Fixing specialist stands its ground in the crisis – 2008 a record year
fischer relying on screw fixingsWaldachtal, 29 July 2009 – In spite of the economic downswing, the fischer group of companies will close the 2009 financial year with a plus. By the end of the year, fischer aims to reduce the cyclical drop in sales earlier this year even further.
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New Porsche-Museum in Stuttgart
Undercut anchors hold an inclined glass facade in placeThe design of the new Porsche-Museum in Stuttgartby the Viennese architects Delugan Meissl impresses with its array of different geometric shapes which largely do without right angles. The glass façade, inclining outwards and held in place with unique fischer undercut anchors, faces Porsche Square.
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Eleven students of the Shanghai elite university receive backing
Klaus Fischer Scholarships awarded in TongjiFor the seventh time, the coveted Klaus Fischer Scholarships were awarded at the Shanghai Tongji University. Eleven students and lecturers in construction engineering – the best of their years – received the 10,000 Euro award for outstanding achievements.
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fischertechnik starts engineering offensive
Focus on core competenceFrom the starter set affordable with children’s pocket money right through to the robot kit which romps through the children’s room with Bluetooth control – the latest products by fischertechnik once again show the limitless potential of the construction kits. “We start the new year with an engineering offensive and focus on fischertechnik’s core competence: learning by playing”, explains Marcus Keller, managing director of fischertechnik GmbH.
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The Denzlingen-based fischer plant wins the “German Global Excellence in Operations Award” in the “Factory of the Year” competition
Process excellenceThe fischer group of companies (Waldachtal) has come top in the prestigious and toughest industrial benchmark competition and has again won an important award for its highly efficient processes and its lean production. The plant for chemical products in Denzlingen (Baden) is the winner of the 2008 “Factory of the Year / German GEO Award”. CEO Klaus Fischer sees the award as confirmation that “we are on the right track” and as an “incentive to keep on improving”.
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