
Continental appoints new CTO Automotive
Continental appoints Dr. Dirk Abendroth as Chief Technology Officer of the future Continental Automotive sector as of January 1, 2019.
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Continental appoints Dr. Dirk Abendroth as Chief Technology Officer of the future Continental Automotive sector as of January 1, 2019.
Temperature and system products

Measurement technology specialist Endress+Hauser has invested over 10.4 million euros in a modern production building at its Nesselwang site in response to the growing demand for innovative temperature measurement technology and system products.

Entrepreneur Renate Pilz receives the "German Mechanical Engineering Award" 2018 for her life's work. The award was presented to her on Tuesday, October 16 at the 10th Mechanical Engineering Summit in Berlin.

Plastic plain bearing applications
Every two years, motion plastics specialist igus presents the manus award for applications with plastic plain bearings. The starting signal for the application phase for the next edition has been given.

Plastic plain bearing applications wanted
Every two years, Igus presents the manus award for applications with plastic plain bearings. The starting signal has now been given for the application phase for the next edition. The winners can look forward to prize money of up to 5,000 euros.

Cabka opens a research center on 800 square meters in the Technological Park Paterna. The core areas of the Innovation Center are product development, process automation and, primarily, materials development.

The digital networking of systems enables companies to adapt their products more precisely to customer requirements. In addition to adaptable systems, employees are a key success factor. This is shown by a study conducted by KIT, LUH and acatech.
Zeller + Gmelin is at Euroblech with three new Multidraw forming lubricants. The lubricant manufacturer will be presenting its range of lubricants for sheet metal forming at the joint stand of the European Research Association for Sheet Metal Working.

Prof. Dr. Carsten Steger, Director of Research at Munich-based MVTec Software, has been elected spokesman of the Technical Committee of the German Association for Pattern Recognition (DAGM).
Lenze builds Mechatronic Campus

The Lenze Mechatronic Competence Campus, for which the foundation stone was laid at the end of September, is due to go into operation at the beginning of 2020. It stands for a new world of work that transcends departmental boundaries and uses fast, flexible production.