Recognition at the German Mittelstand Summit (SME Summit): Ranga Yogeshwar congratulates Swoboda Wiggensbach on being awarded the TOP 100 seal. The award ceremony at the Summit took place on Friday, June 28, in Weimar for all SMEs that received the TOP 100 seal at the beginning of the year. The science journalist is accompanying the innovation competition, which is being held for the 31st time, as a mentor. In the scientific selection process, Swoboda Wiggensbach was particularly convincing in size category C (over 200 employees) in the "Climate of innovation" category.
You may not be able to see them directly, but Swoboda's products are installed in almost every second vehicle worldwide. The company has made a name for itself primarily as a manufacturing specialist for assemblies based on metal-plastic components as well as sensors and actuators. "With our products, we make mobility safer, more comfortable and more energy-efficient," says Dr. Klaus Skrobanek, Chief Technology Officer at Swoboda. Innovation plays a prominent role at the family-owned company, which is represented on three continents and in six countries. "Our development teams are globally networked and work very closely with our customers on innovations for tomorrow," adds Skrobanek. Swoboda has been active and well-known in the various segments of the automotive industry for over 75 years. "We also see the TOP 100 Innovation Award as recognition of the fact that we have been successfully supporting the transformation of the automotive industry towards e-mobility, autonomous driving and connectivity for years. This is why all major automotive manufacturers (OEMs) and automotive suppliers are among our customers," says Christian Göser, Chief Sales Officer at Swoboda.
TOP 100: the competition
Since 1993, compamedia has been awarding the TOP 100 seal for special innovative strength and above-average innovation success to medium-sized companies. The scientific management has been in the hands of Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke since 2002. Franke is the founder and director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. The mentor of TOP 100 is the science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar. Project partners are the Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research and the BVMW. The magazines manager magazin and impulse accompany the company comparison as media partners, ZEIT für Unternehmer is a cooperation partner. More information at www.top100.de.
You may not be able to see them directly, but Swoboda's products are installed in almost every second vehicle worldwide. The company has made a name for itself primarily as a manufacturing specialist for assemblies based on metal-plastic components as well as sensors and actuators. "With our products, we make mobility safer, more comfortable and more energy-efficient," says Dr. Klaus Skrobanek, Chief Technology Officer at Swoboda. Innovation plays a prominent role at the family-owned company, which is represented on three continents and in six countries. "Our development teams are globally networked and work very closely with our customers on innovations for tomorrow," adds Skrobanek. Swoboda has been active and well-known in the various segments of the automotive industry for over 75 years. "We also see the TOP 100 Innovation Award as recognition of the fact that we have been successfully supporting the transformation of the automotive industry towards e-mobility, autonomous driving and connectivity for years. This is why all major automotive manufacturers (OEMs) and automotive suppliers are among our customers," says Christian Göser, Chief Sales Officer at Swoboda.
TOP 100: the competition
Since 1993, compamedia has been awarding the TOP 100 seal for special innovative strength and above-average innovation success to medium-sized companies. The scientific management has been in the hands of Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke since 2002. Franke is the founder and director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. The mentor of TOP 100 is the science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar. Project partners are the Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research and the BVMW. The magazines manager magazin and impulse accompany the company comparison as media partners, ZEIT für Unternehmer is a cooperation partner. More information at www.top100.de.
