Steinbeis experts help SMEs shield themselves from market volatilities and inaccurate risk assessments
When crises become part of everyday life, it is important to be prepared and resilient against such threats – especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. Help in …
Actively Managing Marketing and Sales Risk with the Steinbeis VMI SRAM Model
Mobile Gas Zone Monitoring – The Connection Between Safety and Design
Steinbeis experts join forces with Dräger, a leading provider of medical and safety technology
With the support of students, Professor Thies Krüger and Professor Mathias Bertram, both freelance project managers at the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Project Management at Magdeburg-Stendal …
A Brave New World of Work? A report based on personal observations
bwcon embarks on a journey to find a new form of collaboration
In the beginning was conviction. That the company, your own company, would be more successful if everyone worked together beyond individual teams, if they were familiar with the …
Successful Together: How SMEs Succeed with Innovation
Collaboration between Mannheim University of Applied Sciences and Steinbeis results in two startups
Sharing the knowledge and technology offered by universities is an important building block of innovation. Collaboration between Mannheim University of Applied Sciences and the Steinbeis Transfer Center …
A Look Back at the Green Hydrogen Conference
International experts, including specialists from Steinbeis, offer insights into the future of green hydrogen The Green Hydrogen Conference, an international convention on green hydrogen, took place on June 12 and 13, 2023 as part of Digisustain, a wider conference and …
The Steinbeis Innovation Hub Brings Together SMEs and Startups
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the German economy.[1] it is therefore crucial that SMEs continue to develop, establish strength, and exploit the potential of emerging technology to sustain. Partnerships with startups play an important role in …
“The Mittelstand continues to form the backbone of the German economy”
An interview with Steinbeis entrepreneur Dr. Oliver Hettmer
Medium-sized companies have seldom been faced with more diverse and demanding challenges. In an interview for TRANSFER magazine, Dr. Oliver Hettmer, an expert in the issues faced by SMEs, explains why the …
Seeking Points of Contact – Diffusion Welding of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Steinbeis research into new types of contacts on solid-state batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are attracting interest as a rechargeable type of solid-state battery for use in future applications, particularly in the international supply market for stationary and electrical energy. In …
Mittelstand Pioneers – Success Fueled by Value Creating Collaboration
Turning the spotlight on sustainability
For SMEs, having clearly defined innovation strategies and being open to collaboration during the process of innovation are crucial prerequisites for competing successfully as an innovator. Their agile mindset and willingness to forge partnerships underscore …
“I always appeal for firms to actively shape transformation within the company”
An interview with Professor Dr.-Ing. Markus Weinberger, Steinbeis Entrepreneur at the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Digital Expertise and an expert in digital transformation
Upheaval has become the new normal and this is also affecting the processes of business transformation for …
The Race to Digitalize – How Firms Are Preparing Processes for the Future
Students at Steinbeis University develop tool to support the process of digital transformation
Efficient processes are indispensable for any company keen to remain competitive. One effective way to enhance efficiency is to digitalize processes. As witnessed during the pandemic, companies …
Award-Winning Excellence! A Test Rig for the Next Generation of Bicycle Hub Gears
The Steinbeis Foundation’s Transfer Award – the Löhn Award – goes to a Steinbeis team from Aalen and H+B Hightech
Experts working with the Steinbeis entrepreneur Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Kley at the Aalen-based Steinbeis Transfer Center Innovative Drive Engineering and …
The Role of a Future-Oriented Culture of Learning and Training as a Prerequisite of New and Innovative Products and Services
An interview with Steinbeis expert Nicola Westermann and Michael Pahl, Innovation and Network Manager at embeteco
As part of a staff training project backed by the state of Lower Saxony through money provided by the European Social Fund (ESF), a …
Learning by Doing – Management Know-How for Technical Experts and Engineers
Steinbeis training keeps managers in good shape
Industrial enterprises with a focus on technology often fill management positions with people with a technical or engineering background. Although such employees have the required technical understanding, to fulfil their tasks effectively – …
Lower Resource Investments Thanks to SQB IMS
Integrated management system created by Steinbeis lays the focus on synergies
A management system capable of mastering all processes should allow companies to produce commodities and services that not only match customer requirements, but also the firm’s internal management objectives …
More Competences – More Opportunities
Team of Steinbeis experts participates in study on staff training needs in the automotive and OEM supply industry
How is the automotive industry performing at the moment, especially when it comes to staff training? What areas in particular do the …
Optimizing the Plastics Industry with AI
Steinbeis software STASA QC enhances the efficiency of injection molding processes
STASA Steinbeis Applied Systems Analysis has more than 20 years of in-depth experience in the development and programming of AI-based systems, as well as systems analysis, i.e. the handling …
WeKI-Go – Ensuring AI Conforms with Values
Experts at the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute support SMEs on the path to forms of artificial intelligence that people can trust
Artificial intelligence (AI) should at all times be equitable, transparent, and sustainable. It should also never harm people. At the …
Just Like the Old Days, Only Modern…
Steinbeis Research Center in Würzburg combines tradition with digital modernity to create “stämps”
The real benefits of digital transformation only come to bear when it adds value for people and society. Explorative Digitalization Solutions, a Steinbeis Research Center, has been …
“Simply mapping things digitally saves time and money – especially for the New Mittelstand”
An interview with Carina Gliese (Steinbeis Europa Zentrum) and Thorsten Kroke (BCON2 GmbH)
InterOpera is the condensed name for a joint project looking at “digital interoperability in collaborative Industry 4.0 value creation networks.” Funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic …
Bursting with Energy
Introducing campoV – Germany’s first student residence designed as a so-called energy-plus building
Hearing that a student dormitary is, in a manner of speaking, bursting with energy is not likely to raise eyebrows. But people might take a closer look …
Education Requires an Enthusiasm for Technology
The Interaktivrat of the #techourfuture initiative concludes its work
In May 2023, the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute (FSTI) of the Steinbeis Foundation brought its #techourfuture initiative to a close. The project gave fellow citizens – from schoolchildren to retirees, from the …
Supporting Children with Heart and Soul – and a Sustainable Organization
Steinbeis expert provides support with the development of a new organizational structure
Sixty employees, plenty of passion and dedication, and a mission that is as rewarding as it is challenging. These are the ingredients that define the ÖKJ, an ecumenical …
A Breath of Fresh Air in the Construction and Building Industry
A Steinbeis project brings together startups and established enterprises in the construction industry
Forward-thinking startups meet traditional players in the construction industry – a combination offering plenty of potential, as demonstrated by the GROUNDBREAKERS initiative. Launched by the Steinbeis Center …
Open strategy at Meat Counter
Staff is shaping the future of butcher Otto Müller from Constance
Who is actually responsible for the strategy of a company – its owners, management, or maybe even an external strategy consultancy? In many companies, strategies are discussed and planned …
A Coach for the Coach
Steinbeis consultant provides pre-startup support to a coaching practice providing psychological and psychosocial counseling
Helping others to help themselves – the central task for Gunnar Keck and his coaching practice, Coaching-Keck.de. Based in Waiblingen to the northeast of Stuttgart, Keck …
“It’s about shaping things to come”
An interview with Michael Konopka and Götz Schönfeld, initiators and managers of the 2023 Drees & Sommer Theme Journey
In more and more areas of society, the economy, and politics, “crisis mode” is turning into “situation normal.” Despite this, it’s …
Meet My Colleague, Mr. Robot
An essay on the challenges faced by German Mittelstand companies in the coming decades – and solutions
So here it is – demographic change. In this edition’s Steinbeis Swipe, authors Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Jähnert and Moritz Stahl (bwcon research) assume demographic …
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Karl Schekulin
Steinbeis bids farewell to a thoroughbred engineer with a spirit for inventive experimentation and a passion for innovation. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Karl Schekulin passed away on May 19 at the age of 85. A first-generation Steinbeiser, he was held in high …
Technologies for German Mittelstand Companies
The MITTELSTAND – the small and medium-sized companies that form the backbone of the German business community – is quite rightly referred to as the ENGINE of the German economy. 99.5% of all companies in Germany are SMEs. They possess …
The Role of SMEs as an Engine of Creativity, Innovation, and Technology
Expanding and fostering the potential of SMEs is a crucial challenge of modern times
Innovative entrepreneurship acts as an driver of change in all areas of value creation in trade and commerce. Entrepreneurial thinking and market-oriented action provide impetus for …
Using Laser Technology to Combat Wear
Steinbeis experts offer customized solutions for medium-sized enterprises
For around two decades, the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Laser Processing and Innovative Manufacturing Technology has been developing applications that use laser deposition welding and laser hardening to deliver wear protection. The …
Enterprise Data Manager – Systematic, Efficient, and Future-Proof
Steinbeis experts co-develop a training program for technical experts and managers
To successfully transform into a data-driven company, it is important to use data like any other business resource in keeping with actual needs and sustainability factors. Against this background, …