Global economic climate deteriorates
The ifo World Economic Climate has deteriorated again. The indicator fell from 16.5 to 2.9 points in the third quarter and is therefore roughly back at the level of the first quarter of 2017.
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The ifo World Economic Climate has deteriorated again. The indicator fell from 16.5 to 2.9 points in the third quarter and is therefore roughly back at the level of the first quarter of 2017.

More than 60 young talents have started their training at intralogistics provider Still. Half of them are being trained at the Hamburg headquarters, as well as students on the dual degree course in industrial engineering.

Introbest (Fellbach) has been part of the Franz Binder Group in Neckarsulm since January 2017. The company name has now been changed as of August 1, 2018.

On August 1, 2018, Sebastian Seitz took over as CEO of Eplan and Cideon.

Two new members joined the management team at SMC Germany in July 2018. Pascal Borusiak and Karl-Heinz Fuchs will support Ralf Laber, Managing Director of SMC Germany, as Head of Business Processes and Head of Commercial respectively.

One element of Industry 4.0 is the ability to make existing processes more intelligent. At Harting's Mica.network Expert Day, which focuses on digital retrofitting, four different retrofitting options will be presented using the example of injection molding systems.

Rethink Robotics looks back on a successful second quarter of 2018 and reports record year-on-year growth in Europe.

Flexco is investing in the future at its Rosenfeld site with a new building. The new building will house production and administration, while the approximately 27,000 square meter site also offers sufficient potential for long-term expansion.

Magnus Wagner has been elected to the Management Board of Logistic Information Systems (LIS). The 38-year-old took over the voting shares of his father and CEO Hilmar Wagner in October last year.
Ground-breaking ceremony at Maier Packaging: with the new 3,000 square meter building, the company is creating more space for further development and a modern working environment in the municipality of Bergen (Traunstein district). The building should be ready for occupancy in March 2019.