The BEUMER Group, Beckum, a leading international manufacturer of intralogistics systems in the field of conveying and loading systems, palletizing and packaging technology, sorting and distribution systems has acquired FAM GmbH, Magdeburg a supplier of conveying systems and loading technology.
The fourth industrial revolution is well under way, driving the intelligent networking of machines and processes in factories. Self-learning production systems and machinery are opening up innovative development opportunities for the German mechanical engineering sector that will strengthen its competitive ability even further. Against this background, Eirich is setting a new milestone for the worldwide Eirich Group: A joint venture with the name “Prosio Vision” offers intelligent control technology for the bulk material industry and will serve as the AI center of the Eirich Group.
The Saarbrücken civil engineering contractor SaarGrundbau has successfully completed a tunnelling project using a Herrenknecht AVN 1200 C micro boring machine (TBM) running on biodegradable hydraulic fluid from the German-based company Fluid-Competence. This particularly challenging engineering project involved driving a 96 m-long tunnel with simultaneous casing at a gradient angle of 34.60°.
The next STUVA conference originally planned for 06 to 08 December 2023 at the International Congress Center (ICM) in Munich will take place earlier than previously planned. The new date is now 08 to 10 November 2023.
SMT Scharf AG (WKN 575198, ISIN DE0005751986), one of the world’s leading suppliers of customized transport solutions and logistics systems for underground mining, achieved significant year-on-year growth in its revenue and earnings, on the basis of preliminary results.
Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft, through its wholly owned Australian subsidiary Hochtief Australia Holdings Limited, holds a stake of approx. 78.58 % in Australian company Cimic Group Limited. Hochtief has approved the submission by Hochtief Australia of an unconditional and final off-market takeover offer to acquire each Cimic share held by the free float shareholders of Cimic other than Hochtief Australia for AU$ 22 cash per Cimic share.
South Harz Potash Limited (ASX:SHP) announce that drilling has now commenced on drill site OHM-02, the first of two confirmatory holes located within the flagship Ohmgebirge Mining Licence (Ohmgebirge) area of its 100%-owned South Harz Potash Project. This hole is scheduled to be completed in early February and will be assayed for chemical composition immediately once core is withdrawn.
More than 10 months before bauma opens its doors in Munich from October 24–30, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment is expecting a very high level of participation: 97 percent of the available space has already been confirmed by exhibiting companies.
In December 2021 thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has opened a second service center in Peru, expanding its mining operations in the country and further strengthening its presence in South America. With the installation of this new unit, which is located in La Joya, in the province of Arequipa, the company now has six service centers in the continent.
Commenting on the current situation on the labour market, VDMA Executive Director Thilo Brodtmann explains: "Despite the still tense Corona situation, demand for labour in the mechanical and plant engineering industry remains high.
As part of its accelerated development in Germany, Geodesia appoints Volker Meyer as CEO of its German subsidiary. Volker is an entrepreneur, boasting a vast experience in management and construction of telecommunication networks. His mission will be to transform Geodesia's ambitions in Germany by supporting the rise of fiber-to-the-home and bringing Geodesia to become the leading player in the engineering and construction of ultra-high-speed networks.
New tunnel will connect north Hamburg to a new heating network | Contract worth approximately CHF 75 million (EUR 72 million).
With well over 1,000 registered participants, numerous exhibitors and hundreds of trade visitors, the STUVA Conference 2021 at Messe Karlsruhe did not set a new attendance record, but in view of the pandemic situation the number of participants was simply overwhelming. Thanks to the precautionary measures laid down by STUVA, which went far beyond state regulations, an exceptional conference in all aspects was successfully held from 24 to 26 November 2021.
NSK Self-Lube® bearing units with triple lip seal and end cap protectors provide an extended service life in harsh operating conditions, such as those prevalent within the quarrying, mining and construction sectors. This proven performance is vital in these industries, where contaminants can easily penetrate poorly specified bearings, bringing machinery and equipment to a halt.
The site of the former blast furnace plant Phoenix-West in the district of Hoerde, Dortmund, is now home to the 115 ha technology and service location Phoenix West. Construction of a new four-story office and administration building for the transmission system operator Amprion GmbH is currently underway on Robert Schuman Strasse.
Engineering Dobersek in Germany and Severniy Mining and Processing (SevGOK) in Ukraine have selected Metso Outotec’s mill discharge pumps for Severniy’s greenfield process waste thickening plant.
Implenia Baugesellschaft m.b.H. plans to sell its Austrian building construction unit to ZECH Bau Austria GmbH, with closing scheduled for end-October. Implenia thus continues to focus on its defined core portfolio in accordance with its strategy.