(IN BRIEF) Henkel has implemented a mass balance approach to replace portions of fossil-derived materials with renewable raw materials in the production of its Bref toilet rim blocks across Europe. Working with partners Moeve and BASF, the company now uses … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged BASF, biobased feedstocks, Bref, CO₂ savings, Henkel, Marjon Stamsnijder, mass balance approach, Moeve, net-zero by 2045, partnership, recycled plastic, renewable raw materials, surfactant, sustainability, toilet rim blocks, upstream value chain
(IN BRIEF) At EMO 2025 in Hall 6 (Booth I46), Schaeffler is presenting new products tailored to the machine tool sector’s drive toward automation, digitalization and sustainability. Its KLLT four-row monorail systems handle substructure errors with minimal constraint, while the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 4 000 kN, 8–240 mm, AMOSIN, automation, ceramic rolling elements, digitalization, DKFLA, EMO 2025, Ewellix acquisition, false brinelling, Hall 6 Booth I46, KGT ball screws, KLLT four-row monorail guidance, linear motion, machine tools, PWG planetary screw drives, RGT ground roller screws, rotary tables, Schaeffler, sustainability, X arrangement, YRTA rotary bearings, YRTAG, YRTC series, YRTCG, ZKLF, ZKLN
(IN BRIEF) A June 2025 Forsa survey for Deutsche Post shows 65 percent of Germans prefer receiving traditional postcards over digital greetings, citing tangibility and personal effort. Three-quarters value that senders took the time to write; 69 percent see postcards … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 96 million postcards, Benjamin Rasch, Deutsche Post, digital vs. analog, Forsa survey, keepsakes, Museum for Communication Berlin, personal communication, postage rates, postcards, Postcrossing, tangibility, traditional mail, vacation greetings
(IN BRIEF) ZF’s new cubiX Tuner automates the calibration of multi-actuator chassis systems—brakes, steering, dampers, and drive—using AI-driven algorithms and an intuitive interface. Engineers input desired handling characteristics, and the tool automatically computes and writes tuning maps to the ECU, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AI algorithms, Android auto, Apple CarPlay, brand DNA, chassis calibration, Cloud Integration, cubiX Tuner, development acceleration, ECU tuning, Machine Learning, mobile app, multi-actuator control, PC version, software-defined vehicle, surrogate modeling, virtual validation, ZF
(IN BRIEF) ZF introduces a flexible Brake-by-Wire suite—purely electric (“dry”), purely hydraulic, or hybrid—that transforms braking with electronic actuation and software-defined control. Electric dry systems eliminate fluid drag and boost energy recovery; hybrid setups pair electromechanical rear axles with hydraulic … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged automated driving, BbW, Brake-by-Wire, chassis connectivity, drag torque, dry electro-mechanical brake, energy recuperation, hybrid brake system, IBC, Integrated Brake Control, Level 4 autonomous driving, Philippe Gasnier, software-defined braking, vehicle safety, ZF
(IN BRIEF) ZF will equip Mercedes-Benz with its steer-by-wire system in 2026, replacing the mechanical steering shaft with an electronic interface that enhances maneuverability, stability, and safety. The system’s software-controlled steering ratio adapts to driving conditions, while the Twin Worm … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged active rear-axle steering, ASIL-D, autonomous driving, delivery vehicles, EasyTurn, electronic steering, Level 4 autonomy, Mercedes-Benz, partnership, software-defined steering, Steer-by-Wire, steering ratio, Torque Feedback, Twin Worm, urban mobility, vehicle agility, ZF
(IN BRIEF) Voith Turbo’s new Aladin Beyond platform integrates cloud-based analytics with the SmartCase data collector to offer end-to-end monitoring and predictive maintenance for bus drive systems. Continuous fault detection—including recurrent and resolved issues—combined with historical data analysis enables early … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aladin Beyond, braking metrics, bus fleet maintenance, Busworld Europe 2025, cloud-based monitoring, data-driven diagnostics, DIWA automatic transmission, Electrical Drive System, kick-down accelerations, lifecycle cost reduction, Operational Efficiency, predictive maintenance, SmartCase, spare parts webshop, Tobias Ehrensperger, Voith Turbo
(IN BRIEF) Voith has launched three new MillOne automation modules—SmartProtect for high-density cleaning, FineScreening for stock screening, and Pulping Detrashing for pulping—each leveraging real-time data and automated control to optimize fiber yield, reduce energy and raw-material waste, and boost operational … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged autonomous paper mill, Düren, energy savings, fiber yield, fine screening, high-density cleaning, MillOne, OCC line, OnControl.FineScreening, OnControl.Pulping Detrashing, OnControl.SmartProtect, papermaking automation, partnership, process optimization, pulping, real-time data analysis, Schoellershammer, stock preparation, Voith
(IN BRIEF) Voith and the DLR Institute of Propulsion Technology have teamed up to apply AI-driven optimization to water turbine design using DLR’s AutoOpti platform. By coupling real turbine geometries with automated CFD, surrogate modeling, and design evaluation, the project … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AI optimization, AutoOpti, CFD, deep neural networks, digital workflows, DLR Institute of Propulsion Technology, FlowFormer, Francis turbine, Gaussian Process surrogates, guide vanes, hydropower, mechanical robustness, multidisciplinary optimization, partnership, runners, sustainable energy, transformer architectures, turbine efficiency, Voith, water turbine design
IN BRIEF) TUM will launch the Center for Structural and Functional Connectomics (CSFC) on its Garching campus—a €69 million initiative approved by the GWK—to comprehensively map neural networks and accelerate research into multiple sclerosis, neuro-oncology, and developmental neurological disorders. Spanning … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged AI-supported imaging, Center for Structural and Functional Connectomics, computational modeling, connectomics, CSFC, developmental neurological disorders, DZNE, DZPG, electron microscopy, Garching campus, GWK funding, Helmholtz Munich, light microscopy, Max Planck Society, microscopy, multiple sclerosis, Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, neuro-oncology, neuronal connections, Prof. Franz Pfeiffer, Prof. Julijana Gjorgjieva, Prof. Thomas Misgeld, SyNergy Cluster of Excellence, TUM, X-ray microscopy, €69 million
(IN BRIEF) BASF has enhanced its liquid enzyme range by adding a lipase (Lavergy® L Pace), a cellulase (Lavergy® C Care), and an amylase (Lavergy® A Star), rounding out its portfolio to meet diverse laundry needs. L Pace removes fats … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged amylase, anti-redeposition, BASF, cellulase, fabric care, fuzz removal, Home Care, I&I cleaning, Lavergy A Star, Lavergy C Bright, Lavergy C Care, Lavergy L Pace, Lavergy M Ace, Lavergy Pro, lipase, liquid enzymes, mannanase, protease, stain removal, sustainable laundry solutions
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler’s Powertrain & Chassis division began volume production of its mechatronic rear-wheel steering system in Q1 2025 at its Kysuce, Slovakia plant, manufacturing components for seven vehicle programs across Europe, China and North America. With three further nominations … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Automotive News PACE Award 2025, customer nominations 2027, Europe China North America, German automaker, IAA MOBILITY 2025, inductive displacement sensor, Kysuce Slovakia plant, mechatronic steering system, Munich Booth B40 Hall B3, planetary roller gear, power pack, Powertrain & Chassis division, rear-wheel steering, Schaeffler AG, vertical integration, Vitesco Technologies merger, volume production
(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter Group and Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH have obtained WTD 91 certification under TL 2350-0000 for their SECURE 500® steel in 6–16 mm thicknesses, confirming its suitability for military use after extensive weldability and blast-resistance testing. This approval strengthens … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged armor steel, ballistic protection, blast testing, defense applications, German Military Technical Center, Ilsenburger Grobblech, martensitic microstructure, military steel, quenched and tempered, Salzgitter Group, SECURE 500®, steel certification, Thorsten Gintaut, Thorsten Moellmann, TL 2350-0000, weldability testing, WTD 91
(IN BRIEF) Effective 1 December 2025, Ina Kamps will assume the role of COO at TenneT Germany, completing the Executive Board alongside CEO Tim Meyerjürgens, CFO Dr. Markus Binder, and CTO Kathrin Günther. Her appointment follows the Group’s January 2025 … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged BP Offshore Wind, BWO, Chief Operating Officer, COO, energy transition, Executive Board, German Offshore Wind Energy Association, Grid Expansion, Ina Kamps, Kathrin Günther, Manon van Beek, Markus Binder, network safety, offshore grid, onshore grid, organizational realignment, TenneT Germany, TenneT Group, Tim Meyerjürgens, transmission system operator
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall’s new SSW40 is the first automatic, magazine-fed grenade launcher firing 40 mm MV rounds, combining assault-rifle ergonomics with extended range and airburst capability up to 900 meters. The lightweight, ambidextrous design accepts both MV and existing LV … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Government, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 40 mm MV ammunition, Aimpoint sight, airburst capability, ambidextrous controls, automatic grenade launcher, customer verification, ergonomic design, hydropneumatic recoil damping, live‐fire demonstration, low velocity, medium velocity, Rheinmetall, Squad Support Weapon 40, SSW40, TPM-T ammunition, Unterlüß test range
(IN BRIEF) American Rheinmetall Systems has rebranded simply as American Rheinmetall to unify its U.S. defense operations, integrating the Biddeford, Maine team into the broader company. Existing contracts and services remain unaffected, ensuring ongoing customer support at scale. CEO Matt … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Government, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged airburst ammunition, American manufacturing, American Rheinmetall, Army modernization, ARS, Biddeford Maine, counter-UAS, electronic mission systems, EO/IR systems, Jason Atkinson, Matt Warnick, OEM, Operational Efficiency, Rebranding, remote weapon stations, Tier 1 supplier, U.S. defense
(IN BRIEF) In the second quarter of 2025, PNE Group obtained permits for three onshore wind farms in Brandenburg (one turbine added at Gerdshagen), Hesse (a 7.2 MW turbine at Holzhäuser Berg), and North Rhine-Westphalia (five turbines totaling 33 MW … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged 20 MWp, Brandenburg, energy storage, Gerdshagen, Hesse, Holzhäuser Berg, Niederkrüchten, North Rhine-Westphalia, onshore wind farms, Photovoltaic Plant, PNE group, Power-to-X, renewable energy, Roland Stanze
(IN BRIEF) Continental is boosting the share of renewable and recycled materials in its tires from 26 percent in 2024 to over 40 percent by 2030. The company now uses silica made from rice husk ash instead of quartz to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged bio-based carbon black, circular economy, Continental, end-of-life tire recycling, grip performance, Jorge Almeida, mass balance approach, pyrolysis oil, Pyrum Innovations, recycled materials, renewable materials, rice husk ash silica, rolling resistance, sustainability, Sustainability Innovation, tire production, ‘tall oil’
(IN BRIEF) Zalando and ZEOS have launched an AR app that transports users through every phase of Zalando’s fulfilment process—from receiving and stowing to picking, sorting, packing, and handling returns. Powered by ZalOS software, AI routing, and TORU robots, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Berlin, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI routing, AR tour, augmented reality, bag sorter, cardboard recycling, dynamic storage, ergonomic workstations, fashion logistics, fulfilment centre, logistics, Machine Learning, packaging optimization, pick tower, returns refurbishment, sustainability, TORU robot, Zalando, ZalOS, ZEOS
(IN BRIEF) Wealth Minerals and Voith have entered an MoU to co-develop the Pabellón Lithium Project in northern Chile alongside the CIQO and other partners. Voith will hold 5 percent of Wealth’s 7,600 ha license portfolio and assist in applying … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged battery-grade lithium, CEOL, Cerro Pabellón, Chilean Ministry of Mining, CIQO, Direct Lithium Extraction, DLE, exploration licenses, Hendrik van Alphen, Jan Lüder, lithium brine, Los Cóndores hydropower, Pabellón Lithium Project, partnership, pumped storage, Quechua Indigenous Community of Ollagüe, Region II Chile, renewable energy transition, Special Lithium Operation Contract, sustainability, sustainable energy storage, Voith Hydro, Wealth Minerals Ltd.
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