{"id":19340,"date":"2026-03-04T14:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/us\/?p=19340"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:48:20","slug":"meet-katja-hinz-wikas-specialist-iiot-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/us\/wika-insight\/meet-katja-hinz-wikas-specialist-iiot-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Katja Hinz, WIKA USA\u2019s Specialist in IIoT Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Katja Hinz, an engineer who has worked for WIKA in Germany and Canada, is a force in leading the global company\u2019s IIoT Solutions division. Get to know Katja, her multinational work history, and her important role as general manager of WIKA\u2019s Colorado-based subsidiary for wireless sensing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A builder and maker at heart, Katja Hinz is happiest when she is doing something with her hands and solving thorny problems, especially if engineering is involved. A few years ago, WIKA asked her to tackle her latest challenge: build up <span>Phase IV Engineering, the subsidiary that WIKA fully acquired in 2023, to become a leading provider of wireless sensing systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>She accepted the assignment, moved from Edmonton to Boulder, and is today immersed in preparing <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/us\/applications\/leap-sensors-by-phase-iv-engineering-a-breakthrough-in-wireless-sensor-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leap Sensors<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> for their global launch. This system is a key component in WIKA\u2019s leadership in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wika.com\/en-us\/iiot.WIKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Solutions<\/a>, a technology Katja believes in and is very excited about.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;float: left\"><a class=\"button white\" style=\"float: right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wika.com\/en-us\/lp_meet_katjahinz.WIKA\" rel=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Read more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katja Hinz, an engineer who has worked for WIKA in Germany and Canada, is a force in leading the global company\u2019s IIoT Solutions division. Get to know Katja, her multinational work history, and her important role as general manager of WIKA\u2019s Colorado-based subsidiary for wireless sensing. 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