion euros in 2017. The automotive and industrial supplier thus recorded an increase of 5.9 percent.
read more...New suppliers are increasingly entering the electric vehicle market, especially in China. Dürr is building a fully automated paint shop for a local OEM. The plant in Hefei is designed for a capacity of 100,000 units per year and is scheduled to go into operation in June 2018.
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