EuroWire July 2023

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Sikora among Germany’s innovation leaders Bremen-based Sikora AG has been awarded as “Germany’s innovation leader 2023” by the FAZ-Institut. For the study, the worldwide patent applications of companies operating in Germany were analysed. As a measuring and control technology company, Sikora is again among the winners this year. The survey evaluated patent families from more than 500 technology and knowledge areas, looking at not only the number of patents submitted in the last ten years, but also their relevance. Index points were given for the companies analysed, taking into account whether the invention influences other inventions and how often a patent cites another patent family. The less often this is the case, the more innovative the patent is perceived.

Double acquisition

Automotive supplier Delfingen has announced two acquisitions in the cabling and textile protection markets for mobility and industry – the companies Reiku and AHN Chem. Delfingen has acquired 85 per cent of Reiku GmbH, a German company that specialises in the protection of industrial applications (robotics and automation). This will allow Delfingen to accelerate its diversification in industrial applications, which is one of its priority development areas. The company has also acquired 100 per cent of AHN Chem Co Ltd, a Korean company located in the city of Gyeongsan that specialises in textile sheaths and heat shields for the protection of electrical harnesses, tubes and hoses. The respective managements of the two companies have committed to remain in the new business.

Sikora was awarded as an innovation leader

Sikora had already been awarded as innovation leader last year, and can now consolidate its success. In addition to the renewed award in the “Measuring, testing” category, Sikora convinced in “Processing of plastics”. Each year, Sikora invests around ten per cent of its turnover in the research and development of new measuring and control technology, as well as inspection, analysis and sorting systems for quality control during the production of wires and cables, hoses, tubes, pipes and sheets, optical fibres or plastics. Sikora AG www.sikora.net

Delfingen Industry SA www.delfingen.com

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July 2023