TPi January 2019

Business & market news

Celebrating nine decades as a family business

The family-owned enterprise, with headquarters and technology centre in Werther, Germany, recently celebrated the 90 th anniversary of its founding.

the company is active in more than 50 countries, in vehicle, ship and mechanical engineering, as well as many other industries. “Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems are important key factors to efficient customer-specific production,” said Dr Ing Bengt-Henning Maas, CEO of the tubing plant and head of the tubular components division. “We want to be a leader with regard to the digitalisation and networking of processes in the tubing industry and other business areas.” The company states that family management, diversification and internationalisation ensure stability and growth: as a partner to its customers, the company is increasing its share of the value chain by expanding vertical integration and services such as the development and validation of components for demanding applications. Poppe + Potthoff GmbH – Germany

Poppe + Potthoff develops and manufactures customer-specific steel tubes, common rail subsystems, high- pressure tubes, precision components, line shafts, couplings, and specialised test stands and other machines.

With 1,500 employees at 17 locations,

After 90 years, Poppe + Potthoff has remained a family business: (from left) Caroline Lagemann, Peter Potthoff-Sewing, Ursula Potthoff-Sewing, John Erik Lagemann, Dr Auliana Poon Potthoff-Sewing and Dr Christian Potthoff-Sewing

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