Interview

Dr. Dipl. Eng. Ivan Getsov, Director of VMZ EADHow did you choose RAIS to make the delivery of a robotic system to VMZ?VMZ and RAIS have long-lasting contacts, a part of our production base is equipped with their CNC machine tools. Our latest project is related to the building of robotic complexes.In their enterprise we saw the work of a robot-operated lathe. Subsequently we developed a production complex of two lathes serviced by a robot, and now we already ... more

eng. Mihael Deliyski,General Manager, Energoeffect ConsultMr. Deliyski, could you please present Energoeffect Consult’s exact scope of activity to the readers of the South-East European Industrial Market magazine?Energoeffect Consult is a consulting company for the preparation and implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources projects. ... more

John Hort,Regional General Manager for the South East European Customer Centre, Atlas Copco, for South-East European Industrial Market magazine ... more

Petra Cullmann, Global Portfolio Director Plastics & Rubber, Messe Dusseldorf, for South-East European Industrial Market magazineK 2016 will be held from 19 to 26 October 2016. With just a few months left, how is the preparation going? Very well, K 2016 has been booked out for months. Some 3,100 exhibitors will be taking part and showing their products and services on more than 170,000 square metres of net exhibition space. K 2016 in Dusseldorf will again be by far the ... more

Ionut Farcas, Schneider Electric Country President for Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo, for South-East European Industrial Market magazine ... more

Tommy Ver ElstSensata Technologies General Managerfor the South-East European Industrial Market magazineHow did you choose Plovdiv to open your second production facility in Bulgaria?Plovdiv city is becoming more attractive destination for business purposes than ever before. There are many factors for this. The city recently was selected for European Capital of Culture for 2019. During the annual ranking for Bulgarian “Best City to Live in” Plovdiv was announced for a best business city. The city GDP increases 12-13 % ... more

Mr. Ivaylo Ivanov, Managing Director of Inter Expo Center, and Mr. Michael Johannes, Vice President Mobility and Logistics, Messe Frankfurt, for South-East European Industrial Market magazine ... more

Arkadiusz Hruszowiec, Business Development Manager at Intel Corporation,for the South-East European Industrial Market magazineWhat would you say "makes up" the Internet of Things? Are the devices themselves and their interoperability central to the IoT?At Intel we perceive IoT as a whole ecosystem consisting of various elements and we are in a unique position because we are able to deliver all ingredients of any end-to-end solution from devices with sensors gathering data, gateways sending data to the cloud, to datacenters ... more

Greg Waters, President and CEO of IDT, for South-East European Industrial Market Dear Mr. Waters, could you please present briefly the company of IDT to the readers?IDT is a public company founded in 1980; with ZMDI, we now have about 2,000 employees. For the past two years we have been one of the fastest-growing technology companies in any industry. Current revenues are about $175 million per quarter - with ZMDI; this is about $800 million per year. ... more

Dr. Till Truckenmueller, President of Automotive Cluster Bulgaria, for the South-East European Industrial Market magazineDear Mr. Truckenmueller, which are the highlights in the activities of Automotive Cluster Bulgaria? Please, tell us more about the structure and the main goals of the organization.Automotive Cluster Bulgaria is an organization founded in 2012 by eight companies to support the automotive industry in Bulgaria in two key areas: attracting investors from the industry and assisting companies in the country operating in the sector ... more

Dr. Michael Poellmann, Executive Director Global Sales, Messe Muenchen, for the South-East European Industrial Market magazineDear Mr. Poellmann, this year Messe Muenchen and the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce celebrate 20 years of successful partnership. Which are the most important goals that you accomplished together for this period?The first goal was to provide all Bulgarian exhibitors and visitors to our representative office a professional service with regards to necessary participation information. The second goal was to mirror the ... more

Maximilian Erhard, manager of the Cluster „Vocational Education and Training” with the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and CommerceDear Mr. Erhard, would you please present yourself to the readers of South-East European Industrial Market? What are the highlights of your career development so far?I work here in Bulgaria at the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry since January 2015. Before that I was employed in Berlin at the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry and worked there in ... more

Krasen Milev, manager of IOW BulgariaDear Mr. Milev, could you present in brief the history, structure and activities of the company IOW Bulgaria?The IOW group already has a 20-year history in Europe and independent dealers are registered in the different countries. The Bulgarian company was founded in 2003 in Sofia, and in 2008 it built its own office and warehouse, along with a new modern service center. This allows diversification of services and the ability to timely diagnosis and ... more

Tomas Jindra, General Manager, WITTE Automotive BulgariaDear Mr. Jindra, would you please present yourself and WITTE Automotive to our readers? Which are the key products and solutions that distinguish your company from the other manufacturers on the global market?Since 1899 WITTE Automotive GmbH represents innovative and powerful know-how in the development and production of technical solutions for locking and latching systems. Today, it is a globally operating company supplying all well-known vehicle brands with WITTE Automotive products latches, hinges, ... more

Peter Dietz, Junior Channel Partner Manager, Drives and Motion Division, Yaskawa EuropeWould you please present yourself and Yaskawa’s business and corporate structure to the readers of Engineering Review? How is the company represented in Europe and what production facilities does it have on its disposal?With annual sales of over 360 billion yen, Yaskawa is a global leader in the manufacture of servo drives (Sigma Series), inverter drives (including the A1000) and Motoman industrial robots. Founded in 1915 in Japan, ... more