GERMANY – With the aim of continuing to press ahead with digitization, Weinig, market leader in machines and systems for solid wood and panel processing, has created a new business unit “Automation & Digital Business”. The new unit will have the structure to achieve maximum efficiency and face future challenges.
The new company unit will be positioned in Weinig Concept GmbH & Co KG, which bundles Weinig’s engineering activities. Jochen Ganz, who is currently head of the product unit Service, was appointed managing director of the new business unit. As part of Concept, he will act as the second head alongside Dr. Otto Leible, who will continue to head Engineering, his traditional field of responsibility.
Jochen Ganz has been working at the Weinig site in Tauberbischofsheim for some time in the context of digitization. For example, he was significantly involved in the development of the successful Weinig App Suite. Its current functionality also bears his hallmark. Initially, the head of the product unit Service will continue to work until his successor is settled, before moving to the top of the new business unit.
The establishment of the new business unit Automation & Digital Business is already the third major Weinig initiative in the Industry 4.0 area in a short time. Following the introduction of the W4.0 digital standard in Weinig’s own product world, the digital alliance MindSphere World was co-founded in January this year. Under the leadership of Siemens AG, the members of the organization work together on the cloud-based Siemens IoT operating system MindSphere. Access to the uniform platform helps Weinig to further develop W4.0 digital and optimize it for the benefit of its customers.
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Gregor Baumbusch stated “The customer benefit will remain an outstanding and unique strength of Weinig on the market even in the age of digitization.”
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