Post by Alfred Hauenstein

Yes, we can! Yes, we can innovate! Yes, we can innovate in Germany! 🇩🇪🚀 Before I get too carried away with my “Denglisch”… back to the facts. 😉 Thanks to our friends at Werkzeugmaschinenlabor, WZL der RWTH Aachen, a group of companies is running a great practice exchange on innovation. This week, we had the pleasure of visiting Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG — one of those wonderfully well‑sung hidden champions. 🎯 My key takeaways: ✴️ A high level of value‑chain integration — from R&D to production — can be a real differentiator 🔗 ✴️ Deep understanding of customer applications, especially through co‑creation, is a major innovation lever 🤝 ✴️ Knowing what you can do… and what you can’t (or no longer profitably) do is crucial. This includes stopping projects and retiring once-successful product lines 🛑 A big thank you for organizing this great Go & See, Frederike Hellwig, and for hosting us so effectively, Cornelia Hoß! 🙌 Curious to hear more thoughts from you: Dr. Carsten L. Herzhoff, MBA Tom Schümchen Matthias Gunter Knut Wantzen Nikolai Kelbel #Innovation #Germany #CustomerCoCreation