Experts conduct research into digitalization levels of companies in the Black Forest district of Baar-Heuberg (SBH)
Are businesses in the Black Forest district of Baar-Heuberg (SBH) prepared for future challenges, and in which areas do they still need to take …
Well Done – With Room for Improvement
Medical Technology in an Era of Digital Solutions
Network initiates forum for creating successful SME business models through participative technology development
In a democracy, technical know-how, action, and decision-making should not be reserved for a handful of experts. They should be accessible to a broad section of the …
Innovation That Bonds
Steinbeis experts work with a plant manufacturer on the development of individually produced tanks
Container and equipment requirements necessitate increasingly precise and adaptable production options, especially in the fields of food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. A particular problem faced …
Leadership, Education, Personality: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Call for papers from the School of International Business and Entrepreneurship (SIBE)
The world is undergoing sweeping change – transcending society, the state, politics, the media, culture, and business. It’s times like this that leaders are needed who know how …
Photonic FabLabs – The Next Digital Technology Revolution
Steinbeis acts as partner in an EU project called PHABLABS 4.0
Light is one of those diverse areas of technology that excite people, probably because there are very few areas that photonics cannot be applied to. From energy transmission to …
Feature topic: Networking at Business School Alb-Schwarzwald
Guests welcomed to the Meeting Place for Business event on April 13, 2019 in Rottweil
Lots of people want to be innovative, but in all honesty: Is anyone actually innovative? Probably not the sort of company that sits quietly in …
Honors and Awards to the Power of Three
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Mücklich honored by several institutions of materials science
All good things come in threes. The Saarbrücken-based materials researcher and Steinbeis director Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Mücklich has been honored by three German and international institutions for his outstanding …
Feature Topic: Intercompany Transfer
Insights from Steinbeis experts into a variety of transfer processes
There is general consensus that successful knowledge and technology transfer is an important factor in business enterprises’ ability to innovate. However, there is less general awareness of the fact that …
Innovation Is an Acquired Manual Skill – From Ski Boots to Awnings
30 years of the Seifriz Award – the German skilled trades and science award
Year in, year out, the transfer award for German skilled trades and science highlights the interplay between the skilled manual trades and science. In fact it …
“Companies need to leave their comfort zone and establish new ways of thinking about things!”
An interview with Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Jähnert, managing director of bwcon GmbH
TRANSFER magazine asked Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Jähnert, the managing director of bwcon, an enterprise in the Steinbeis Network, why transfer between companies is becoming more and more important as a …
Not Possible Without Communication!?
Interpersonal communication as a prerequisite for successful intercompany transfer
Connecting and keeping others informed are the most important forms of social interaction. Exchanging ideas with others, sharing what you know, and learning from one another are central components of a …
“The process of transfer between companies opens the door to something new”
An interview with Dr. Jonathan Loeffler, CEO of Steinbeis 2i GmbH
Dr. Jonathan Loeffler is the CEO of Steinbeis 2i GmbH and an expert when it comes to intercompany transfer at an international level. In an interview for TRANSFER magazine, …
Understanding and Achieving Digital Transformation
A key prerequisite for successful projects: collaboration
Everyone is talking about digital transformation these days, but introducing digital solutions in practical terms is often more difficult than people think. Transformation is not just about technical solutions; the nuts and bolts …
“Interpersonal factors should not be underestimated”
An interview with Dr. habil. Gernot Barth and Bernhard Böhm, directors of the Steinbeis Consulting Centers for Mediation of Business in Leipzig and Vienna
The intercompany transfer process usually revolves around the sharing of knowledge and technology. Dr. habil. Gernot …
Steinbeis Consulting Group Personal: Network Competence, Collaborative Advisory Services
Intercompany transfer à la Steinbeis
Steinbeis Consulting Group (SCG) Personal is an alliance of experienced experts from different Steinbeis Enterprises that deals with the topics of organizational development, personnel development, and competence management, spanning a wide portfolio of services. Its …
Applied Know-how in Additive Manufacturing
3D printing technologies require all-round support and broad-based knowledge
Although 3D printing has been becoming more and more important as an element of additive manufacturing in recent years, there are still a number of knowledge gaps regarding how best to …
SMEs on a Path to New Realms of Digital Technology
From IIC testing to the Micro Testbed
Digital transformation and the 4.0 phenomenon are a reflection of a whole host of changes, the impacts of which are still not understood, and as a result they are still largely new territory …
Micro Testbeds – Research and Application in New Ecosystems
The one crucial factor is trust
Digital solutions are everywhere now, bringing about fundamental change not only in value creation processes but also in entire business ecosystems. This is resulting in the emergence of new business models, a challenge that …
“Everyone involved derives benefit from collaboration”
Micro Testbed participants describe their experiences
The Micro Testbeds organized by the Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institute (FSTI) allow companies to introduce and test solutions to the specific problems they face, working in partnership with other organizations in actual application scenarios. By working together …
The Digital Transformation Process at SMEs
Practical examples from retailing, the manual trades, service providers, and tooling and mold-making
Digitalization is leading to a variety of changes in industrial processes, resulting in new kinds of service. This is also bringing about changes in industrial value creation …
Three Success Factors Affecting the Introduction of Micro Testbeds
Selecting the right participants – trust – organization
What are the most important factors when it comes to the success of a Micro Testbed? How important is it to have a network for administration and organization purposes? And what is …
Digitalization at SMEs – Why Aren’t Firms Benefiting Properly?
Steinbeis experts provide advice on launching digital transformation processes within companies
German firms in the Mittelstand – the broad base of small and medium-sized businesses – believe digital manufacturing offers little benefit for customers; it is more useful for optimizing …
Straight from Research into Practice: Facade Components Revisited
Steinbeis experts at FiberCrete develop fiberglass- reinforced construction concrete
For a number of years, there has been an increasing tendency to erect buildings with curtain wall facades – exterior walls covered by elements mounted on the outside. This building method …
The Innovation Dilemma
Steinbeis experts develop software for achieving the right balance in innovation projects
There are two approaches to innovation that – purely by themselves – are not really an option for innovation-centric companies: exploitation and exploration. For innovation to be viable …
Consulting X.0 – Networking. Digital Transformation. Convergence.
A review of the 2018 Steinbeis Consulting Day
The transformation sweeping through society, business, and technology, which is especially noticeable when it comes to digital solutions, is not just having a fundamental effect on companies, it is also changing different …
Brain Stimulation
Steinbeis experts develop stimulator for researching Parkinson’s through animal experimentation
Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the brain that leads to the progressive degeneration of nerve cells. A relatively new procedure called deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves sending electrical impulses …
Sustainable Fish Farming and Innovative Wastewater Recovery at Lake Victoria
Steinbeis is partner in the EU project VicInAqua, which supports knowledge transfer between Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Europe
Clean water is the basis for so much: food, the environment or agriculture. In view of the scarcity of water, wastewater treatment …