(IN BRIEF) Empa, SUPSI and Swiss machine manufacturer Bystronic have developed a self-guiding laser cutting method that uses cameras, microphones and machine learning to assess cut quality and adjust machine settings automatically. The project, supported by Innosuisse, addresses the challenge … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 10 mm, 15 mm, 25 mm, 6 mm, acoustic monitoring, Acoustics, Andreas Lüdi, Anna Ettlin, automotive industry, autonomous adjustment, autumn 2026, burr formation, Bystronic, cameras, control algorithm, cut quality, cut-edge roughness, cutting machines, Elia Iseli, Empa, industrial automation, industrial lasers, industrial metal processing, Innosuisse, Innosuisse Project Uses Cameras and Microphones to Improve Metal Laser Cutting, Konstantinos Skovolas, laser beam cutting, laser cutting, Machine Learning, manufacturing efficiency, material thickness, metal cutting, microphones, molten metal, Multifunctional Materials and Interfaces laboratory, Naval Mehta, near-infrared wavelengths, New Acoustic Method Helps Laser Cutting Machines Assess Cut Quality, optical monitoring, plasma, precision cutting, process gas, Researchers Develop Machine Learning System for Autonomous Laser Cutting Adjustment, retrofit, Roland Richter, self-correction, self-guiding laser, steel plate, SUPSI, Switzerland, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, vaporised metal
(IN BRIEF) Alunorte has begun ramping up alumina production after Brazil’s oil, natural gas and biofuels regulator ANP approved the refinery to act as a self-importer of gas and the company reached a temporary agreement with its gas supplier CELBA … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged 000 tonnes, 120, above-contract gas prices, alumina production, alumina refinery, Alunorte, Alunorte Alumina Output to Increase After ANP Approval and Gas Access Deal, Alunorte Begins Return to Full Capacity Following Natural Gas Supply Disruption, Alunorte Secures Temporary Terminal Access Agreement With CELBA, ANP, Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil oil natural gas and biofuels regulator, CELBA, commodity supply, contingency measure, contract gas price, energy supply constraints, full capacity, gas supplier, Industrial production, long-term solution, lost production, natural gas availability disruptions, Natural Gas Supply, operational recovery, Pará Brazil, production disruption, production ramp-up, Q3 2026 financial impact, reduced alumina production, refinery operations, self-importer of gas, temporary agreement, terminal access, USD 100 million, USD 75 million, £100
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds is strengthening support for UK farmers as prolonged dry weather adds pressure to rural businesses by affecting yields, feed supplies, water use and cashflow. Through Lloyds and Bank of Scotland, specialist agriculture managers are working with farming … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Small Business
Tagged agricultural sector, Agriculture Transition Finance, arable businesses, Bank of Scotland, biodiversity, British agriculture, carbon emissions, cashflow, Clean Growth Financing Initiative, Commercial Banking, drought conditions, energy efficiency, farm resilience, farming productivity, feed supplies, Food & Nature Resilience Fund, food security, green investments, herd welfare, interest rate reductions, Keele Dairies Ltd, Lee Reeves, lending arrangements, livestock farmers, Lloyds, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Expands Rural Business Support as Prolonged Dry Weather Hits Farms, Lloyds Supports Farming Resilience Through Finance and Green Investment Initiatives, loan repayment holidays, market prices, MOREhedges, MOREwoods, Newcastle-under-Lyme, overdraft support, prolonged dry weather, regenerative farming, relationship banking, renewables, rural businesses, rural communities, Samantha Summerfield, SME finance, Soil Association Exchange, soil health, temporary lending facilities, Tom Summerfield, UK farmers, UK Farmers Receive Additional Lloyds Support as Seasonal Pressures Intensify, waste management, water management, water use, Wildfarmed, Woodland Trust, working capital, yields
(IN BRIEF) CapMan Natural Capital and FSC International & Partnerships (FSC I&P) have entered into a strategic collaboration to explore the use of FSC Verified Impact across selected forest investment portfolios in developed European markets, beginning with forest investments in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Financial, Investment, Management
Tagged agriculture investments, biodiversity conservation, biodiversity impact measurement, CapMan and FSC I&P Aim to Strengthen Transparency in Natural Capital Investment, CapMan and FSC I&P Collaboration Targets Measurable Nature Outcomes in Forestry, CapMan Dasos European Forest Fund IV, CapMan Natural Capital, climate resilience, decision-useful information, developed European markets, environmental outcomes, Europe, Finland, forest biodiversity, forest certification, forest investment portfolios, forestry investments, FSC I&P, FSC I&P Partnership Supports CapMan’s Focus on Responsible Forest Investment, FSC International & Partnerships, FSC offices, FSC Verified Impact, investment decision-making, Investor Demand, Ivan Gjoshevski, Jyri Hietala, long-term investment performance, measurable sustainability outcomes, Michele Gonzalez-Mendia, natural capital, natural capital strategies, nature-based investment solutions, responsible forest management, responsible investing, social outcomes, sustainability performance, Sustainable Finance, sustainable forestry, sustainable management practices, transparent sustainability outcomes, value creation, verified impact
(IN BRIEF) EQT has announced that Kamgras 1 K.K., part of the consortium led by BPEA Private Equity Fund IX and Digital Garage, has further amended its ongoing tender offer for Kakaku.com, Inc., raising the offer price from JPY 3,450 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Law, Management, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 121 share price, 450 per share, 520 competing proposal, 570 per share, 64.82 percent premium, 68.32 percent premium, 69.76 percent premium, 83.17 percent premium, amended tender offer price, August 27 2026 tender offer deadline, BPEA IX, BPEA Private Equity Fund IX, Business Growth, classified businesses, common shares, data assets, Digital Garage, digital marketplaces, EQT, EQT and Digital Garage Increase Tender Offer Price for Kakaku.com, EQT Consortium Extends Kakaku.com Tender Offer After Raising Price, EQT Consortium Tops Competing Kakaku.com Proposal With Higher Tender Offer Price, EQT Private Capital Asia, execution certainty, investment transaction, JPY 2, JPY 3, July 29 2026 competing proposal, Kakaku.com, Kakaku.com Inc., Kamgras 1 K.K., long-term development, offeror announcement, online platforms, private equity, Privatization, regulatory clearances, securities code 2371, Shareholder Value, tender offer, Tetsuro Onitsuka, Tokyo Stock Exchange, TSE 2371, U.S. Securities Act of 1933, unaffected share price, value creation
(IN BRIEF) NORMA Group SE is launching a second public share buyback offer with a total volume of approximately EUR 208 million, offering to repurchase up to 9,306,487 shares at EUR 22.35 per share, a price that includes a 25.47 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management
Tagged 25.47 percent premium, 27.42 percent premium, 306, 487 shares, 9, acceptance period, Birgit Seeger, capital return, connecting technology, disciplined capital allocation, Dr. Daniel Heymann, EUR 208 million, EUR 22.35 per share, EUR 260 million capital return, EUR 53 million share buyback, Federal Gazette, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany, IDW S1 standard, ISIN DE000A41YH53, Maintal, Management Board, Mark Wilhelms, NewNORMA, Norma Group, NORMA Group Plans Share Cancellation Following EUR 208 Million Buyback Offer, NORMA Group SE, NORMA Group Sets Acceptance Period for Second Public Share Buyback Offer, NORMA Group Share Buyback to Cover Up to 9.3 Million Shares, October 19 2026, offer price, outstanding shares, public share buyback offer, residual allocation, second public share buyback, securities law, share cancellation, share capital reduction, shareholder return, strategic portfolio realignment, Strategy Update, Supervisory Board, tender ratio 19:6, tender rights, tender rights trading, treasury shares, US Exchange Act, US Securities Act, US shareholders, WKN A41YH5, Xetra trading
(IN BRIEF) National Grid has launched the North West London Upgrade, a major electricity transmission project designed to strengthen network resilience, increase capacity and support future economic growth across North West London and surrounding areas. The programme spans from Sundon … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged 000 community funding, 132kV GIS substation, 1GW demand, 400kV cable circuit, 400kV Elstree GIS substation, 530, AC transmission cables, Bedfordshire, community fund, constraint costs, data centres, Digital Industries, electricity infrastructure, electricity transmission network, Elstree substation, Elstree-St John’s Wood tunnel, energy bills, energy security, future electricity demand, gas-insulated switchgear, grid capacity, Hertfordshire, HMJV, Hochtief-Murphy Joint Venture, Hyundai Electric, Joe Senior, Laing O’Rourke, Letchmore Heath substation, local projects, London, London Power Tunnels 2, Major Electricity Upgrade to Strengthen Power Resilience Across North West London, Margam substation, national grid, National Grid Launches North West London Upgrade to Reinforce Electricity Network, network resilience, new connections, North London Reinforcement, North West London, North West London Upgrade, North West London Upgrade to Enable 1GW of New Data Centre Demand, NWLU, overhead line reinforcement, Peter Lyons, Port Talbot substation, Raj Kundan, reconductoring, regional economic growth, shunt reactors, Siemens Energy, St John’s Wood substation, Sundon substation, Sundon-Elstree overhead line, The Great Grid Upgrade, transformers, Wimbledon Asset Replacement
(IN BRIEF) WACKER is entering the EU pet food additives market with its plant-based FERMOPURE® VEGAN L-CYSTEINE and FERMOPURE® NATURAL L-CYSTINE products, which can be used as flavour precursors and flavour components to improve the smell, taste and palatability of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Environment, European Union, Food & Beverage, Germany, Science, Security & Safety
Tagged all animal species, amino acids, animal feed, animal-free production, biotechnology, cats, chewable products, Christian Hauk, Dogs, Dr Karsten Werth, E. coli production strain, EFSA, electrolysis, EU Approval Opens New Pet Food Additives Market for WACKER, EU pet food additives market, European Commission, European Food Safety Authority, European pet food market, fermentation, fermented L-cystine, FERMOPURE® NATURAL L-CYSTINE, FERMOPURE® NATURAL L-CYSTINE PET FOOD, FERMOPURE® VEGAN L-CYSTEINE, FERMOPURE® VEGAN L-CYSTEINE PET FOOD, flavour components, flavour precursors, functional pet food, Global Market Insights Inc., L-cysteine, L-cystine, liquids, Maillard reaction, meaty flavours, natural pet food, pet food additives, pet food and treats market, pet food palatability, plant-based glucose, plant-based raw materials, powders, reliable European supply, responsible sourcing, savoury flavours, sensory additives, sustainable production, tablets, traceability, United States pet food ingredients, vegan ingredients, WACKER, WACKER Biosolutions, Wacker Chemie AG, WACKER Expands FERMOPURE® Applications Into European Pet Food Market, WACKER Offers Plant-Based L-Cysteine and L-Cystine Solutions for Pet Food
(IN BRIEF) Kuehne+Nagel has announced an investment in a new Container Freight Station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, scheduled for completion in June 2027, which will provide more than 20,000 square metres of warehouse space and more than triple the company’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 square metres, 000 TEUs, 1.3 million TEUs, 20 %, 600, air logistics, battery-operated forklifts, Cambodia, cargo consolidation, cargo handling, CFS, consumer goods industry, Container Freight Station, contract logistics, cross-border connectivity, David Roussiere, dock levellers, five tonnes per square metre, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 9001, June 2027 completion, Kuehne+Nagel, Kuehne+Nagel Builds New Phnom Penh Logistics Facility Near Key Trade Gateways, Kuehne+Nagel Cambodia, Kuehne+Nagel Cambodia Facility to Support Consumer Goods Supply Chains Across Southeast Asia, Kuehne+Nagel Strengthens Cambodia Presence With Sustainable Container Freight Station, LED lighting, loading doors, logistics infrastructure, Mi Ki Chan, Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, Phnom Penh International Airport, rainwater management, raised-floor warehouse, regional logistics, regional trade corridors, road logistics, sea logistics, Signe Brink Wagner, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, skylight roofing, solar panels, Southeast Asia logistics, supply chain solutions, sustainable logistics, Switzerland, THAILAND, trade volumes, transport gateways, Vietnam, Warehouse Space, water infiltration systems, Zurich stock exchange
(IN BRIEF) Skanska, in a joint venture with Stacy Witbeck, has signed a contract with LA Metro for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project in Van Nuys, California, with Skanska’s share valued at USD 957 million, or … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 11 new stations, at-grade light rail, California, construction contract, December 2031 completion, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project, G-Line, high-density neighbourhoods, infrastructure investment, joint venture, LA Metro, LA Metro Awards Skanska Joint Venture Contract for Van Nuys Light Rail Line, Light Rail Transit, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles County rail network, public transportation, rail and maintenance facility, rail infrastructure, regional mobility, San Fernando Valley, SEK 8.9 billion, shade structures, Skanska, Skanska Advances Los Angeles County Transit Expansion With New Light Rail Contract, Skanska to Book SEK 8.9 Billion Share of East San Fernando Valley Transit Project, Stacy Witbeck, third quarter 2026, transit expansion, transportation infrastructure, US order bookings, USA, USD 1.9 billion contract, USD 957 million, utility improvements, Van Nuys, Van Nuys Boulevard
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications reported consolidated revenue of €608 million for Q2 2026, up 11% year on year, bringing first-half revenue to €1.2 billion, a 10% increase compared with H1 2025. Adjusted EBITDA excluding operating leases reached €169 million in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, Management, Netherlands, News, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, Adjusted EBITDA, affordable connectivity, Belgium, broadband internet, Bucharest Stock Exchange, commercial performance, connectivity, consolidated revenues, customer growth, Digi, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., Digi Spain, Digi Spain IPO, European telecom market, fibre broadband, fibre-optic network, financial results, fixed telephony, H1 2026 financial report, initial public offering, Investor Relations, Italy, market expansion, mobile services, network expansion, operating leases, pay TV, PORTUGAL, Q2 2026 results, revenue generating units, revenue growth, RGUs, Romania, Serghei Bulgac, Spain, telecommunications, United Kingdom
Smarte Steckdosen entwickeln sich von einfachen Fernschaltern zu Energie- und Netzwerksensoren Hohe Strompreise erhöhen die Nachfrage nach gerätebezogener Verbrauchstransparenz Smart Plugs ergänzen intelligente Stromzähler, ersetzen sie jedoch nicht Nachrüstbare Smart-Home-Lösungen sind besonders für den deutschen Mietwohnungsmarkt relevant Zigbee bleibt trotz … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Marketing, Retail, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Anomalieerkennung, Bitkom, Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, Bundesnetzagentur, Connectivity Standards Alliance, Cyber Resilience Act, Cybersicherheit, DACH-Region, Datenhoheit, Datenschutz, Deutschland, dynamische Stromtarife, E-Control, Echtzeitmessung, ElCom, Energieeffizienz, Energiemanagement, Energieüberwachung, EU Data Act, Hausautomation, intelligente Steckdosen, intelligente Stromzähler, Internet der Dinge, Interoperabilität, matter, Matter over Thread, Mietwohnungen, Österreich, retrofit, Schweiz, smart home, smart meter, smart plug E3, Smart Plugs, Smart-Meter-Rollout, software updates, Strompreise, Stromverbrauch, THIRDREALITY, Verbrauchsanalyse, Verbrauchstransparenz, vernetzte Haushaltsgeräte, ZigBee, Zigbee 3.0, Zigbee 4.0, Zigbee-Mesh-Netzwerk, Zigbee-Repeater
(IN BRIEF) SAS and Swiss Re have formed a partnership to help insurers strengthen underwriting, pricing and portfolio resilience by combining Swiss Re’s CatNet® natural catastrophe risk intelligence with the SAS® Insurance Life Cycle Accelerator and SAS’ AI, actuarial modelling … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, Insurance, Management, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged actuarial modelling, Actuarial Modelling and Catastrophe Intelligence, AI agents, AI-driven risk intelligence, Ali Shahkarami, artificial intelligence, auditability, business rules, catastrophe risk intelligence, CatNet, champion-challenger strategies, climate-driven events, cloud-native insurance operations, compliance, decision intelligence, Definity, explainable AI, exposure data, fairness, floods, Franklin Manchester, geocoding, governed AI workflows, hailstorms, Insurance Analytics, insured catastrophe losses, Insurers Gain AI-Powered Risk Decisioning Through SAS and Swiss Re Partnership, Machine Learning, Marlow, modelling efficiency, natural catastrophe data, new collar workforce, Operational Efficiency, portfolio management, portfolio resilience, portfolio risk steering, predictive hazard insights, Pricing, profit-loss ratio, protection gaps, rate deployment, real-time model scoring, reinsurance, risk management, SAS, SAS and Swiss Re Address Secondary Perils With Advanced Insurance Analytics, SAS and Swiss Re Combine AI, SAS Insurance Life Cycle Accelerator, SAS Strategic Technology Partner Program, secondary perils, secure APIs, Stu Bradley, sustainable property pricing, Swiss Re, Swiss Re Institute, underwriting, United Kingdom, wildfires
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom is bringing its products to Swiss MediaMarkt branches for the first time, expanding its presence in brick-and-mortar retail and giving customers new access to Swisscom and Wingo services in selected electronics stores. Sales will begin on Friday, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Internet & Online, News, Retail, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Basel SBB, brick-and-mortar retail, Carouge, consumer technology, contract signing, Crissier, customer experience, customer proximity, dedicated retail spaces, Dietikon, Dietlikon, Dirk Wierzbitzki, electronics retail, in-store advice, Internet services, Kriens, Lyssach, MediaMarkt, MediaMarkt branches, MediaMarkt Switzerland and Austria, MediaMarkt Switzerland to Offer Swisscom and Wingo Products In-Store, Meyrin, mobile services, residential customers, retail rollout, Sabrina Hubacher, security solutions, St. Gallen, strategic branches, Swiss retail market, Swisscom, Swisscom and MediaMarkt Partner to Bring Telecom Advice to Swiss Stores, Swisscom products, Swisscom Strengthens Customer Access With New MediaMarkt Retail Rollout, Swisscom Switzerland, Switzerland, telecommunications advice, telecommunications products, TV services, Vittorio Buonfiglio, Wingo, Wingo portfolio, Zurich Sihlcity
(IN BRIEF) Xuong Giang Paper has successfully commissioned its new TM16 tissue production line at its mill in Bac Giang Province, Vietnam, supported by a complete stock preparation system supplied by ANDRITZ. The project strengthens Xuong Giang Paper’s production capacity … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, International Trade, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, ANDRITZ Stock Preparation System Boosts Tissue Production at Xuong Giang Paper, Bac Giang Province, bleached hardwood kraft pulp, bleached softwood kraft pulp, domestic market, fiber utilization, finished tissue products, global demand, high-consistency refining line, high-consistency refining technology, international markets, LBKP, long-standing partnership, low-consistency refining line, manufacturing capacity, NBKP, paper mill, premium tissue products, PrimeRefine HC T, production efficiency, pulp quality, pulping, Refining, short-fiber development, stock preparation system, successful commissioning, tissue applications, tissue jumbo rolls, Tissue Manufacturing, tissue production, tissue products, tissue softness, tissue strength, tissue trimmings line, TM16 Project Marks New Milestone in Xuong Giang Paper and ANDRITZ Partnership, TM16 tissue production line, Tran Xuan Nam, Vietnam, Xuong Giang Paper, Xuong Giang Paper Advances Tissue Quality and Efficiency With ANDRITZ Solution
(IN BRIEF) KfW IPEX-Bank has arranged a syndicated EUR 200 million Term Loan Facility for state-owned Uzbek Agrobank, marking the second such facility between the two institutions. The financing will support new and existing exports from Europe to eligible corporate … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged Agrobank, banking syndication, Commerzbank, corporate lending, digitalisation, DZ BANK, eligible corporates, emerging markets, EUR 200 million, European companies, European exports, Export Finance, Facility Agent, financial institutions, Green Technologies, KfW IPEX-Bank, KfW IPEX-Bank Arranges Second Term Loan Facility for Uzbek Agrobank, KfW IPEX-Bank Strengthens Emerging Market Financing With Agrobank Transaction, Kommunalkredit Austria, London Forfaiting Company Limited, long-term financing, medium-term financing, Nexent Bank, Paying Agent, project refinancing, refinancing, second term loan facility, sole bookrunner, state-owned bank, Syndicated Agrobank Loan Supports European Trade and Green Technology Financing, syndicated financing, syndicated Term Loan Facility, term loan, trade finance, trade transactions, Uzbek Agrobank, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan corporates, water projects
(IN BRIEF) BASF’s Personal Care business has launched Floragenist™, a new generation of floral active ingredients combining responsibly sourced botanicals, sustainable extraction and epigenetic science for skin care applications. The range includes Floragenist™ Rose, derived from Damask Rose from Morocco … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Chemicals, Environment, France, News, Science, Technology
Tagged adaptive skin strength, AquaGenesis, BASF, BASF Introduces Floragenist™ Rose and Blossom for Radiance and Skin Resilience, BASF Personal Care, BASF Personal Care Introduces Floragenist™ Floral Actives Powered by Epigenetic Science, BASF Personal Care Launches Floragenist™ Floral Active Ingredients, bioactive compounds, Bitter Orange blossom, certified organic cultivation, Citrus aurantium var. amara, coconut water solvent, cosmetic bioactives, daily stressors, Damask Rose, diamond skin effect, environmental responsibility, epidermal support, epigenetic science, ethical sourcing, flavonoids, Floragenist™, Floragenist™ Blossom, Floragenist™ Rose, floral actives, France, hand-harvested flowers, in vivo study, local communities, MOROCCO, natural beauty, Oxidative stress, phytochemicals, Pulnoy, redness reduction, responsible sourcing, Responsibly Active, Rosa damascena, skin barrier function, skin care ingredients, skin luminosity, skin radiance, skin resilience, surface optics proteins, sustainable beauty, sustainable extraction, TEWL, traceability, transepidermal water loss, VISIA imaging
(IN BRIEF) Frankfurter Leben Gruppe is acquiring Athora Deutschland in its seventh transaction, expanding its portfolio to around 800,000 clients and approximately EUR 17 billion in assets under management, while DWS Group will support the deal as a long-term financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Insurance, Investment, Law, Management, News
Tagged 000 clients, 190 billion DWS assets under management, 800, alternative investments, asset management, Athora Deutschland, Athora Deutschland Acquisition to Lift Frankfurter Leben Assets Under Management to EUR 17 Billion, Athora Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Athora Germany, Athora Group, Athora Verwaltungs GmbH, BaFin, Dr Christian Wrede, Dr Hubert Becker, Dr Stefan Hoops, DWS Group, DWS to Support Frankfurter Leben Gruppe Growth Through Strategic Financing Partnership, EUR 1, EUR 139 billion Athora assets under management and administration, EUR 17 billion assets under management, EUR 3.5 billion Athora Germany AuMA, Frankfurt Münchener Lebensversicherung AG, Frankfurter Leben Gruppe, Frankfurter Leben Gruppe and DWS Partner on German Life Insurance Market Consolidation, Frankfurter Leben Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurter Lebensversicherung AG, Frankfurter Pensionskasse, German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, German life insurance market, hybrid capital, institutional insurance clients, insurance consolidation, Karsten Swoboda, Landeslebenshilfe, life insurance portfolios, mid-2027 completion, modern IT systems, pension reform, PICG, policy administration, policyholders, portfolio management, Pro bAV Pensionskasse, Prudentia Pensionskasse, regulatory approvals, Restricted Tier 1 capital instrument, RT1, run-off platform, seventh acquisition, strategic financing partner, streamlined administration, surplus participation, Todd Solash, USC
(IN BRIEF) Bechtle has been named a Leader in the AI-augmented Collaboration and Experience Services quadrant of the ISG Provider Lens™ Future of Work – Services 2026 reports for Germany and Switzerland, while also achieving Leader status in every other … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Internet & Online, Management, News, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged advisory firm, agentic ecosystems, AI assistants, AI pilots, AI-augmented Collaboration and Experience Services, AI-powered workplace solutions, artificial intelligence, Bechtle, Bechtle Recognised as Leader in AI-Augmented Workplace Collaboration, Bechtle Secures Eight Leader Rankings in ISG Future of Work Services Study, business processes, business value, change management, Christian Malzacher, collaboration solutions, company-wide AI adoption, contextual knowledge support, cost-effective AI, DEX, Digital Employee Experience, digital sovereignty, digital workplace, Digital Workplace Operations and Support Services, Future of Work Services 2026, Germany, Governance, Information Services Group, ISG, ISG Names Bechtle a Leader in AI-Powered Workplace Solutions in Germany and Switzerland, ISG Provider Lens™, large accounts, Leader rankings, Leader status, modern workplace, multi-agent orchestration, Neckarsulm, practical AI solutions, Roman Pelzel, scalable AI, secure AI, Smart and Sustainable Workplace Services, sovereign IT architectures, Switzerland, technology research, user adoption, workplace operations, workplace strategy, Workplace Strategy and Enablement Services
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler has introduced formed strain wave gearboxes for humanoid robots, expanding its robotics portfolio with a key actuator component designed to meet demanding requirements for precision, stiffness, compactness, high torque capacity and high gear reduction ratios in humanoid … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged 2 million gearboxes, 2027 production, 25 percent cost reduction, 75 percent material reduction, actuator components, Actuators, automotive DNA, automotive manufacturing expertise, compact gearbox, David Kehr, dimensional accuracy, formed strain wave gearboxes, Formed Strain Wave Gearboxes Strengthen Schaeffler’s Humanoid Robotics Portfolio, forming technology, Germany, Germany production, global rollout, Herzogenaurach, high gear reduction ratio, high torque capacity, high-volume manufacturing, humanoid manufacturers, humanoid robotics, humanoid robots, industrial robotics, industrial scalability, key robot components, manufacturing costs, mass manufacturing, mass market humanoids, material consumption, Motion Technology Company, precision, precision machining, process stability, robot component manufacturing, robot joints, robotics components, Schaeffler, Schaeffler Brings Formed Strain Wave Gearboxes to Humanoid Robotics Market, Schaeffler Prepares Humanoid Robot Components for High-Volume Manufacturing, stiffness, strain wave gearboxes, validation testing
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