Dr. Paul Rheinländer

In his presentation "Niches and innovations", Dr. Paul Rheinländer will show the survival strategies of a medium-sized company with successful activities in several niches of mechanical engineering.

Eickhoff Bergbautechnik GmbH develops high-performance machines for national and international mining and offers customers customized solutions for the extraction of raw materials. Its core competence is the development, design and manufacture of shearer loaders and roadheaders for mining and tunnel construction. Eickhoff Maschinenfabrik GmbH specializes in drive technology with an industry-oriented focus with the core competence of implementing high-quality gearbox solutions for almost all industrial applications - combined with comprehensive drive engineering.

Eickhoff Gießerei GmbH produces castings in individual and series production with the core competence of manufacturing cast products with high technological standards, which are used in the following areas: general mechanical engineering, ßlhydraulics, drive technology, valve and pump construction, mining and plastics machinery, wear technology. Schalker Eisenhütte Maschinenfabrik GmbH offers coking plant operating machines and special rail vehicles.

Status: Beginning of 2007