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INVESTMENTS






                                                                                      Bernhard Hötger (HEGLA COO),
                                                                                      Dr Markus Schoisswohl (HEGLA New
                                                                                     Technology CEO), Dr Heinrich Ostendarp
                                                                                        (HEGLA CTIO), and Jochen
                                                                                    H. Hesselbach (CEO of the HEGLA Group)







                                                                                             he requirements of
                                                                                             future markets, the
                                                                                        T opportunities of digi-
                                                                                        talisation, and new process-
                                                                                        es for the surface function-
                                                                                        alisation and structuring of
                                                                                        glass are the focus of the
                                                                                        newly established “HEGLA
                                                                                        New Technology” centre.
                                                                                        The HEGLA Group head-
                                                                                        quartered in Beverungen,
                                                                                        Germany, founded the in-
                                                                                        novation centre to expand
                                                                                        its research and develop-
                                                                                        ment capability and in-
                                                                                        crease its innovation power.
                                                                                        INNOVATIVE
                                                                                        SOLUTIONS

                                                                                        “Automation,   intercon-
                                                                                        nection, and digitalization
                                                                                        are  developing  rapidly,
                HEGLA                                                                   innovative solutions,” said
                                                                                        and we  are  facing the en-
                                                                                        suing challenges with our

                                                                                        HEGLA Managing Directors
                                                                                                           and
                                                                                        Bernhard
                                                                                                  Hötger
                                                                                        Dr Heinrich Ostendarp.
                                                                                        “To work on new solutions
                                                                                        for our customers in a more
                                                                                        in-depth,   concentrated
                                                                                        manner, we have created a
                                        INNOVATION                                      work forum that offers the
                                                                                        necessary space for visions,
                                                                                        experiments and innovation
                            CENTRE FOR NEW                                              projects away from the daily
                                                                                        routine: New Technology.”
                                                                                        Strategic development will
                                                                                        be located in the new com-
                                     TECHNOLOGY                                         pany, while the teams in the
                                                                                        relevant departments will
                                                                                        be responsible for further




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