During the coronavirus lockdown, school tuition also went online in India. However, far from all school pupils are equipped to attend digital courses. In many cases, the right equipment is lacking – especially for families with low incomes. For this reason, WIKA …
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International competition: Torpedo drilled its way into the final
| Stefan Schneider | WIKA insightBeing 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 …
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 …