Lecture: Dr. Andreas Joseph Schmid from GM of Schaltbau GmbH Group

Date:2015-10-28

Topic:Application of Lean Manufacturing and  Industrie 4.0

Speaker:Dr. Andreas Joseph Schmid
GM of Schaltbau GmbH Group, Germany    
Time:9:20AM 29th October 2015

Location:A424


The introduction of Schaltbau GmbH Group:
Schaltbau GmbH Group (a subgroup of Schaltbau Holding AG) with annual turnover of € 140m and a headcount of 850 is one of the leading innovative suppliers in the areas of electromechanical components and systems for railway and traffic engineering and industrial applications. Electrical systems for rolling stock as well as driving switches and vehicle components are used worldwide in short-haul and long-distance traffic as well as in high-speed trains. The company's connectors, snap-action switches and contactors are used both in manufacturing and engineering, in measurement and controls as well as in railway service and power plant technologies. Schaltbau GmbH Group manufactures and develops in Germany and in the world's most important economic centers. Subsidiaries, production and development sites in Italy, France, the UK, India, the USA, and China, among others, promote the company's international cooperation.