Being faster than a snail is a tremendous challenge for a tunnel boring machine. Students at DHBW Mosbach have mastered this, and have made it through to the final of an international competition with the “Dirt Torpedo”. WIKA co-sponsored the project by providing …
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Safe Water Gardens: A good idea bears fruit
Stefan Schneider | WIKA insightSince 2020, WIKA Middle East has been supporting the non-governmental organisation (NGO) “Safe Water Gardens” (SWG) from Singapore. This organisation provides basic sanitation to poor families. 30 families in Indonesia benefit from this, but that number should be …
Award: WIKA strengthens the common good in many ways
Stefan Schneider | WIKA insightAmong more than 2,000 large employers nationwide, WIKA was named one of Germany's most valuable companies 2020 by the business journal Wirtschaftswoche. An extensive study – conducted right across Germany by the “Service Value” institute – evaluated how …
Supporting the circular economy with the SCIP database
Stefan Schneider | WIKA insightIn early January 2020, the SCIP database (SCIP = Substances of Concern In Products) of ECHA, the European chemicals agency, was activated. This is implemented in Germany in the Chemicals Act. WIKA had already been able to enter data by the cut-off date and thus also …
Smart Service Kit – the goggles that do more
Stefan Schneider | WIKA insightThe current COVID-19 crisis demonstrates clearly that on-site service is not always possible. However, the work cannot wait. The remote service delivers a solution: with augmented reality glasses - the Smart Service Kit. The new Smart Service Kit from WIKA is …