Steinbeis experts turn their sights on the SolarAktivHausplus
To make a success of the transition to alternative energy and achieve climate protection goals it will be crucial for buildings to use efficient energy supplies, primarily generated through renewable sources. The …
FUTURE-PROOF AND EMISSION-FREE THANKS TO SOLAR ENERGY
SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Steinbeis experts develop corporate social responsibility concept
In business terms, the main benefit sustainability offers to a company is that it provides a long-term business model based on a viable commercial foundation. For some years now, as well as talking …
POOLING STRENGTHS AND BUILDING ON THEM!
In the latest “steinbeis swipe” article, Thomas R. Villinger calls for more urgency when it comes to research and technology
Throughout the land, there is increasing discomfort that Germany is falling behind in the fields of research and technology. The …
SUPPORTING THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Success stories from the energy industry
The transition to alternative energy presents a number of challenges, but making the transition will be necessary to halt progressive climate change. Not only will it entail switching to renewable energy for electricity supplies, …
BRINGING FAMILY AND A CAREER UNDER ONE ROOF
Master’s thesis by Louisa Madu of Steinbeis University points to the benefits of female empowerment
In a society that believes in equal opportunity, everyone should be open about the paths they would like to tread. Women should be in a …
NO MORE FLYING WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS: HOW FIRMS ENHANCE THE TRANSPARENCY OF NEW LENDERS AND RAISE REVENUES
An interview with Dieter Dorn and Christian Schulte, Steinbeis experts in corporate finance and investments
The business model is already in place – a model that has often worked for years. The brains are also on board. But somehow business …
The Fairest, Most Sustainable, and Sexiest of All? Wood-Material Lingerie from Coco Malou
Steinbeis coaches help Stuttgart business founder to set up her own company
Introducing a new lingerie label from Stuttgart: Coco Malou – women’s underwear with an interesting difference. Produced according to fair trade principles in Europe, this lingerie is made …
AN EXCELLENT NOTION OF EROSION
Steinbeis experts develop measurement-based process for grinding profiles using spark erosion
No matter how complex technical units, machines, or devices are, they always share the same core function: They convert physical processes into hands-on items that can be used. To …
MEET ME AT MEDIWA: SHAPING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE WORLD OF MEDIA
A look back at the 2018 Network Event
Digital transformation is now affecting all areas of the working world as well as society, pushing change in all directions. It brings with itself numerous new tasks and roles. Reason enough for …
A MANAGEMENT CULTURE LIKELY TO LAST
Steinbeis experts moderate management development project
These days, market survival as a technology leader requires tremendous technical know-how and professionally organized processes. This mostly goes without saying. But a company also needs managers who stay in control not only as …
DEEPTECH4GOOD: START-UPS COMING TO THE FORE
Steinbeis 2i remains important partner of European Union accelerator program
It’s all in a name. Deep tech start-up is the new term for a start-up founded on the basis of a breakthrough technology or science. The start-up’s product or service …
A STANDARDIZED FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
Steinbeis experts scoop the 2019 DIN-Connect award
Is standardization the same thing as simplification? Certainly not. This is something a funding program called DIN-Connect aims to demonstrate by honoring innovative projects offering standardization potential. The winners of the 2019 award …
FINDING DEFECTS ACOUSTICALLY
A Steinbeis test measurement system can detect welding defects using acoustic emission analysis
Welding is applied as a production technique in many areas of industry. The advantages offered by the method are often tarnished, however, by one major disadvantage: Quality …
IT’S ALL HAPPENING IN MAGSTADT – THE FIRST MAGSTADT STARTUP DAY PULLS IN BUSINESS FOUNDERS
Steinbeis consultants help a local authority reach out to startups by supporting launch of new concept
It’s not often people suddenly flock to a small community like Magstadt, which lies in the outskirts of Böblingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg. But in November, …
SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSION IN THE MAKING!
After 30 years, Günter Willmerding is closing down his Steinbeis Center after successfully handing the baton to Jakob Häckh
The move to the new Steinbeis premises in Langenau (in the district of Alb-Danube) marks a successful transition to the next …
Feature Topic: 15 years of the Steinbeis Foundation’s Transfer Award – Löhn Award
A look back (and forward) at winners and their projects
The Steinbeis Foundation Transfer Award – the Löhn Award was initiated and first bestowed by the Steinbeis Foundation in September 2004 in acknowledgement of the outstanding achievements of Prof. Dr. …
Dear Readers,
35 years of Steinbeis. I’m delighted that my baby is now an adult and the fundamental values are still in place. Of course, this is also due to the people who have taken on these values and “live” them. I’d …
Nano-Topics, Macro-Significance
Work gets underway at the new Nanoanalytics Center at the NMI in Reutlingen
Nanotechnology, and with it analytics, is not only becoming increasingly important to the semiconductor industry, nanoanalytics now play a central role in many fields of life science …
“Transfer has to interpret and understand research findings and know the needs of companies”
A TRANSFER interview with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Johann Löhn, Steinbeis founder and honorary trustee of the foundation
When a man born and bred in the north of Germany uproots and moves to the deepest corner of the Black …
“The award motivated us”
Each project leads to the next: stories behind the winners of the Steinbeis Foundation Transfer Award
The project drew to a close, then it won the Steinbeis Foundation Transfer Award – the Löhn Award – and then? What happened next? …
“Cost-effectiveness plays an important role for solutions in this area”
An interview with Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Gerhard Linß and Steffen Lübbecke, managing directors of Steinbeis Qualitätssicherung und Bildverarbeitung (SQB) GmbH
Three projects, three times winners of the Steinbeis Foundation Transfer Award. Steinbeis experts Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Gerhard Linß and Steffen …
DATA2LINE® becomes DATA2LINE® GEO
STASA team overhauls analysis of magnetic field data
Somewhere in the world, one person is killed by a mine or unexploded bomb every 30 minutes. STASA (Steinbeis Angewandte Systemanalyse GmbH) has been working in close partnership with Institut Dr. Foerster …
“We feel most comfortable in the field of heat management”
An interview with Professor Dr.-Ing. Andreas Griesinger, director of the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Heat Management in Electronics
Heat management involves applications in many areas, as Professor Dr.-Ing. Andreas Griesinger explains in an interview with TRANSFER. A winner of the …
Award-winning project in 2018: Real-time control of passenger car powertrain for realistic vehicle testing
Short development cycles thanks to new test bench control systems
Vehicle powertrains are subject to a variety of demands, typically requiring major time and financial investments in order to meet expectations regarding driving performance, emissions, durability, and fuel consumption. To …
“In the media sector, one technical revolution follows hot on the heels of the other”
An interview with Professor Dr. Michael Bauer, director of the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Technical Communication – Paracam
In 2012, new systems came along that allow orthopedic surgeons and trauma specialists to observe ceramic implants going through virtual motions using …
Award-winning project in 2018: A diagnostics platform for communication systems used in automation technology
Successful joint venture promotes communication beyond the walls of the company
As industrial production becomes progressively networked, it is relying more and more heavily on modern communication systems. To simplify error detection and the analysis of industrial communication systems, the …
“The importance of testing instruments is rising rapidly”
An interview with Dr. Daniel Ulmer, managing director of Steinbeis Interagierende Systeme GmbH
Innovative testing platforms for modern driver assistance systems: Dr. Daniel Ulmer spoke to TRANSFER magazine about the requirements these solutions have to address, the importance of sustainability …
The Only Constant Is Change…
An award-winning team from Pforzheim looks back – and forward
The experts at the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Production and Organization developed a new welding technique in collaboration with Stadtmüller GmbH. Based on laser technology, the solution makes it possible …