Plant and Machine Engineering

Interview with Thorsten Bung, Managing Director of Kuhne GmbH

Using Plant Expertise to Combat the Skills Shortage

Manufacturer of film and sheet production equipment. Managing Director Thorsten Bung revealed in the interview with Wirtschaftsforum how his current...

Interview with Heinz Sander, Managing Director, and Andreas Wehrmann, Managing Director of ICA Traffic GmbH

From Machine Manufacturer to System Provider

25 years ago, ICA Traffic GmbH from Dortmund manufactured their first ticket vending machines and has since worked up to a significant...

Interview with Volker Wisser, Sales Director and Jan-Eric Spiesecke, Sales

Innovations for Switchgear Construction

Switchgears play a central role in the professional control of machines and systems – and their demand is increasing in the face of growing...

Interview with Ing. Bernhard Wagner, Managing Partner of Zoerkler Gears GmbH & Co KG

Tailor-Made for the Mobility of Tomorrow

In the midst of the idyllic wine landscape of Burgenland, technology is developed that is used in high-performance vehicles, airplanes, and trains all over the world...

Interview with Florian Pöckl, Managing Director of HÖRMANN Klatt Conveyors GmbH

Heavy Loads, Easily Moved

Modern intralogistics stands and falls with the performance of its conveyor technology. Whether pallets, parcels, or luggage - only when material flows...

Manfred Brinkmann, Managing Editor-in-Chief

Manfred Brinkmann

Managing Editor of European Business

Are You Shaping the Future of Business?

As Managing Editor-in-Chief, I am always searching for the next generation of leaders and innovators. If you are at the helm of a company making a significant impact, I invite you to connect with us. Let's share your vision with our audience of influentia.

Latest Interviews

Interview with Rimt Wortberg, Managing Director of Thade Gerdes GmbH

High Esteem with Deep Drilling

Enlightening and profound – two adjectives that could not describe a company from the far north of Germany more accurately. Thade...

Interview with Constantin Schindler, Managing Director of AREAL Projektentwicklung GmbH

Living Spaces with Demands and a Future

Living space is more than just a roof over your head. It shapes quality of life, connects people with their environment, and creates value for generations. Especially...

Interview with Ing. Mag. Christian Schober, CEO & Co-owner of ZACH Antriebe GmbH

"Smoke and heat exhaust systems must always function!"

Flawlessly functioning smoke and heat exhaust systems save lives. In case of fire, they ensure that toxic smoke gases are vented, visibility is improved...

Interview with Thomas Zirk, CEO of AuCom MCS GmbH & Co. KG

Controlled and Regulated

In many companies, they are still standard: motors without controlled drive that consume more energy than nescessary. Precise speed controls...

Interview with Andreas Ewald, Managing Director of K.R. Pfiffner AG

Systemized Special Machinery Construction for Global Markets

Special machines for maximum productivity, Swiss precision, and a clear stance on technological progress – KR Pfiffner AG has established itself globally...

Interview with Mario Schober, Head of Sales at SPRINGER Municipal and Environmental Technology GmbH

Winter Service in Transition

With the retreat of the snowline to ever higher altitudes due to climate change, one might think that the demand for winter clearing equipment is melting as fast as...

Interview with Gernot Ramsauer, Managing Director of Langguth + Co. GmbH

"The more unusual, the better!"

It only really becomes fun when it gets challenging. That is the attitude of Gernot Ramsauer, Managing Director of Langguth + Co. GmbH. The fa...

Interview with Ralf Christian Tränkle, CEO (CSO) of OKUMA GERMANY GmbH

Okuma: From Noodles to High-Tech

What began in 1898 in Japan with noodle machines is today a worldwide leading company for machine tools: Okuma GmbH offers the German market...

Interview with Florian Hochstadt, Managing Director of I.M.A. - H.-D. Gröschler GmbH

Driving Force for the SME Sector

I.M.A. - H.-D. Gröschler GmbH from Leopoldshöhe is a leading provider of customized drive systems tailored to the needs of smaller and medium-sized machine manufacturers...

Interview with Thomas Schumacher and Thomas Simon, Managing Directors of the Berthold Kunrath Group

Problem Solver and Form Giver

Toolmaking is an important pillar of German industry and is considered the backbone of various key technologies; for example, the automotive...

Manfred Brinkmann, Managing Editor-in-Chief

Manfred Brinkmann

Managing Editor of European Business

Are You Shaping the Future of Business?

As Managing Editor-in-Chief, I am always searching for the next generation of leaders and innovators. If you are at the helm of a company making a significant impact, I invite you to connect with us. Let's share your vision with our audience of influentia.