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By establishing HEGLA New Technology, the HEGLA Group

intends to create a centre of innovation that researches
ment and modularisation
and drives forward the technologies of the future, of the production con-
trol systems and machine
machining processes, and the opportunities of Industry 4.0 controls of HEGLA and
HEGLA-HANIC, empha-
sised Dr Jan Schäpers,
with utter focus and freedom from the company routine. the Managing Director
of HEGLA-HANIC. “To-
gether, we define open
interfaces to all providers,
structure the flow of data,
developing machines, pro- with being the fast, flexible as a team and in partner- and interconnect systems
cesses and technologies. testing and implementa- ship with our customers,” to arrive at perfectly har-
tion partner for the entire said Dr Rainer. monised shop floor logis-
INTENSIVE EXCHANGE Group. The first concrete “We have clearly de- tics.”
AND JOINT PROJECTS results are on the agenda fined our initial aims and
HEGLA New Technology for glasstec 2020, includ- have already started to
was established as an in- ing new technologies for work on them,” added Dr
Hegla Gmbh &
novation centre that takes manufacturing smart glass Schoisswohl. “With our Hegla Gmbh & Co. Kg
up ideas and potential applications with HEGLA current projects, we strive
from HEGLA’s individual boraident lasers. to develop solutions that
companies and reflects give customers greater
on, evaluates and drives MORE COMPLEX transparency and more
them forward. “Through TASKS AND PROJECTS profound insight into their
intensive exchange and Dr Thomas Rainer, the production processes.” In
joint projects with HEGLA head of development there, particular, topics such as
boraident and the HEGLA- is also pleased about the improving communica-
HANIC software house, we new research centre that tions between humans and
have been able to clearly will offer customers direct machines or the increasing Industriestrasse 21
perceive the great, pro- added value in future. Tasks capabilities of artificial in- 37688 Beverungen - Germany
found and supplementary and customer projects have telligence have provided a Tel.: +49-5273-9050
Fax: +49-5273-905252
potential available in open, become ever more complex; good basis for the centre’s E-mail: info@hegla.de
creative collaboration,” not only at HEGLA but work. In terms of con- www.hegla.com
said Jochen H. Hesselbach, also at the laser specialists tent, it follows up on the
HEGLA Group CEO, to from Halle/Saale and the ongoing further develop-
sum up the situation. “New software profession-
Technology provides the als from Bochum.
ideal framework for inno- “Sometimes we are
vation processes in order asked to realise new
to try something out or in- ideas and require-
clude the expertise of other ments in the short
experts and unconven- term for specific
tional thinkers,” explained projects but are un-
Dr Markus Schoisswohl, able to do so. It will
the Managing Director of be advantageous to
HEGLA New Technology. transfer them to New
The new development team Technology, where
is headquartered in Pader- we are optimistic
born in close proximity to about our ability to
the university, and is tasked develop them further

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