WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 02/2018
WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 02/2018
WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 02/2018
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New Managing Director at Wittenstein motion control GmbH and<br />
Wittenstein aerospace & simulation GmbH<br />
Kasper Rungfeldt, a qualified lawyer and a business administrator, with extensive experience<br />
in oil & gas industry as well as in defense has been appointed Managing Director of<br />
Wittenstein motion control GmbH and Wittenstein aerospace & simulation GmbH. In the<br />
past, he has held various executive positions at organizations like Siemens and ABB for<br />
european and non-european locations as well. “We are confident of Mr. Rungfeldt’s ability to<br />
make a crucial contribution as we convert existing potential into long-term success in the<br />
international markets”, said the board spokesman for Wittenstein SE, Dr. Bernd Schimpf. After<br />
more than 10 years of service, Christoph Heine, the existing Managing Director of Wittenstein motion control<br />
GmbH and Wittenstein aerospace & simulation GmbH, will be leaving the company at his own request on June 1,<br />
<strong>2018</strong>. He will be joining Staufen AG, where he will take on the task of Industry Manager, Aviation & Defense.<br />
www.wittenstein.de/en-en<br />
ContiTech invests<br />
to expand its facility<br />
in Hungary<br />
Over the past 18 months Continental<br />
has invested around € 20 million<br />
for its new production location at<br />
Nyíregyháza, Hungary. The plant<br />
now has a second rubber mixing<br />
line, a new semi-finished production<br />
facility for air bellows and a<br />
production line for hoses destined<br />
for heating and cooling applications<br />
in cars. The new logistics<br />
center which will supply the other<br />
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Hungarian locations, was commissioned<br />
in December 2017. The new<br />
mixing line is currently starting its<br />
test mode. Hose production has<br />
already started, with capacity<br />
expected to double by the end of<br />
this year. The shared 4,500 m 2<br />
warehouse – which will store both<br />
hoses and air bellows – is also on<br />
course for completion by spring.<br />
The Hungarian government has<br />
also invested over € 6 million to<br />
support the expansion and created<br />
more than 200 additional jobs. In<br />
total, ContiTech now has around<br />
500 employees in Nyíregyháza.<br />
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www.contitech.de/en-GL
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