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The MOBILE.EXPO update – continuation planned for 2022

The HAHN Group MOBILE.EXPO is currently on a winter break. After a successful start in autumn 2021, the journey will continue in spring/summer 2022. Highlights of the forthcoming dates are above all several company anniversaries, which are also celebrated in this context.

The HAHN Group MOBILE.EXPO visited nine different locations in Germany and Belgium in just a few weeks. The integrated trade fair appearance during the FAKUMA in Friedrichshafen and the visit to Mainz during the HAHN Group Global Conference & Sales Conference were particularly interesting. The European tour will soon be continued with the planned stops in Lüdenscheid, Kremsmünster (Austria), Úvaly (Czech Republic) and Rheinböllen. At the same time, the locations also celebrate important dates such as the reopening of the DAHL Robotics location with an integrated Mobile Robots Experience Center or the numerous company anniversaries within HAHN Automation. In Rheinböllen, the company can already look back on 30 successful years of operation.

The aim of the MOBILE.EXPO is to share a selection of different topics and technologies from the HAHN Group company network. This enables personal exchange with colleagues, customers and partners from the regions. After the long period of contact and travel restrictions, the audience happily accepted this offer and numerous visitors were already able to get an idea of ​​modern automation and robot technology.

The regional HAHN Group locations can set their own priorities during the MOBILE.EXPO, which means that different highlights can be observed during the tour. The team from Waldorf Technik in Engen welcomed the local mayor and 100 students from the trade school in Singen to arouse their interest in technical professions. In Diepenau, the management of GeKu Automatisierungssysteme presented the expansion plans for their location and announced the long-term expansion of their workforce. In meetings with the Rhineland-Palatinate Economics Minister Daniela Schmitt and the Thuringian Economics Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee, the MOBILE.EXPO was also able to place important topics on the further development of the respective business locations, education and innovation with political influencers.

During the event, attention was paid to compliance with the distance rules, the recording of contacts and hygienic protective measures. However, due to the corona situation in winter 2021, it was decided that the last four MOBILE.EXPO events would be rescheduled in spring 2022. This ensures the highest level of security for all visitors and participants. Further information on the new dates will be announced as soon as possible on the HAHN Group website and on LinkedIn.

Take a look at the impression of the MOBILE.EXPO 2021 in the following photo gallery:

HAHN Group MOBILE.EXPO celebrates its start in Bettlach

The HAHN Group MOBILE.EXPO exhibition truck made its first stop at the HAHN Robotics Network in Bettlach, Switzerland, from September 20th to 23rd, 2021.

Managing director Björn Culmone and his deputy Andrea Hert are happy about the successful start of the event series at their location. After all, it is a great opportunity to draw additional attention to their site and to invite regional customers and partners to meet again. The organization of events of this scale is a result of the successful cooperation within the HAHN Group. This company network demonstrates its strengths particularly in projects or larger orders through the exchange of technologies and competencies as well as development, construction and service from a single source.

The highlights of the MOBILE.EXPO in Bettlach include the numerous exhibits from the various subsidiaries of the HAHN Group, which are touring as a permanent exhibition with the trade fair truck. The individual locations also exhibit their own products and technologies. In Bettlach, for example, you could admire a training cell from DAHL Automation and the Flexibowl, for which HAHN Robotics is the exclusive distributor in Switzerland.

A special thanks goes to the sponsors OnRobot and Kistler, who also accompanied the event in Bettlach. We are very pleased that we had the opportunity to enjoy such an extraordinary event in Switzerland with customers and partners as well as our families and friends.

Would you also like to visit one of the MOBILE.EXPO events? Register on the website for one of the following dates:

28.09. – 01.10.2021 | Waldorf Technik in Engen, DE

12.10. – 16.10.2021 | FAKUMA in Friedrichshafen, DE

19.10. – 21.10.2021 | Mainz, DE

25.10. – 26.10.2021 | HAHN Robotics in Fichtenau, DE

08.11. – 10.11.2021 | HAHN Robotics in Kelmis, BE

15.11. – 19.11.2021 | GeKu Automatisierungssysteme in Diepenau, DE

22.11. – 24.11.2021 | HAHN Robotics in Ponitz, DE

25.11. – 01.12.2021 | HAHN Automation in Ùvaly, CZ

02.12. – 07.12.2021 | HAHN Automation in Kremsmünster, AT

09.12. – 11.12.2021 | HAHN Robotics in Lüdenscheid, DE

13.12. – 17.12.2021 | HAHN Automation, Rheinböllen, DE

HAHN Group MOBILE.EXPO offers local trade fair in your region

Frankfurt am Main, Germany – The HAHN Group MOBILE.EXPO is picking up speed and presenting its technologies and products with its innovative exhibition and trade fair concept at 13 locations in Europe
The HAHN Group starts its MOBILE.EXPO in Europe on September 20th. At 13 locations in 5 countries, including a stop at the FAKUMA trade fair, the new exhibition and trade fair concept brings the technologies, products and contacts of the company network to regional customers and partners.
The HAHN Group shows digital and service-oriented concepts on 60m² of exhibition space in the specially converted exhibition truck. With the help of a wide range of information, a place for exchange, networking and brainstorming is created. At the accompanying exhibition, the current state of the art in the field of automation and robot technologies can be experienced up close on a further 80m². The agenda is designed for each truck stop location-specifically and thus sets sustainable impulses for transformation and knowledge transfer within the respective region.
Interested participants can register for MOBILE.EXPO on the HAHN Group website: https://www.hahn.group/en/events/mobile-expo/
The MOBILE.EXPO is carried out with the following event dates and locations:
  • 20.09. – 23.09.2021 | HAHN Robotics in Bettlach, Switzerland
  • 28.09. – 01.10.2021 | Waldorf Technik in Engen, Germany
  • 12.10. – 16.10.2021 | FAKUMA in Friedrichshafen, Germany
  • 19.10. – 21.10.2021 | Mainz, Germany
  • 25.10. – 26.10.2021 | HAHN Robotics in Fichtenau, Germany
  • 08.11. – 10.11.2021 | HAHN Robotics in Kelmis, Belgium
  • 15.11. – 19.11.2021 | GeKu Automatisierungssysteme in Diepenau, Germany
  • 22.11. – 24.11.2021 | HAHN Robotics in Ponitz, Germany
  • 25.11. – 01.12.2021 | HAHN Automation in Ùvaly, Czech Republic
  • 02.12. – 07.12.2021 | HAHN Automation in Kremsmünster, Austria
  • 09.12. – 11.12.2021 | HAHN Robotics in Lüdenscheid, Germany
  • 13.12. – 17.12.2021 | HAHN Automation in Rheinböllen, Germany
In addition to the information materials that can be experienced on site at MOBILE.EXPO, the HAHN Group offers featured content on the subject of “DIGITAL ADVANCED AUTOMATION” on their website. Through a video case study for the Healthcare industry, you will learn how today’s production will be further optimized through the application of intelligent and digital automation technologies. With its network, the HAHN Group is able to offer complex large-scale projects from a single source and to distribute capacities in times of high incoming orders. The video as well as a short presentation of the digital product portfolio and the responsible contact persons can be found here: https://www.hahn.group/en/digital-advanced-automation/

The HAHN Group Sales Roadshows – an event review

In September and October the HAHN Group organized several localized sales road shows as an alternative to the annual sales conference. Usually around 70 German-speaking sales employees from the various HAHN Group subsidiaries meet in one place to exchange ideas and develop their networks. Due to the travel and assembly restrictions of the corona pandemic, however, the event had to take place in a smaller scale. Therefore, it took place in several regions and was carried out with smaller groups at each location.

The sales staff met at three HAHN Group sites in Germany: at HAHN Automation in Rheinböllen, at HAHN Robotics in Diepenau, and at Waldorf Technik in Engen. The first day started with the presentation of the new company presentation with many insights into the development of the corporate group by Thomas Hähn, CEO of the HAHN Group. On top of that, a presentation of the latest standard products, such as Smart Solutions, Mobile Robots and the Palletizing Kit took place. The second day of the roadshow featured a local factory tour and joint workshops.

These product presentations and the exchange with one another were of central importance for the sales teams in order to get to know the solutions of the sister companies within the HAHN Group, as well as to discuss the possible combinations for customized systems with standard solutions.

“We are impressed by every one of you. That is why we encourage the exchange of ideas and networking between our teams,” Thomas Hähn told his audience. “With the HAHN Group and our subsidiaries, we still have a lot of potential for growth. That is why we invest in you and give you the security you all need so that you can continue to do your great work. ”

Equipped with lots of new information and marketing tools, the sales teams return to their workplaces. Building on the positive feedback of this event series it will be repeated next year at other HAHN Group locations. In addition, the HAHN Group plans to promote closeness to their customers, which is why starting in spring 2021, the HAHN Group will implement mobile trade fairs or road shows with the motto “Advanced Automation”. The respective sales teams can arrange individual appointments with their customers and present the latest product innovations Smart Solutions, Mobile Robots and Palletizer on site and in person. So far, three events are planned at three different locations in Germany. However, this concept will soon be expanded. With the help of the mobile road show, customers and salespeople no longer have to forego personal contact, but have the opportunity for exchange while adhering to the current hygiene and safety requirements.

On an international scale the HAHN Group is planning for a series of digital training events, in order to make the content of the German sales roadshow accessible to all. This event series is already in development for January and February 2021 in order to successfully kick off the new year.

Are you interested in participating in a mobile road show? Contact us at advancedautomation@hahn.group for more information. We are looking forward to the exchange with you!

GeKu names Ingo Heuer and Cord Rodenberg as additional managing directors

Diepenau, Germany – Ingo Heuer and Cord Rodenberg join the GeKu management team alongside Thorsten Gerling.

Effective February 1, 2020, Ingo Heuer and Cord Rodenberg became members of the management of GeKu Automatisierungssysteme GmbH. This reflects the company’s growth in recent years. In their roles, the new managing directors take over the operational management of the company. Thorsten Gerling remains CEO of GeKu and will focus on the company’s future strategic direction and development. The management trio aims to further develop GeKu and its employees within the HAHN Group, leading them successfully into the future with continuous growth.

Ingo Heuer and Cord Rodenberg have firm roots in the company. Heuer joined GeKu in 2013, three years later he advanced to the position of technical manager. Rodenberg has had a similar career trajectory. After several positions in German mechanical engineering companies, Rodenberg joined GeKu as a sales engineer, where he became sales manager in 2016. Heuer and Rodenberg have completed an additional degree in business administration while working at GeKu, which means that they are well prepared for their role as managing directors. Both have been responsible for many areas of the company independently since the beginning of 2019. The official raise into the management is the next step.

“In Ingo Heuer and Cord Rodenberg, we have found two additional managing directors for GeKu, which complement each other perfectly,” explains Thorsten Gerling, founder and managing director of GeKu Automatisierungssysteme GmbH. “We are certain that with this expansion in our management we will continue to promote and secure the positive development of GeKu. We are also proud to have such qualified talents in our own ranks.”

In addition to the strategic management of GeKu as managing director, Thorsten Gerling takes over the development of HAHN Robotics Diepenau GmbH as managing partner. The newly founded company will start operations in spring 2020. The new company is already planning for strong growth. Together with GeKu’s 25th anniversary, this development demonstrates the durability and innovative strength of the Diepenau location.

More flexible solutions for plastics manufacturing

Diepenau, Germany – GeKu and HAHN Robotics work even closer together with a new location in Northern Germany and are expanding their offering for the plastics industry.

GeKu recognizes the expanded potential of collaborative robot solutions for customers in the plastics industry. The HAHN Group, together with the Managing Director of GeKu, Thorsten Gerling and Marco Unverzagt, Managing Director of HAHN Robotics, establishes a subsidiary of HAHN Robotics in Northern Germany.

For the plastics industry, the companies of the HAHN Group have jointly developed application cases with collaborative robot technology for the handling of plastic parts. For example, cobot Sawyer from Rethink Robotics proves to be very easy to install and operate in this application area. At the same time, Sawyer is very flexible and can be used in many ways in companies in the plastics industry. Employees are relieved from taking on repetitive tasks and engage in more demanding tasks in the value chain. This ensures a high level of acceptance of the cobot within the workforce. Visitors to the fair can see at booth E61 in hall 10 how collaborative robot technology will support automation processes.

For about 25 years, plastics manufacturing has profited from GeKu’s automation of highly complex injection molding processes as well as individual high-tech automation and handling solutions. The founding of the subsidiary company Diepenau in Northern Germany, under the management of industry expert Thorsten Gerling, enables an expansion of their offers with security analyzes and integration of collaborative and industrial robot systems. The resulting solutions for plastics manufacturing are even more adaptable and target the challenges of the customers. With a total investment of 1.5 million euros, GeKu and HAHN Robotics will continue to serve the continuously growing needs of the automation industry in the future.

Thorsten Gerling, Managing Director of GeKu and the new subsidiary of HAHN Robotics in Northern Germany, is excited for the possibilities: “We are looking forward to being able to offer the plastics industry in the future even more flexible and future-oriented solutions. Through the cooperation within the HAHN Group, we have already recognized numerous trends and are working on the goal-oriented implementation of solutions for the needs of our customers and cooperation partners.”