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Just in time for the company's 70th anniversary, Hummel from Denzlingen has set a new turnover record. Last year, the company generated a turnover of 71.5 million euros, an increase of 12.1 percent compared to the previous year.
read more...Interview with Dr. Jochen Kress, Mapal
Electromobility, digitalization and demographic change are some of the biggest challenges facing tool manufacturers. SCOPE spoke to Dr. Jochen Kress, Managing Partner of Mapal, about how a medium-sized company is overcoming these challenges.
read more...William Christensen, former Chief Marketing Officer, has been appointed as the new CEO of Rehau. In his new position, he replaces Rainer Schulz, who has headed the company since 2010.
read more...Eastern German mechanical engineering companies are sounding the alarm: according to the VDMA, almost two thirds of companies providing training had difficulties finding trainees this year. Four out of ten companies had to leave training places unfilled.
read more...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.
read more...Agricultural and construction machinery...
To counter the shortage of skilled workers, Jungheinrich is reorganizing the technical training of its German sales team. From August 2018, the company will be training 26 young men and women as agricultural and construction machinery mechatronics technicians for the first time.
read more...Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award
The Secretary General of the International Federation of Robotics, Gudrun Litzenberger, has been honored with the "Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award".
read more...BASF Venture Capital invests in the augmented reality startup Re'flekt, based in Munich and San Francisco.
read more...Jumo was able to benefit from global growth trends in 2017. The Fulda-based company's consolidated turnover increased by 12 million euros and the outlook for the current year is also positive.
read more...Modern automation can create better, more demanding jobs for people. However, in order to be better prepared for the jobs of tomorrow, even well-equipped countries need to rethink their education and training concepts, according to a study.
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