Let’s explore the world of TOP 100 together. In an interview with Matthias Schmid, Managing Partner, we clarify what’s behind TOP 100, what it means to be an innovator and how innovations are reflected in the company.

M. Schmid: Thank you very much. Being TOP 100 Innovator 2023 fills us with great joy and pride. Such an award is not received every day and it reflects the efforts and successes of the company and especially their employees in this area.

M. Schmid: After registering for the competition, we had to pass a detailed innovation analysis. The questions on the subject of innovation management form the basis for a well-founded scientific analysis. At the end the most innovative and future-oriented companies are ultimately awarded with the TOP 100 seal – including us.

M. Schmid: We are convinced that we are an innovative and sustainable company. In the past years, we have taken many actions to remain in the market, acquire new customers, secure jobs and set the course for the next generations. We wanted to prove this in the competition. The title TOP 100 shows not only ourselves, but also our employees, customers and suppliers that we take the topic of future viability and innovation seriously and that it is an important part of our daily activities – true to our motto “Boundless dimensions”.

M. Schmid: Innovation or innovative strength is not just a strategic approach, it runs like a thread through our entire company. We question our actions every day, looking for new ways and solutions to advance not only us as a company, but also our employees and customers. Being innovative does not only mean to develop new ideas, products and processes, but also take responsibility towards our society and environment.

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M. Schmid: Until 2015, our business model was entirely based on the production of complex multi-component parts and assemblies. Until then, product development was the responsibility of the customers. From 2016 onwards, we successfully introduced our own development competences. Today, our customers increasingly make use of our development competences on the topic of highly automated inline production lines in combination with compestioning of the current circumstances.

M. Schmid: The most important of all. A company can only be innovative if its employees have the chance to express their innovative strength and are also heard. We give all our employees a lot of freedom in terms of creativity and innovation.

M. Schmid: In 2021, we have developed, based on an employee idea, solutions and activities with regard to energy-saving technology, so that the company has saved 10% of its total electricity consumption in 2022. In today’s energy crisis, this measure pays off several times. Being innovative means not only creating added value for customers and ourselves, but also being sustainable with resources and our environment.

M. Schmid: Our innovativeness is not only demonstrated by our innovative strength in process and product development. Our open corporate culture and employee benefits, modern marketing presence, trade fair and online presences and, finally, state-of-the-art buildings and premises express our technological leadership in its entirety.

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