Baumüller moves to the north

In February, Baumüller opened a branch in Denmark, creating a dedicated contact point for all Scandinavian customers.
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In February, Baumüller opened a branch in Denmark, creating a dedicated contact point for all Scandinavian customers.

Universal Robots has reported record sales of around 151 million euros for the 2017 financial year. This means that the increased demand for collaborative robots has brought the Danish company a 72% increase in turnover compared to 2016.

Ground-breaking ceremony for Emag's new production and office wing: A new building with space for a 6,000 square meter production hall and 4,000 square meters of office, meeting and social rooms is being built next to the main building in Salach.

Schnaithmann has had dual leadership since January 2018. Alongside company founder Karl Schnaithmann, Ralf Steinmann is now Managing Director of the system supplier for automation technology. The appointment of the new Co-Managing Director is intended to ensure a generational change.

The challenge of generational change
The shareholders of the Lapp Group, the Lapp family, planned the generational change in the company at an early stage, thus preparing for the rapid changes in society and the economy.

Expanded offering for the automotive industry
The Swedish group Atlas Copco wants to take over Klingel's joining technology division. The company specializes in flow drilling screws, a mechanical joining technology that is used specifically in the automotive industry and is suitable for joining materials in mixed construction methods.

The press manufacturer Schuler increased sales and earnings to new record levels in 2017. The Göppingen-based company generated Group-wide sales of 1.23 billion euros (previous year: 1.17 billion euros), with growth particularly in North America and China.

Still has founded a direct sales company in Finland with the acquisition of the Finnish dealer Konekesko. All company activities in Finland will in future be combined under the name Still Finland and form part of the Scandinavian sales and service network.

As part of the "Vision 2025" strategy, Yaskawa is currently concluding agreements with start-up companies around the world relating to the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI).

The Lapp Group has entered into a partnership in Australia with the New Zealand company ECS. The joint venture Lapp Australia now also offers the entire Lapp portfolio "Down Under".