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The World´s Top 10 automated countries

The average robot density in the manufacturing industry hit a new global record of 113 units per 10,000 employees. By regions, Western Europe (225 units) and the Nordic European countries (204 units) have the most automated production, followed by North America (153 units) and South East Asia (119 units).

The world´s top 10 most automated countries are: Singapore (1), South Korea (2), Japan (3), Germany (4), Sweden (5), Denmark (6), Hong Kong (7), Chinese Taipei (8), USA (9) and Belgium and Luxemburg (10). This is according to the latest World Robotics statistics, issued by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

“Robot density is the number of operational industrial robots relative to the number of workers,” says Milton Guerry, President of the International Federation of Robotics. “This level measurement allows comparisons of countries with different economic sizes in the dynamic automation race over time.”

The country with the highest robot density by far remains Singapore with 918 units per 10,000 employees in 2019. The electronics industry, especially semiconductors and computer peripherals, is the primary customer of industrial robots in Singapore with shares of 75% of the total operational stock.

South Korea comes second with 868 units per 10,000 employees in 2019. Korea is a market leader in LCD and memory chip manufacturing with companies such as Samsung and LG on top and also a major production site for motor vehicles and the manufacturing of batteries for electric cars.

Japan (364 robots per 10,000 employees) and Germany (346 units), rank third and fourth respectively. Japan is the world´s predominant robot manufacturing country – where even robots assemble robots: 47% of the global robot production are made in Nippon. The electrical and electronics industry has a share of 34%, the automotive industry 32%, and the metal and machinery industry 13% of the operational stock. Germany is by far the largest robot market in Europe with 38% of Europe’s industrial robots operating in factories here. Robot density in the German automotive industry is among the highest in the world. Employment in this sector rose continuously from 720,000 people in 2010 to almost 850,000 people in 2019.

Sweden remains in 5th position with a robot density of 274 units operating with a share of 35% in the metal industry and another 35% in the automotive industry.

Robot density in the United States increased to 228 robots. In 2019, the US car market was again the second largest car market in the world, following China, with the second largest production volume of cars and light vehicles. Both USA and China are considered highly competitive markets for car manufacturers worldwide.

The development of robot density in China continues dynamically: Today, China’s robot density in the manufacturing industry ranks 15th worldwide. Next to car production, China is also a major producer of electronic devices, batteries, semiconductors, and microchips.

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Chiratae Ventures

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Appoints Dr Andreas Hettich to its global advisory board

Chiratae Ventures, India’s leading venture capital advisory firm based in Bengaluru, appoints Dr. Andreas Hettich to its Global Advisory Board as of 28 January 2021. Dr. Andreas Hettich is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Hettich Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of furniture fittings with annual sales of 1.1 billion euros.
Dr. Hettich is also a non-executive director of Hettich India Private Limited and managing partner of his own holding group, Dr. Hettich Beteiligungen GmbH, which has investments in companies such as EWIKON, Halemeier, and the educational company “das Forscherhaus”, among other entrepreneurial commitments. Dr. Hettich is also a member of the advisory and supervisory boards of Jowat, Peter Lacke, FSB and Georg Nordmann Holding.
Chiratae Ventures’ Global Advisory Board includes Ratan Tata (Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons), Kris Gopalakrishnan (Co-Founder of Infosys), Bruno E. Raschle, (Founder, Managing Director and Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Schroder) and Manish Choksi (Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Asian Paints). Chiratae India’s Advisory Board includes Dr Ferzaan Engineer, a multi-entrepreneur in healthcare and founder of Cytecare Cancer Hospitals, an Indian hospital network specialising in cancer treatment.
“The Indian startup scene is one of the fastest growing in the world. Chiratae Ventures plays a key role in building a sustainable startup landscape and developing industry-leading brands,” comments Dr Andreas Hettich on joining Chiratae’s global advisory board. “I am delighted to be working with the company at this exciting time when we are entering a new normal and can join outstanding Indian entrepreneurs in their journey to success by picking up many innovative ideas and systematically taking them forward.”

Sudhir Sethi, Founder and Chairman of Chiratae Ventures is looking forward to their cooperation in the Global Advisory Board. “Dr. Hettich’s unique business experience and vision will further strengthen our mission by sharing our knowledge and strategic insights across all sectors. We believe our portfolio companies can benefit tremendously from his unique perspective and years of business experience to succeed internationally in the future.”

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Pfleiderer Group

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Changes in the organization and management

The Pfleiderer Group completed the realignment of the individual business units that began at the end of 2019 and the associated organisational changes at the end of 2020. In future, the corporate group will be managed in three independent business units.

As planned, there will also be a corresponding change in the management at the beginning of 2021: Dr. Boris Gorella has been appointed CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board with a focus on Pfleiderer Panel West as of 1 February 2021. As early as 1 January 2021, Dr Mani Herold joined the company as CFO with a focus on Panel West.

As of 1 February, Pfleiderer Panel West, Pfleiderer Panel East and Silekol will report directly to the Advisory Board of the Pfleiderer Group. The Group’s outgoing CEO, Zbigniew Prokopowicz, will join the Advisory Board, where he will be Executive Chairman responsible for the two business units Panel East and Silekol. The outgoing Group CFO, Dr. Nico Reiner, is leaving the Pfleiderer Group.

The Chairman of the Advisory Board, Miguel Kohlmann, praises both gentlemen “for their outstanding commitment, never-ceasing efforts and achievements as senior business leaders, which they demonstrated in particular during the COVID 19 crisis in the first half of 2020”.

Dr. Boris Gorella spent 10 years, prior to joining Pfleiderer, as CEO of Beckers Group, a supplier of industrial coatings. During this tenure, he transformed the privately owned group into a world leader in in its core segments. Prior to Beckers, Dr. Gorella held senior positions with leading chemical and consulting companies. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from Technical University Berlin and an MBA from INSEAD.

“I look forward to the new tasks at Pfleiderer, and will look to further develop Pfleiderer’s leading market position given its strong, customeroriented franchise, its reliance on wood as a sustainable resource, and its committed employees,” said Dr. Gorella upon taking up his new role.

Dr. Mani Herold previously spent 5 years as CFO at Cerdia, a global chemicals group. Prior to that, he was CFO of the global acting E.ON Connecting Energies, a division of E.ON Group. He has also held senior positions at various major financial houses. He holds a PhD in Economics from Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich.

“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Boris Gorella and Dr Mani Herold as members of the management team at Pfleiderer at a time when we are entering an exciting new phase of growth,” said Miguel Kohlmann.

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Albrecht Bäumer

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Christoph Hauck took over as managing director in January

For the first time in the company’s 75-year history, Bäumer is managed solely by a non-family member: On January 1, 2021, Christoph Hauck took over sole management of Albrecht Bäumer GmbH & Co. KG. Nina Patisson, great-granddaughter of the company founder and acting CEO, withdrew from the operational business on February 1, 2021, but will continue to accompany the company in her role as shareholder. “We are confident that Christoph Hauck brings both the right education, experience and personality to this position,” Patisson said.

Hauck, 57, studied electrical engineering, specializing in automation technology, and has worked primarily in engineering and sales for companies in Germany and abroad. For the last 19 years, he managed a company in the electrotechnical engineering sector as managing director. With stability and sustainability, he wants to keep the “big ship” Bäumer on course, relying in particular on almost 400 motivated employees. The new CEO wants a “noiseless transition.” “I achieve this by acting as if it were my own company, with prudence and a well-founded weighing of opportunities and risks in every decision,” says Hauck. Christoph Hauck values both the togetherness of a family business and working with many different nations and cultures. Being a first-class supplier for customers, creating satisfaction for shareholders and sustainability for the workforce are his highest goals.

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Lamigraf

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Closes the purchase of its first printing machines in China

On 4 December, Lamigraf signed an agreement with the renowned German manufacturer Rotodecor GmbH for the purchase of two gravure printing presses for its new factory in Changzhou (China).

With this investment, the group strengthens its international presence and strategically positions itself to respond to the growing and dynamic demand of the Chinese market, providing it with a production capacity of up to 5,000 Tn from Q4 2021, with the highest quality standards. The group plans to expand its capacity to 15,000 Tn in the future to be able to supply customers located in other Asian countries.

For this purpose, Lamigraf will have an 8,350 square meter warehouse with fully equipped infrastructures: offices, showroom, digital color center, and others, whose construction is expected to be completed at the beginning of Q4 2021.

With this action, Lamigraf consolidates its position in China after having already made an investment last year for the refurbishment of its new showroom and the reform of its commercial office in Shanghai, from which it will continue to provide the digital color development service to customers.

Lamigraf, as a company specialized in the development and printing of designs for the furniture and flooring industry, will have its 4th production center in China (Changzhou), in addition to the current ones in Spain (Ametlla del Vallés), Germany (Bönen) and Brazil (Curitiba).

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Third "Drupa Preview Day"

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Focus on global trends

The last edition of “Drupa Preview” in 2020 once again offered the opportunity for intensive knowledge transfer in the print community. Presentations and live web sessions by industry experts and partner associations focused on future topics and current global trends and challenges at the digital event. However, applications and uses in the field of additive manufacturing processes and packaging printing were also addressed. A total of 4,301 registered participants took advantage of the new platform’s offerings.

A panel discussion and videos in the conference area were devoted to the growing importance of sustainability. The speakers in this edition were Tom Krause from igus, Beatrice Klose from Intergraf, Horst Huber from Priint Group/Werk II and Charles Jarrold from BPIF. Afterwards, sessions with James Nelson of EFI, Sebastian Hardung of Priint Group/Werk II, Jan de Roeck of Esko and Strategic Supervisor Kristin Kain, as well as the panel with Elaine Campling, founder of Chemical Compliance Advisory Services, Ken Hanulec of EFI, David Zamith of Ruy de Lacerda and Thomas Poetz of 3T Inkjet Consulting invited interaction.

“The third ‘Drupa Preview Day’ once again underscored the industry’s need for networking and guidance, while proving the essential added value of high-quality content addressed by industry experts. In addition, the format facilitated interaction and business development among

the participants as well as the so important generation of new customer contacts via the matchmaking tool. Since the first ‘Preview Day’, we have seen a steady increase in registrations. This further confirms that we have developed the right solutions for the print community under the current conditions,” emphasizes Sabine Geldermann, Project Director Print Technologies.

Over 4,300 participants have registered for the “Drupa Preview Days” so far. The international share was 82 percent. The third edition, which featured 1,383 exhibitors from 49 countries, attracted around 14,400 page impressions.

All presentations and videos are available on demand in the Video Library at preview.drupa.de. The fourth edition of the “Drupa Preview Day” is planned for February 2021.

Registration also recently opened for “Virtual.Drupa” 2021, April 20-23. “Drupa” exhibitors and interested companies in the international printing industry now have the opportunity to register for participation in “Virtual.Drupa”. After the presence format of the world’s leading trade show had to be cancelled due to the Corona pandemic, “Drupa” will now take place completely in virtual space in April 2021. During the four-day online trade show, companies will present themselves and their products to the global print community, interact and reactivate their business by generating important leads and exchanging expert knowledge.

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Gerber Technology

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Furniture Industry Facing a New Normal as COVID-Commerce Accelerates Digital Supply Chain

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As people look to transform their homes to accommodate life in the pandemic era, consumers are increasingly turning to shopping for furniture online. In fact, online orders for all products, from the essentials to home repair and furnishings, have surged more than 80 percent in North America since January, according to joint research from Emarsys and GoodData. Binge-worthy shows like “The Home Edit” have only fueled demand as families seek to modify their living spaces.  

That may be good news for furniture brands, retailers, and manufacturers trying to maintain sales revenue during uncertain times, but the shift in consumer behavior isn’t without its challenges. With the unprecedented demand, supply chains are facing mounting pressures as they attempt to manage scaled-back operations, inventory levels, materials sourcing, and new technologies to facilitate business communications, such as invoicing, outside of the office.

With stay-at-home-orders across the country still in effect, and in-store traffic at a minimal, consumers are increasingly more comfortable taking their shopping experiences online — and they may never return to their pre-COVID buying habits. That means the seamless buying experiences offered by online retail giants such as Amazon will be forever cemented in consumers’ minds. Does your company match up?

Why You Should Choose Gerber’s Atria Digital Cutter 

The Atria digital cutter has applications across a number of industries, but some of its key features are the real reason why furniture industry professionals consider it a potential solution to production in the post-COVID world. 

Combined with a seamless ecommerce experience for customers and an effective communications platform in-house, the Atria digital cutter can accelerate ROI. From reducing labor and material costs, to reputational gains and durability, the Atria digital cutter is designed to optimize the likelihood of the first cut being the right cut, every time. This alone can minimize the cost of supplies, while enforcing a high-quality standard that is in turn passed on to the customer.

When the customer can have high confidence in the buying experience and product delivery, the Atria digital cutter is a worthy cost-saving investment for most any business — especially in today’s challenging environment. 

Hyperlink to download the eBook:

https://www.gerbertechnology.com/landing-pages/furniture-ebook/

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"Bau Online"

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Provides orientation in turbulent times

Intensive B2B networking and diverse market insights – the “Bau Online” offering proved to be an important anchor point for the construction industry in turbulent times. 247 exhibitors offered live digital presentations as well as 1:1 conversations, and the conference program highlighted the topics of digitalization, the challenge of climate change, resources and recycling, housing of the future, and the impact of the Corona pandemic on architecture and the construction industry. “The strong participation in ,Bau Online’ shows how valuable our trade fair network is for the construction industry,” explains Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer, Deputy Chairman and CEO of Messe München. “We have offered our customers and partners a bridge to BAU 2023 – for which almost all well-known exhibitors have already announced their participation in the trade fair.” “Bau Online” has “activated the construction industry in an impressive way,” said Dieter Schäfer, chairman of the advisory board of “Bau München” and CEO of Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer AG. “Digital B2B networking is making a crucial contribution to keeping business going in these challenging times. However, that doesn’t change the fact that ,Bau Online’ cannot replace the presence trade fair ,Bau’.”

247 exhibitors from 29 countries participated in “Bau Online,” offering 1,495 live presentations and 4,316 1:1 meetings. 23 exhibitors also supported the event as sponsors. During the three days, a total of 38,325 participants from 138 countries connected. In total, the platform counted 218,756 hits during the three days. The conference program included 31 forums in which around 150 experts provided insights into trending topics. The live stream was broadcast for three time zones (Europe/Berlin, USA/New York, Asia/Shanghai).

“For us, ,Bau’ is and will remain a fixed event in our calendar. Being a Gold Partner at the premiere of ,Bau Online’ is a matter of course for Schüco,” explains Dr. Georg Spranger, Head of Marketing, Schüco International KG. “The new format was very well received by us and our guests. And of course we are already looking forward to ‘Bau’ 2023.” Dr. Max Schöne, Managing Director of heroal, says: “We were curious to see how the new, digital format would be received by visitors – and are pleased that ‘Bau Online’ 2021 was a success. We were able to hold numerous valuable discussions with customers and interested parties from all over the world and received a lot of positive feedback on our new products and service offerings.” And Volker Höschele, Country Business Director at Bosch Professional Germany, says: “The ‘Bau Online’ gave us the opportunity to maintain communication and exchange with our dealers and users even in times of distance and to present our new products and innovations. This is enormously important for us. Our thanks go to Messe München for making such a format possible.” “The ‘Bau’ made the best of the situation,” says Stefan Fischbach, CEO of Assa Abloy Sicherheitstechnik. “Especially the live presentations were very well received by our customers. However, the virtual presentations cannot replace face-to-face meetings and we look forward to meeting customers and partners again in Munich in 2023.”

“We need innovation in the construction sector for climate protection and challenges such as affordable housing,” explained Anne Katrin Bohle, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Construction, in the online conference program – and went on to say, “The current crisis has also shown that construction must become even more resilient. Digitalization also aims to support sustainable construction and increase productivity in the construction industry.” Dieter Babiel, Chief Executive of the German Construction Industry Federation, echoed the same sentiment: “Overall, the construction industry has come through the pandemic well so far. Nevertheless, we need entrepreneurial spirit and start-ups for progress, growth and competitiveness.”

The pandemic “has accelerated the climate of change,” said Anja Rosen, architect and managing director of agn Niederberghaus & Partner, “now it is important to perpetuate the pandemic-related resource savings and avoid rebound effects.” For example, by using less space in buildings – and then using it more than once. It became clear at many points: The building of the future is becoming increasingly technical and complex, and early and interdisciplinary planning is essential. Magnus Nickl of Nickl & Partner brought in an example of this: “We don’t see the hospitals of the future as singular buildings, but as platforms that can always be put together as needed.” The “Bau Online” conference program highlighted many important trends in the construction industry – and it became clear “that a simple ‘carry on’ after Corona is not possible,” said Markus Sporer, “Bau” project manager. “The presence fair ,Bau’ 2023 will therefore be more relevant than ever,” explains Matthias Strauss, also project manager “Bau”. “This is where the long-term transformation of the construction industry and all its trades triggered by Corona will be shown in compressed form.”

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Messe Frankfurt

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“Heimtextil”, “Techtextil” and “Texprocess” postponed until 2022

There is currently no relief in sight for the pandemic situation. There is effectively a ban on events in Germany and the continuing international travel restrictions make trade fair planning for April and May 2021 impossible at present. “The Corona pandemic is extremely present at the moment and also influences our planning. In view of the current situation, we cannot meet the expectations of our customers with regard to internationally oriented trade fairs in April and May,” says Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt.

Messe Frankfurt has therefore decided, in close consultation with customers and partners, to cancel or postpone both the “Prolight + Sound” and the “International Consumer Goods Show” scheduled for April hybrid, as well as the three textile fairs “Heimtextil”, “Techtextil” and “Texprocess” scheduled for May. The trend-oriented order cycles in the entertainment technology, consumer goods and textiles sectors require an annual event in the spring. Therefore, a further postponement to the second half of the year would not meet the needs of the exhibiting companies. In addition, the industry participants are now entering the peak phase of their preparations for the trade fair – a logistical lead time that is needed above all by exhibitors at “Techtextil” and “Texprocess”, some of whom are bringing presentations with machinery to Frankfurt. Against the background of the current general conditions and travel restrictions, there is massive uncertainty on the part of exhibitors with regard to their presence, customer contacts and thus commitments to participate in the trade fair. At present, no planning certainty can be guaranteed for investments in trade fair participations in April and May.

Since physical events are not possible, Messe Frankfurt has created a variety of digital offerings for its customers. For example, the “Consumer Goods Digital Day” on April 20, 2021, will offer the opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and obtain information at a specific digital location. The Digital Day offer will be dedicated to the topic of helping retailers to help themselves, especially against the background of the fact that since “Ambiente” 2020, no more leading international trade fairs with corresponding lecture and supporting programs could be held in Frankfurt. This offer will be complemented by the possibilities of Nextrade as the first order and data management platform of the home and living industry. Nextrade also offers manufacturers of ready-made home and household textiles an attractive presentation opportunity for their products and a highly frequented channel to drive business with retailers. Further digital information and content offerings on the part of “Heimtextil,” “Techtextil” and “Texprocess” as well as “Prolight + Sound” are also being planned.

“The ongoing shutdown in the retail sector in our visitor countries requires up-to-date, precisely tailored information and solutions,” Braun explains. “We are meeting this with the digital offerings in this volatile situation. As you know, we continue to put all our efforts into making trade shows safe and promising. Because there is no substitute for meeting people in real life.” “Heimtextil” will therefore be held from January 11 to 14, 2022, followed by “Christmasworld” from January 28 to February 1, 2022, and “Paperworld” and “Creativeworld” each from January 29 to also February 1, 2022. “Ambiente” will open its doors as usual from February 11 to 15, 2022. This will be followed by “Prolight + Sound” from April 26 to 29, 2022, with “Techtextil” and “Texprocess” rounding off the series of trade shows in the second quarter of 2022.

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