Staying Special
Special machine construction is a demanding field of activity that brings constant change. A prime example is the integration of state-of-the-art automation technology,...
Interview with Martin Ebner, CEO of StramaGroup
Plant and mechanical engineering
Innovation Drivers of the Hospitality Industry
Technological innovations are shaping the hospitality industry like never before. From intelligent cooking systems to sustainable solutions – the sector is evolving...
Interview with Salvatore Russo, Managing Director of UNOX Deutschland GmbH
How Noise Control Becomes a Key Technology
Sound insulation that sets standards: FAIST Anlagenbau GmbH is a leading provider of innovative noise control solutions for industry and power generation. With over...
Interview with Wilfried Thies, Managing Director of FAIST Anlagenbau GmbH
Reis Robotics: Software Meets Robotics
From the inventor of the deburring press in the 1950s to the developer of its own six-axis robots in the 1980s – Reis Robotics has a dynamic history. After the spin-off...
Interview with Volker Buchbauer, Managing Director of Reis Robotics GmbH & Co. KG
Magnetic Solutions for Tomorrow's Industry
Lifting and transporting heavy loads as easily as flipping a light switch, without any mechanical fixing: only magnets can do that. The family-owned Assfalg GmbH...
Interview with Christian Assfalg, Managing Director of Assfalg GmbH
Creating Matter from Spirit
LMD GmbH, based in Lennestadt in the Sauerland, celebrated 20 years of innovation and pioneering spirit this year. The specialists for digital manufacturing see...
Interview with Michael Hümmeler, founder of LMD Innovator GmbH and André Hümmeler, Managing Director of LMD GmbH
"We want to be flexible and approachable!"
Small but exquisite. This is how ES-HA-ES Anlagensteuerungen Automatisierungstechnik GmbH can be described. The family-run company from Osnabrück has many regular...
Interview with Eva Hackmann, Managing Director, and Mathias Escher, Managing Director of ES-HA-ES Anlagensteuerungen Automatisierungstechnik GmbH
Sustainable Innovation in Packaging Technology
Over the past decades, B&B Verpackungstechnik GmbH has evolved from an engineering service provider to a leading supplier of packaging machines. Originally grown...
Interview with Alexander Bannach, Chief Sales Officer of B&B Verpackungstechnik GmbH
It Can Be Tricky
When things get complicated, the experts at TYROLLER HY-DRAULIK GmbH are in their element. The family business based in Waidhofen specializes in hydraulic solutions...
Interview with Martin Tyroller, Managing Director of TYROLLER HYDRAULIK GmbH
From High Pressure to Peak Performance
In an era where technological innovations and sustainability go hand in hand, KMT GmbH stands out as a leading player in the field of high-pressure waterjet technology....
Interview with Alexis Hadzipapantoniou, Managing Director of KMT GmbH
Knitting for Environmental Protection
In the automotive industry, technical innovations and sustainable solutions are crucial for success. Buck GmbH & Co. KG specializes in the production of damping...
Interview with Alfred Buck, Managing Director of Buck GmbH & Co. KG
AUTOMATE – OPTIMIZE – PROFIT
Over the past decades, STOPA Anlagenbau GmbH has not only made a name for itself as a premium manufacturer of automated storage systems for sheet metal and long...
Interview with Michael Stolzer, Managing Partner of STOPA Anlagenbau GmbH
Customized Automation
The automation industry is facing increasingly complex challenges that require customized solutions. Symacon System + Service GmbH from Magdeburg has established...
Interview with Janine Goldgräbe, Sales Manager and Bernd Petermann, Managing Director of Symacon System + Service GmbH
Growth and Innovation in Compressed Air Technology
Since 1987, Sommer Kompressoren GmbH has stood for quality and innovation in the field of compressed air systems. The company has continuously evolved and now offers...
Interview with Udo Sommer, Managing Director of Sommer Kompressoren GmbH
"The industry in Germany will change, but not disappear!"
With the consistent reprocessing of metal chips, important recycling loops can be closed in the industry – Lanner Anlagenbau GmbH has been engaged in this business...
Interview with Tobias Lanner, Managing Director of Lanner Anlagenbau GmbH
Clients for Whom Grandpa Worked
With durable quality products and many loyal regular customers, the Belgian Matthys nv has been on a growth path since its inception in 1956. The family-run company...
Interview with Steven Goegebeur, Head of Engineering and Charlotte Matthys, Sales & Marketing of Matthys nv
Customer Orientation - the Measure of All Things
'We understand flow measurement technology'. That says it all. Almost everything. Heinrichs Messtechnik GmbH from Cologne is not only an experienced expert in high-quality...
Interview with Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Wenzel, Managing Director, and Denis Villevald, Sales Manager of Heinrichs Messtechnik GmbH
THE NAME FOR SAFETY – Globally
Switching devices are the unsung heroes of power distribution. They enable the switching, securing, and protection of operators handling electrical energy. Whether...
Interview with Robert Rohde, Head of Product Management at Jean Müller GmbH
Automatically Better
Large production and storage halls where forklift drivers transport goods from A to B – although this image still exists, logistics is becoming more and more a part...
Interview with Dr. Thomas Gutwald, Managing Director of TRAPO GmbH
Great Strength: "We Build Custom Noise Protection!"
In many industrial manufacturing processes, it gets really loud. To protect employees from harmful noise, effective noise protection is essential. This is where...
Interview with Frank Maatz, Managing Partner of MB Anlagenbau GmbH
A Visionary Journey
Balcony power plants are booming. Recently, the mark of half a million was cracked in Germany for the first time, representing a doubling of the reported systems...
Interview with Johannes Sréter, Partner at Safety Tax Free GmbH
Gentle Handling of Sensitive Products
Belgian know-how that is in demand all over the world? When it comes to the automatic handling of products, especially potatoes, onions, carrots, and other vegetables,...
Interview with Jeroen Deprez, Managing Partner and Mattias Mergaert, Head of Sales Agro at DEPREZ CONSTRUCT NV
The Gripper Picks Up and the Gripper Sets Down
Machines for complex technical processes - for example, injection molding - require reliable and precise components. Important elements of such machines are grippers...
Interview with Benjamin Barth, Managing Director and Manuel Maier, Project Engineering at BARTH Mechanik GmbH
"Our Software Creates Transparency in Production"
With the modular Manufacturing Execution System (MES) from FASTec GmbH, manufacturing companies can collect and evaluate machine data. The flexible solutions of...
Interview with Lars Knitter, Authorized Officer of FASTEC GmbH
The Machinologists and Their Diversity
It belongs to a strong corporate group. Bauer Maschinen und Technologie GmbH & Co. KG manufactures complex assemblies as well as complete machines and special machines...
Interview with Lutz Lindner, Managing Director of Bauer Maschinen und Technologie GmbH & Co. KG
Packaging that Creates Success
E-commerce is growing, and with it the need for packaging solutions. Kern AG from Switzerland is an expert in envelope inserting and packaging machines. With highly...
Interview with Stefan Wüthrich, CEO of Kern AG
"We can achieve even more!"
IAB Industrieanlagenbau Senftenberg GmbH from Lusatia has previously been primarily involved in the steel and smelting industry. In the coming years, it wants to...
Interview with Michael Schäfer Managing Director and Sven Siegemund, Production Manager of IAB Industrieanlagenbau Senftenberg GmbH
"We want to position ourselves even more strongly as a systems provider!"
Signode is known throughout Europe for its comprehensive expertise in transport goods security. In an interview with Wirtschaftsforum, VP Global Marketing & Communications...
Interview with Patrick Eggen, VP Global Marketing & Communications of Signode
At the Service of Progress, Always at the Forefront of Technology
Solving tricky problems is in the DNA of LSA GmbH Leischnig Schaltschrankbau und Automatisierungstechnik from Wolkenstein. The company is at home in the Ore Mountains...
Interview with Dr.-Ing. Steffen Leischnig, CEO of LSA GmbH Leischnig Electrical Cabinet Construction Automation Technology
Pumping with Safety
Industrial pumps are used in a wide variety of industries. As a manufacturer of special pumps for various applications, DICKOW PUMPEN GmbH & Co. KG has been on the...
Interview with Jörg Bornemann, Managing Director and Alexander Hammer, Sales Director of DICKOW PUMPEN GmbH & Co. KG
Big with Sweets
Gummy bears, chewy candies, granola bars, marshmallow sweets: many consumers find it hard to resist the allure of sweets and regularly give in to it. According to...
Interview with Dipl.-Ing. Volker Günnel, Director of Sales and Marketing at CHOCOTECH GmbH
With Swiss Made, Digitization, and Complete Solutions to Success
In our exclusive interview with Stefan Matti, who, together with his wife Sandra, took over the reins of the Swiss manufacturer of industrial plants in 2023, with...
Interview with Stefan Matti, CEO and Owner of Leutenegger + Frei AG
Clever Machines, Smart Processes
International competition, rising costs, and an ongoing shortage of skilled workers create a dynamic environment for manufacturing companies. Accordingly, production...
Interview with Ing. Rainer Haag, Managing Director of ematric gmbh
Pioneer in Sustainable and Efficient Solutions for Industrial Cooling
The importance of effective industrial cooling systems in various industries has steadily increased over recent years, as modern production processes increasingly...
Interview with Maximilian Lennert, Member of the Executive Board of IKS Industrielle KühlSysteme GmbH
On a Forward Course Through Conveyor Technology
What do aerospace, the food industry, the automotive sector, and the pharmaceutical industry have in common? At first glance, this diverse group shares one characteristic:...
Interview with Janina Spieler, HR & Controlling at CCI Conveyor Technology GmbH
Always perfectly cooled, stored, and ventilated
In order for fruits and vegetables to arrive fresh and crisp at the consumer after harvest, they must be optimally stored in the meantime. And this is exactly where...
Interview with Erik Deswert, Site Manager of HVA Koeling BVBA
Cleanliness with Precision - Not Just Around the Clock
The name Elma stands for 'Electric Machines'. The globally known brand of Elma Schmidbauer GmbH in Singen has stood for the highest level of purity for 75 years...
Interview with Andreas Schulz, Head of Marketing at Elma Schmidbauer GmbH
A Journey Through Innovation and Sustainability in Refrigeration Technology
In the complex structure of the corporate world, the story of Kälte Eckert GmbH tells of innovation, sustainability, and visionary leadership. From modest beginnings...
Interview with Holger Eckert, CEO of Kälte Eckert GmbH
Custom Suits for Analysis
To diagnose and treat blood diseases, highly specialized devices are required. As a developer and manufacturer of custom in-vitro diagnostic systems, BIT Analytical...
Interview with Thomas Eck and Jan Wilke, Managing Directors of BIT Analytical Instruments GmbH
Our Drive: Precision
Not only for companies in the automobile and tool industry, but the grinding machine manufacturer Erwin Junker Maschinenfabrik GmbH in Nordrach has also been the...
Interview with Joachim Himmelsbach, Managing Director and CTO of Erwin Junker Machinery Factory GmbH
"We are putting the driver at the center of our actions!"
With over half a century of experience, Holmer Maschinenbau GmbH is one of the world's leading manufacturers in the area of self-propelled sugar beet harvesters...
Interview with Martin Führer, Managing Director of Holmer Maschinenbau GmbH
Fast, precise, and powerful in all core competencies
For more than 30 years, Windschiegl Maschinenbau GmbH has been offering its know-how in the areas of turning, milling, grinding, and gear cutting to its customers....
Interview with Martin Höck, Managing Director of Windschiegl Maschinenbau GmbH
More than clean air
AL-KO THERM GMBH is the specialist for the production and distribution of AL-KO Airtech ventilation and extraction systems, located in Jettingen-Scheppach near Augsburg....
Interview with Michael Seitz, Head of Extraction Technology at AL-KO THERM GMBH
Strong in Lifting
It's simple physics: If you want to transport something long and heavy, you clamp it under your arm sideways, instead of holding it at arm's length in front of you....
Interview with Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Jakowiak, Managing Director of Bulmor Industries GmbH
With Swabian Inventiveness Ahead
Ziegler + Schenk GmbH, based in Göppingen, Germany, is an outstanding example of a company that asserts itself in a traditional sector while focusing on innovation,...
Interview with Christian Jaissle, Managing Director of Ziegler + Schenk GmbH
Smart Logistics Solutions for Palletized Products
Palletizers form the core of Segbert GmbH's product portfolio from Ahaus in the Münsterland region. The second-generation family business has its roots in the gravure...
Interview with Klaus Segbert, Managing Director of Segbert GmbH
We want to make people a little stronger every day
Fitness and bodybuilding have long ceased to be a trend, but rather a lifestyle. People have developed a high body awareness and focus on targeted muscle training....
Interview with Carolin Kämpf, Head Of Communication at gym80 International GmbH
"Asked when it gets particularly difficult!"
In many industrial manufacturing processes, parts have to be thermally treated. Only after such treatment do they have the desired product properties. Such thermal...
Interview with Rudolf Alda, authorized officer, head of industrial furnace technology and Helmut Telaar, authorized officer, operations management of Airtec Thermoprocess GmbH
With Pumas and Other Animals: Adaptable Like Nature
The Swiss machinery manufacturer Essemtec AG, based in Aesch, has long since arrived in the age of Industry 4.0. The company from the canton of Lucerne produces...
Interview with Olivier Carnal, General Manager of Essemtec AG
Harvest Helpers for the Mountains
Although agriculture is carried out on a large scale today, in the mountains, tasks such as manure spreading or harvesting can become real challenges. The family-run...
Interview with Heidi Lainer, Managing Director of Maschinenbau Otto Gruber GmbH
Strong Cranes made in Austria
The idea was to lift logs perfectly. With that idea, EPSILON Kran GmbH developed a completely new series of cranes based on the modular principle at the end of the...
Interview with Stefan Oberleitner, Managing Director of EPSILON Kran GmbH