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Expansion of production capacities strengthens growth and secures jobs worldwide
Ziehl-Abegg invests an additional 90 million euros
Ziehl-Abegg is investing an additional 90 million euros in machinery, tools, and production capacities in Europe, North America, and Asia. The background is the worldwide increasing demand for fans for AI data centers as well as growth in the areas of building climate control, heat pumps, and refrig…
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Chat with machine data
Thanks to AI, machine data becomes accessible to everyone: A research team at the Fraunhofer IPA is working on a generative artificial intelligence system that allows employees to query production and machine data via chat. It visualizes complex data and thus simplifies analysis in everyday work.
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Merck Agrees to Acquire Bio-Techne, Strengthening Leadership Position in Fast-Growing Life Sciences Markets
– Purchase price of US$73 per share in cash represents an enterprise value of US$11.3 billion (EUR 9.9 billion)
– Proposed acquisition expected to be immediately accretive to sales growth and EBITDA pre margin post-closing, and EPS pre accretive by year 3 after closing
– U.S.-based Bio-Techne to bring…
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Groundbreaking for the new building of the Elis location in Landstuhl
On March 19, 2026, the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new production facility took place at the Elis location in Landstuhl. About a year after the major fire in December 2024, a state-of-the-art laundry with a production area of 10,000 square meters is being built.
Following planned completion in…
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In medicine, plastic is a key material that is processed into precise, demanding components through injection molding.
Plastic drives progress forward
Whether in rapid test systems for pathogens, auto-injectors, or laboratory materials: high-performance plastics are indispensable in medicine and life sciences and continue to drive medical progress forward. Two applications exemplify modern diagnostic products that are now made possible through spe…
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- Conversion
The space company Beyond Gravity is doubling the production area at its site in Berndorf, Austria. From 2027 onwards, the company will be able to produce ten times more pointing mechanisms per year.
Beyond Gravity increases thruster pointing production capacity tenfold
Beyond Gravity, a leading global space supplier, is significantly expanding its production footprint in Austria to meet surging demand for mechanisms, which point electric satellite thrusters. “We are investing 4.5 million euros to double our production facility in Berndorf, Austria. This is a signi…
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- Battery
No gripper, no e-mobility
The battery is evolving into a key technology for the automotive industry. It determines range, costs, and competitiveness of electric vehicles. At the same time, pressure is mounting on Europe to develop its own production capacities. Schmalz offers highly precise vacuum technology, secure automati…
