EuroWire September 2021

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▲ Sikora develops and produces technologies at its headquarters in Bremen, Germany

Sikora receives innovation award from consumer studies association

Sikora AG, a manufacturer and supplier of measuring, control, inspection and sorting technology, has been named as one of the most innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Germany 2021/2022, according to a survey conducted by the independent German Association for Consumer Studies (DtGV). This year, for the first time, DtGV is presenting the SME Innovation Award 2021/2022 to small and medium-sized companies from Germany that demonstrate particularly high innovation potential in their segment and/or state. For the selection, the number of patent applications by German SMEs in 2020 was first determined based on the Corporate Patent Classification (CPC) system. Citation frequency was then taken into account to determine a score value. Sikora received the award as a result of achieving a score value in the CPC main class “instruments”, which is among the top ten per cent of all examined SMEs.

In the parallel federal state ranking, Sikora is listed among the top three companies from Bremen. “This award makes us very proud and confirms the corporate course we have been following since the foundation of the company,” said Dr Christian Frank, CEO at Sikora. “Thanks to our inventive spirit and innovation potential, we are able to continuously offer our customers future-oriented technology solutions. Thus, we create the basis for highest customer satisfaction and long-term growth.” Each year, Sikora invests more than 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 assurance during the production of wires and cables, hoses, tubes, pipes and sheets, glass fibres or plastics. Sikora AG www.sikora.net

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