The Augsburg Local Court opened provisional insolvency proceedings on 29 October The financial gaps in the balance sheets of the electric commercial vehicle specialist had recently become increasingly noticeable Employees had already complained that some were no longer receiving their wages The Augsburg judiciary has officially announced the opening of insolvency proceedings: Quantron – founded in 2019 – has thus been under the supervision of a provisional insolvency administrator since 29 October Lawyer Constantin Salm-Hoogstraeten will ensure that the company’s assets are secured until a final decision is made on the opening of insolvency proceedings CFO Beate Reimann and Head of Technology Rene-Christopher Wollmann may therefore only dispose of the company’s assets with the approval of the provisional insolvency administrator Quantron itself has announced that it intends to publish a statement on insolvency over the course of the day The fact that Quantron has been struggling with a financial bottleneck for several months has recently become increasingly apparent Quantron cancelled its stand at the IAA Transportation at short notice Some employees of the commercial vehicle manufacturer from Gersthofen are said to be waiting for their wages as various local media in Augsburg reported last week Quantron told electrive on Friday that it did indeed have outstanding debts – including from the workforce CFO Reimann referred to the imminent conclusion of a new investor deal It now appears that instead of a new round of financing It is unclear what the future holds for the approximately 90 employees some employees – including those who have contacted the electrive editorial team – believe that orderly insolvency is a better option than the current situation wage claims have reportedly already been filed by employees at the labour court in Augsburg Quantron emerged as a new player in the electric commercial vehicle market at the end of 2019 – launched by Gersthofen-based Iveco contract partner and commercial vehicle specialist Haller Initially located in the retrofitting sector the start-up quickly transformed itself into a system integrator with rapidly growing international ambitions The management repeated more and more frequently that Quantron did not want to become an OEM The business model therefore consists less of the production and sale of e-trucks and more of the operation of an ecosystem by funds that Quantron wanted to raise in a B financing round The company set a target of 100 to 200 million euros last year Quantron currently has around 200 vehicles on the market – including both battery and fuel-cell-powered vehicles the company has not managed to take the step towards full-scale series production in the five years of its existence all trucks have also had to be individually approved by the regulatory agency TÜV This is one of the reasons why a customer recently switched its H2 truck orders from Quantron to Hyundai presse-augsburg.de, insolvenzbekanntmachungen.de (both in German) I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology Fire brigade responds to fire at hydrogen filling station in Gersthofen – Germany the Augsburg criminal investigation department has taken over the investigation into the cause of the fire According to the current state of the investigation it is assumed that there was a technical defect The filling station was built by the gas specialist Tyczka Hydrogen from Geretsried near Munich Ulrich Hanke explained in response to our editorial team’s inquiry: We will now investigate how the fire started there was probably an explosion on a compressor No information can yet be given on the extent of the damage The Gersthofen fire brigade reported that around 20 firefighters arrived on Tuesday morning forces from the fire brigades in Neusäß and Täfertingen the rescue service and the police were deployed The firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to the surrounding buildings where trucks could already fill up with diesel The project was funded with two million euros by the Free State as part of its hydrogen strategy READ the latest news shaping the hydrogen market at Hydrogen Central Fire brigade responds to fire at hydrogen filling station in Gersthofen – Germany. source Netherlands – Twente is getting a unique test and training location for hydrogen: HyField – Twente Safety Campus and Cogas are joining forces at Technology Base Twente The Twente Safety Campus (TSC) and.. 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Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience have extinguished a fire at a hydrogen refueling station that was inaugurated on June 17 as part of a pilot project supported by the German government The fire brigade in Gersthofen, Germany, has extinguished a fire at a new hydrogen filling station and prevented it from spreading, the organization said on social media “According to current information, there was also a loud bang when the fire broke out. The fire department quickly brought the fire under control,” said the local police Tyczka Hydrogen inaugurated the station on June 17 The German company operates the filling station and supplies the green hydrogen “With hydrogen dispensers at 350 and 700 bar pressure, the filling station can refuel a wide range of vehicles – from cars, buses, and special vehicles to heavy trucks,” Tyczka Hydrogen said in a press release it can provide around 500 kg of hydrogen per day.” Maximator Hydrogen supplied the filling station technology the fourth hydrogen filling station that we have funded as part of the Bavarian hydrogen filling station infrastructure program is officially going into operation here at the Augsburg Freight Village,” said Minister of State Hubert Aiwanger last week pv magazine has contacted the fire brigade and Tyczka Hydrogen and is waiting for more details on the matter More articles from Sergio Matalucci Please be mindful of our community standards and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy. × The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this Close TransportExplosion and fire severely damages hydrogen refuelling station in Germany just days after it opened to the publicThe facility As it continues its march across the planet buying up business, Thailand’s Indorama Ventures has completed its acquisition of PET producer Invista Resins & Fibers based at Gersthofen Plans for the takeover – financial terms were not disclosed – were announced in December 2018 part of erstwhile German chemical group Hoechst employs some 140 people and has capacity for 282,000 t/y of product IVL said the acquisition is aligned with its strategy to grow and support customers with differentiated solutions in both packaging and industrial fibers the polyester market leader will gain access to intellectual property and marketing rights for the Invista-owned PET barrier material technology and the Polyshield and Oxyclear brands PET oxygen barrier packaging is used mainly by the food and beverage industry to extend the shelf life of juice the Thai group has a leading market share in the North America oxygen barrier PET market in which it gained a foothold in 2011 with the acquisition of Auriga Polymers in the US state if South Carolina Indorama acquired the rights to the technology for producing Crystal Clear Oxygen Barrier Resin in certain markets in the Americas The German deal gives it added momentum to address growing demand “This exciting step forward will lead us to further accelerate our transformation,” said group CEO Aloke Lohia adding that IVL is “ready to seize global opportunities.” and strategic direction in an exclusive CHEManager International interview ProteiNext is an annual symposium that offers a platform for sharing insights on protein analysis Kenya News Agency Kisumu county government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gersthofen city of Germany to create linkages and partnerships on development Deputy Governor Mathew Owili who signed the document with the Mayor of Gersthofen His Worship Michael Wörle said the pact will see the twinning of Kisumu City and the City of Gersthofen opening up avenues of collaboration in different sectors of the economy will see various initiatives rolled out in tourism innovation and municipal cooperation with Kisumu set to benefit immensely through benchmarking with the Bavarian City located in the county of Augsburg Kisumu County has already secured 200,000 Euros funding which will go towards the refurbishment salarisation and operalisation of Chulaimbo and Kuoyo water projects in Kisumu West Sub-County “This significant funding is a result of the Mayor’s visit to Kisumu in 2021 where he met Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o laying the foundation for collaborative engagement between the two cities,” he said Speaking during the signing ceremony at City Hall in Kisumu Dr Owili thanked the City of Gersthofen leadership for the gesture saying the engagement was set to give impetus to the various county led development initiatives His Worship Michael Wörle said the pact with Kisumu comes after a similar successful partnership with Baringo County where various projects on energy have been rolled out “We are the first German City with an energy partnership with Kenya in Baringo County specifically and today we are bringing Kisumu on board,” he said The ceremony was also graced by Kisumu City Manager Abala Wanga County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) Judith Oluoch You must be logged in to post a comment Kenya Broadcasting Corporation MyGov Kenya National Archives Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board Kenya Institute of Mass Communication Media Council of Kenya eCitizen – Gateway to All Government Services How to make payments to the Directorate of Information County Focus, March, 2025. 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This means the council would be asking permission from the legislature to ask permission from the voters to add a 1% sales tax "The Council of the City of Staunton hereby supports Senate Bill 14 and House Bill 805," reads the resolution According to the taxes page on Staunton's website the city currently only has the 5.3% state sales tax in place Community Action Program Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro's (CAPSAW) has received preliminary results from the fall 2023 Community Needs Assessment. Beginning on page 37 in the agenda packet the top five reported needs from the assessment included housing Bruce Fox of Gersthofen, Germany, asked Staunton City Council to consider a sisterhood between the two cities. Accord to council's agenda packet, Fox was involved with a community band form the German town that performed a combined concert with Staunton's Stonewall Brigade Band Staunton City Council will hear about what a Sister City partnership with Gersthofen could do for the city from Fred Blanton with Sister Cities International during its working session meeting According to Sister Cities International's website the organization was founded by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 "to bring peace through people-to-people diplomacy." During the Staunton City Council working session meeting "Chief Finance Officer Jessie Moyers will present a review the water and sewer funds and planned capital improvements for each fund." CAPSAW will also consider grant applications The three applicants requested funds for three projects: The River City Breadbasket and LIFEworks could receive $2,000 towards the ongoing free, "low-barrier" food pantry. According to the application in the agenda packet the food pantry receives over 300 visitors a month.Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry (WARM) could receive around $2,000 for a "second multi-passenger van and cargo trailer" for the cold weather shelter "WARM received a grant to double the amount of capacity from 35 to 70 beds at the cold weather shelter for the 2023-24 season." The awarded grant funds could not be used for transportation costs The project's total cost is $33,500.Augusta Regional Dental Clinic could receive around $2,000 for a reclining device for wheelchair-bound patients to receive dental treatment the clinic had to send three patients home because they could not be moved to the clinic's dental chairs according to the application.New zoning changes in WaynesboroThe Waynesboro Planning Commission will consider new zoning ordinance changes prompted by issues discovered by staff and the board during regular business The zoning amendments, listed on page 27 of the agenda packet the changes would next to before the Waynesboro City Council Meetings ListThese are the public meetings for Tuesday It only took Julian Nagelsmann 30 minutes to drive from Augsburg to the small town of Gersthofen in January 2008 but it would be the journey that changed his life A nervous Nagelsmann set off to watch TSV Gersthofen with his then-girlfriend She was filming the match on a small video camera and I was taking notes It had no resemblance to the way video analysis is conducted today.” Nagelsmann came back with a lengthy dossier But Tuchel was impressed with the way the player had detailed TSV’s movement with and without the ball Nagelsmann soon retired from active duties to be appointed the official opposition scout and part of Augsburg reserves’ coaching staff “Thomas told me I should try becoming a coach in case I couldn’t play anymore,” Nagelsmann said “He had a feeling that I might be talented due to the way I thought and spoke (about the game) He said I should definitely give it a go.” However Tuchel refused to take credit for discovering Nagelsmann’s abilities off the pitch Tuchel’s version of the Nagelsmann origin story is very generous towards his opponent but only partially true Tuchel’s extremely sophisticated coaching methods had opened Nagelsmann’s eyes to aspects of the game he had never considered before Some of the sessions were based on the principle of “differential learning” the intentional over-complication of processes and tasks with a view of making the actual playing of the game both easier and more purposeful At Borussia Dortmund a few years later Tuchel told his players to control the ball with their knee before every pass He made defenders train with tennis balls in their hands to stop them from holding on to strikers his team would play on pitches with the corner-flag section of the pitch cut away forcing his players to move diagonally towards goal Nagelsmann said Tuchel’s sophisticated practice regime often left him so drained that he fell asleep on the train home from Augsburg to Munich Tuchel also had an important hand in helping his apprentice move beyond scouting duties at Landesliga level a few months later He tipped off Nagelsmann that TSV 1860 Munich were looking for a new under-17s coach Nagelsmann got the job in the summer of 2008 But most importantly, Tuchel broke the managerial mould in Germany. Without his success at Mainz one year later, Nagelsmann’s stellar ascent to the top of the Bundesliga might have never happened Mainz had appointed Tuchel, then 34, as their under-19s coach for the 2008-09 season. He led a team that featured future Premier League players Jan Kirchhoff and Andre Schurrle to the club’s first (and only) under-19s championship The seniors were also doing well that season One year after Jurgen Klopp had tried and failed to lift them back to the first division But Andersen fell out with some of the players and the club leadership to such an extent that he became the first coach to ever be dismissed in early August the man who had controversially put the ageing defender Klopp in charge eight years earlier had another one of his crackpot ideas: he promoted Tuchel to head coach “People thought we were totally mad,” Heidel told this writer years later “Tuchel was a nobody: a youth coach without any professional playing background.” Klopp’s miraculous work at Mainz — despite their relegation in 2007 he had taken them to the Bundesliga for the first time and galvanised the whole city to become passionate for football — had taught him that experience was vastly overrated was an ex-footballer who had been on the carousel 10 or 15 years getting hired and fired every other year,” Heidel said “Those who didn’t have the right name never got a look in.” Tuchel was barely a couple of years older than the players he was suddenly excepted to lead into a tough battle against the drop With his side-parting and penchant for roll necks But any concerns about a lack of authority dissipated after his first team talk “He only spoke for a few minutes but his charisma and knowledge shone through,” Heidel said Some of the regular visitors at the team’s open training sessions joked that Tuchel’s passing drills reminded them of “youth football” but his attention to detail soon had the team playing some fantastically exciting attacking football “He understood the game deeply and had the ability to communicate his vision effectively,” Heidel said “We reached a level we had never seen at this club before.” In his five years in charge, Tuchel took Mainz to the Europa League and amassed more points than any club apart from the “big four” of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke and they did so with a minuscule budget compared to those teams Tuchel’s superb record at Mainz undoubtedly encouraged Hoffenheim to go down a similar route when they moved youth coach Nagelsmann up to the seniors in early 2016 Local paper Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung dismissed the appointment of the Bundesliga’s youngest full-time manager (28 years old) as a “public relations stunt” but were quickly forced to recant as Nagelsmann saved Hoffenheim from relegation and then led them to Europa League and Champions League in quick succession Master and former apprentice are no longer close There has been no falling out and relations remain cordial but they’re not friends A source close to Nagelsmann suspects that football aside While Nagelsmann comes across as jovial and easy-going just like his managerial idol Pep Guardiola the Augsburg chief executive who hired Tuchel in 2005 says these categorisations are far too broad funny guy who could tell wonderful stories about his own short football career,” he tells The Athletic on the phone in the sports bar he now runs Nagelsmann is yet to win a competitive game against his former mentor That might change on Tuesday night in Lisbon Irrespective of the outcome of this gigantic tussle of managerial wits it will rightly be seen as a small triumph of the German model empathy and the ability to help players perform beyond personal experience and status It is true that not every promotion of a youth coach has worked quite as well as Tuchel and Nagelsmann have done in the Bundesliga But it’s no longer seen as particularly noteworthy if clubs put their under-19s coaches in charge of the first team — especially those sides who have limited financial resources They will now aim to take on youth coaches with a view to grooming them as first-team coaches rather than pick a big name from the carousel whenever an opening arises as a former sporting director at Hoffenheim during Nagelsmann’s time there and the German FA Flick has been part of a meritocratic network of coaches and administrators that have shared ideas and helped each other hone their theories to the point that they have begun to take over the world of football Tuchel was heavily influenced by Ralf Rangnick during the maverick coach’s tenure at second division SSV Ulm in the late 1990s and it was Rangnick who hired Nagelsmann as his own successor at Leipzig last year. Rangnick’s school of thought — football based on pressing and counter-pressing — has spawned successful coaches such as Ralph Hasenhuttl (Southampton) Roger Schmidt (PSV) and Marco Rose (Borussia Monchengladbach) who have all succeeded as relative no-names Nagelsmann and Tuchel have come closest to perfecting the blueprint by adding intricate elements of position and possession football to it. Klopp, too, is part of this conversation. The Liverpool manager won’t make it to the final on Sunday but he’ll recognise at least one of the participants as someone who’s undergone a similar managerial journey to him: from provincial obscurity to the very top (Top photo: Bernd Thissen/picture alliance via Getty Images) Munich-born Raphael Honigstein has lived in London since 1993. He writes about German football and the Premier League. Follow Raphael on Twitter @honigstein The Info Source of record for architectural glass leaders announced that Gerhard Seele is transferring his majority stake to his son Gerhard Seele will remain managing director of seele group GmbH co-founder of the seele group of companies is a member of the supervisory board and still serves as a technical advisor to the company the obvious next move for Michael is to take over this position especially while ‘seele seniors’ are still around to provide support during the transition,” Gerhard Seele says We understand that ads can be annoying to website visitors but it helps us provide our content to you at no cost so we'd appreciate it if you would allow our advertising partners to appear in your browser We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorised 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analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising Global chemical producer Indorama Ventures Public (IVL) has closed the acquisition of Germany-based Invista Resins and Fibers This acquisition is aligned with IVL’s strategy to grow and support its customers’ needs with differentiated solutions in both packaging and industrial fibres Announced in December, the deal adds Invista’s Gersthofen value-added polyethylene terephthalate (PET) manufacturing facility to IVL’s portfolio Invista’s Gersthofen plant has a current annual production capacity of 282,000t and employs approximately 140 people The transaction also covers intellectual property rights for Polyshield Pet and Oxyclear Barrier Pet brands used for oxygen packaging as well as Invista’s technology across all global markets to IVL’s portfolio Polyshield Pet and Oxyclear Barrier Pet brands are suitable for the food and beverage industry and are claimed to extend the shelf life of juice Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Indorama Ventures group CEO Aloke Lohia said: “This is an exciting step forward that will lead us to further accelerate our transformation We are ready to seize global opportunities and create the greatest value for our customers and shareholders.” “We are excited to welcome the Invista team to the IVL family and look forward to growing the Polyshield Pet and Oxyclear Barrier Pet brands to their full potential.” The deal offers IVL an advantage to grow its business in the oxygen barrier PET market and cater to the need for barrier resins from both existing and new customers globally Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network GERSTHOFEN, Germany and THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oilinvest and Quantron AG have signed a strategic partnership agreement to build hydrogen-based refueling infrastructure to supply Fuel Cell Electric heavy trucks (FCEV) The partnership gave way to a new joint venture named HEMTRON to help accelerate the decarbonisation of road freight in Europe Oilinvest subsidiaries operate around 2,450 filling stations under the Tamoil brand in Europe including Italy and the HEM brand in filling stations in Germany Together with third party and newly established (greenfield) locations this extensive network provides a foundation for the proliferation of zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicles HEMTRON is tasked to secure consistent growth and supply of hydrogen refueling stations at customer-oriented locations near transportation hubs such as logistics centers and highways "Through this strategic partnership with QUANTRON we aim to offer our customers a commercially viable solution and reduce carbon emissions with green hydrogen as an alternative to diesel for commercial road transport" Chief Executive Officer of Oilinvest Group "We aim to aggregate our initiatives that secure an increase in non-fossil fuels projects.  This partnership will support our strategy to become a net-zero company by 2050 and we look forward to include more partners to join this Hydrogen Fuelling Alliance" CEO of Quantron AG on QUANTRON's Hydrogen Offensive said "Green hydrogen will be a key energy carrier of the future to accelerate the decarbonization especially in heavy duty trucking With the help of Oilinvest's fuel retailing expertise and refueling station network we are creating a foundation for our customers to switch from diesel to zero-emission FCEV vehicles Due to our current first mover advantage in range and power in the 44t sector as well as our QLI FCEV we now also want to be a first mover in dedicated H2 fueling infrastructure dedicated to the needs of light as well as heavy duty trucks HEMTRON is also an integral part of our Quantron-as-a-Service offering We can envision becoming the IONITY of H2 Fueling with our partners such as Heavy Duty OEMs Our venture is set-up to be an open platform and we invite other truck OEMs energy companies and also other Oil & HRS network partner to join in an open H2 Roaming Alliance." founder and Executive Chairman of Quantron AG "We want to make a breakthrough in hydrogen as an energy carrier for heavy-duty transport That's why we want to actively engage partners – be it other oil and energy companies technology partners or even other fuel cell truck manufacturers – we need critical mass and this joint venture is a milestone." Both QUANTRON and Oilinvest are founding members of an alliance to expand Europewide hydrogen refueling infrastructure enabling widespread adoption of environmentally friendly FCEV vehicles You can find more images in high and low resolution here: Press releases from Quantron AG (https://www.quantron.net/en/q-news/press-releases/) Further information about HEMTRON can be found in this video (https://youtu.be/FkBQdtN1Js8) Quantron AG is a platform provider and specialist for sustainable mobility for people and goods; in particular for trucks buses and vans with fully electric powertrains and H2 fuel cell technology As a high-tech spinoff of the renowned Haller GmbH the German company from Augsburg in Bavaria combines over 140 years of commercial vehicle experience with state-of-the-art e-mobility know-how and positions itself globally as a partner to existing OEMs With the Quantron-as-a-Service Ecosystem (QaaS) QUANTRON offers an overall concept that covers all facets of the mobility value chain: QUANTRON INSIDE includes a wide range of both new vehicles and conversions for existing and used vehicles from diesel to battery and hydrogen electric powertrains using the highly innovative QUANTRON INSIDE technology QUANTRON CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS ensures digital and physical aftersales solutions with a Europe-wide network of 700 service partners as well as a service offering for maintenance telematics and in-cloud solutions for remote diagnostics and fleet management Customers receive individual solutions: rental financing and leasing offers such as training courses and workshops at the QUANTRON Academy QUANTRON ENERGY & POWER STATION will realize the production of green hydrogen and electricity as a platform Quantron AG has joined forces with strong global partners This Clean Transportation Alliance also forms an important building block for the supply of vehicles with the necessary green charging and H2 refueling infrastructure QUANTRON stands for the core values Reliable, Energetic, Brave. The team of experts at the innovation driver for e-mobility is making a significant contribution to sustainable, environmentally friendly passenger and freight transport. You can find more information at www.quantron.net The Oilinvest Group is a major player in the European downstream oil industry. Playing a vital role at every stage of the value chain, our two main brands Tamoil and HEM employ around 1000 people, sell in excess of 10 million tons of fuel products every year and generate an annual gross turnover of €12.7 billion. Our head office is at The Hague, the Netherlands. For more information visit: www.oilinvest.com Jörg Zwilling, Director Global Communications & Business Development, [email protected]; + 49 (0) 176 17898440 Stephanie Miller, Marketing & Communications Quantron AG, [email protected] Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2270915/Quantron.jpg Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1867778/4378421/Quantron_Logo.jpg Do not sell or share my personal information: The expected tariff cost is significantly lower than the $4 billion to $5 billion crosstown rival General Motors estimates which Ford attributes to its higher mix of U.S.-built vehicles •Gachagua was hosted by Worle together with his spouse Dorcas Rigathi and Baringo Central MP Joshua Kandie •The meeting aimed at exploring areas of partnership between the  Gersthofen City and Kenyan counties under the twinning programme Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday held talks with the Mayor of Gersthofen Dorcas Rigathi and Baringo Central MP Joshua Kandie Gachagua said the meeting aimed at exploring areas of partnership between Gersthofen City and Kenyan counties under the twinning programme “Part of the strategies of strengthening devolution is working and learning from advanced Counties and cities within and beyond Kenya,” he said Gersthofen City is working with Kisumu City County and Baringo County a partnership that is transforming service delivery as we grow strong and autonomous economies at the devolved units Gachagua commended the progress made so far in controlling pollution and addressing water shortage “As we also work on the transfer of skills and under the TVETs and other higher learning institutions we look forward to more job opportunities in Foreign Direct Investment apart from the export of labour from Kenya under the ongoing negotiations on the Bilateral Labour Agreement,” he added Worle in August visited Kisumu and held talks with Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o at his City Hall office Governor Nyong’o expressed his excitement at the prospect of sharing sub national experiences with Gersthofen from the State of Bavaria in Germany “We are looking forward to sharing experiences while tapping into German models to help Kisumu grow into an economically resilient county that provides quality livability conditions,” Nyong’o said The DP left the country on Monday evening for Belgium and Germany to attend the Global Gateway Forum Gachagua said that Kenya continues to seek new and strengthening existing partnerships for development and opening up new opportunities for the good of the country The DP is in the two countries to represent President William Ruto at a forum hosted by the European Commission in the Capital he held talks with youthful investors in Germany youthful investors in the horticulture subsector in Munich Gachagua said they discussed developing a roadmap for deepening investment in fruit farming and processing in Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo Counties Innovative and pioneering spirit - two key terms that have a high priority at ExOne: the company from Gersthofen near Augsburg which is one of the leading manufacturers in plant production and the development of innovative process technology for digital sand mold production is delighted to offer its customers something new Not only because of the name of the European headquarter - S Kent Rockwell 3-D Printing Innovation Center – indicates it besides the in-house production of 3D sand printing systems they also have a Production Service Center customer service and also a very active research and development department.  Innovating together The Küttner company from Essen also offers its customers innovative food products The company has implemented more than 450 cupola facilities worldwide Küttner is a competent international partner for the design and construction of complete foundries as well as centrifugal castings This is why Küttner technology is used for the production of rotationally symmetrical castings constructed from a wide variety of materials all over the world Sand molds in 3-D printing have been a staple in the industry for some time the production of centrifugal casting presents very special challenges Küttner has already been at the forefront of early positive experiments and believes that the new technology has enormous potential Project Manager of Sales at Küttner: "Of course we want to promote centrifugal casting but we are primarily interested in showing our customers what is possible with 3-D printing." Andreas Rössler got together with ExOne with the idea of carrying out a series of experiments together as a feasibility study the companies have long been acquainting with one another as long-term sales partners in France the 3-D printing specialists from Gersthofen were interested in further development in this area Sand casting molds from the 3-D printer include numerous advantages to foundry operators - from shorter throughput times to reduced refinishing to a better surface quality in the raw castings Many foundries already use the innovative tecnology for their manufacturing processes The use of complete 3-D core packages in the production of rotationally symmetrical and non-rotationally symmetrical components in centrifugal casting is still in the development phase The initiation of a new series of testsThe series of tests should start with the casting of an impeller a component that is used worldwide in hundreds of thousands of different variations the Regional Sales Manager at ExOne met with Andreas Rössler of the partner company Düker in Karlstadt in lower-Franconia The series was designed and implemented in the company's factory which is one of the leading manufacturers of fittings and drainpipes with its cast iron products (Images 1 and 2) ExOne sales manager Holger Barth traveled to the Main with two three-part sandpacks which was used for the first experiment (Image 3) All cores were made by ExOne in advance on an S-Max Furan-3-D printer and then sized and glued After the conditions for the tests were determined and all preparations had been completed The standard of the foundry was used on site to test the filling of the impeller package (Image 4) The melted cast ir on with lamellar graphite of type 15 had previously been melted in one of the melting furnaces and a hot-wind cupola furnace used at Düker Andreas Rössler: "We were very anxious to see if the cores produced by ExOne in the Furan 3-D print would be able to cope with the load of about 60 g." The results of the experiment even exceeded the high expectations: the printed cores not only stood up to the load but delivered a very good result overall (Image 5).The results show significant advantages for centrifugal casting ExOne sales manager Holger Barth: "The mold filling was excellent Even rotationally asymmetrical contours were perfectly filled." It is well known that the advantages of the 3-D printing technology are great The advantages for the centrifugal casting process especially is clearly obvious: "By dispensing with demoulding and by significantly reducing the size of the casting parts the 3-D sand print allows for more constructive designs." The processing costs of the castings can thus be reduced by up to 50% in the case of the impeller production by means of 3-D core packets the assembly of cores or packets for the undercut as is necessary in the core shooting of impellers Holger Barth and Andreas Rössler see many other advantages of the 3-D technology: free forms can be designed and several castings can be tried out without great development costs This is not possible with impeller casting Since the software currently available is largely unsuitable for the casting process simulation of centrifugal casting there are hardly any simulation options for centrifugal casting and especially for centrifugal sand casting This in turn has the consequence that little is developed or researched we can immediately apply practical solutions and quickly realize ideas," Holger Barth claimed Andreas Rössler explained that the experiment also generally showed that it was possible to achieve great cost savings: "Since the use of the 3-D molds on gating and feed systems is completely dispensed with we can identify the following effect: the use of molten material is reduced by nearly half and the costs along with it." And the lesser amount of material not only results in an improved budgeting situation: "Even the cleaning costs for the removal of gating and feeding material fall to the wayside This in turn saves valuable time." This first joint series of tests also provided a wide range of technical insights no significant differences were found between mediated and unmediated nuclei or in the selection of the size used it was found that the casting quality was decisively determined by the position of the sprue to the centrifugal casting core the direction of rotation as well as the rotational speed during the different process sequences Holger Barth: "The use of 3-D cores and packages small series or individual parts can also be presented economically in the case of centrifugal casting as a larger series can be realized through the means of lost molds in a short time." Therefore he also sees many opportunities for innovative 3-D technology in centrifugal molding.Positive outlook and further tests The conclusion from this first test series thus calls for a thoroughly positive outlook There are plans to test further materials in the future and to optimise the cores with respect to shape separation All of this opens up new opportunities for foundry operators on the path to a digital future I see previously untapped market potential in the use of sand molds and cores in a centrifugal casting process" He is sure that the advantages of the 3-D technology will convince everyone sooner or later we want to demonstrate the versatile possibilities of using 3-D printed cores to our customers in the foundry industry."Experimental Setup and ProcedureCore geometry usedFive cores as the core package 'impeller flange' manufactured on an S-Max Furan from ExOneCore diameter300 to 350 mm with an experimental core height of 210 and 230 mmCentrifugal Casting SystemRingCast 500 with heated casting channel and horizontal pouring directionSpeedGeometry independent variable speed between 400 and 1800 rpm in corresponding predefined time windowsMoldwith end-face ventilation holes to hold the core packageMeltEN-GJL150 grey cast iron melted in the cupola furnace which was removed from the 50-tonne holding furnace by means of a pre-heated shear ladleCutting Temperature1500 °CCasting Temperature1390 °C – 1430 °CDosageBased on the planned filling amount over weight I would like to receive the bi-weekly Foundry-Planet newsletter with all latest news Plus the special newsletters – all can be cancelled anytime and at no cost While the International School Augsburg is readily accessible from the Stuttgart-Munich Autobahn 8 This pleasant little town lies just outside of the historical city of Augsburg which is Bavaria’s third largest metropolis International School Augsburg has grown rapidly Having opened in September 2005 with just 65 students ISA offers full-day English-language education to children from Augsburg’s growing international community along with local German students The school is accredited by the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges School hours for the Early Learning Centre (ELC) run from 9:00 am to 3:15 pm on Monday through Thursday and from 9:00 am to 1:45 pm on Fridays Grades 1 - 5 run from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm on Monday through Thursday and from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on Fridays From Grade 6 upwards the hours are from 8:50 am to 3:30 pm on Monday through Thursday and from 8:50 am to 2:00 pm on Fridays Extracurricular offerings take place between 3:40 pm and 4:40 pm most days of the week Its students and their families represent 25 nationalities while the highly qualified teachers come from 20 different countries There is a strong programme for English language learners Mother tongue lessons are available for a range of languages The Lower School (ELC to grade 5) is authorized to teach the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programmme (PYP) and the High School offers the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) in grade 10 and the IB Diploma in grade 12 faculty and staff at ISA were proud to celebrate their first IB Diploma graduating class Many of these alumni are now studying at universities in Germany and abroad Due to its commitment to small classes (average class size is 15) the school provides very well for individual needs ISA strongly encourages and supports all Upper School students possessing the necessary aptitude and motivation to complete the requirements of the IB Diploma Programme in grades 11-12 This challenging course is held in high esteem by universities all over the world There is a strong sports programme and a growing school orchestra The in-school instrumental program is unique among international schools The school facility at International School Augsburg is exceptional The main building is bright and spacious with large classrooms It houses the spacious library/media centre All teaching spaces are excellently resourced with technology to support learning A recently added wing houses additional classrooms Visitors to ISA regularly comment on its exceptionally friendly atmosphere the respectful and confident attitude of the students and the calm This was highly commended by the recent accreditation visit Der Förderverein erfüllt eine wichtige Aufgabe indem er die Regio Augsburg Wirtschaft GmbH in Ihrer Standortmarketing - Aufgabe begleitet und unterstützt Als "Standortmarketinginstrument" ist es für die ISA selbstverständlich dass dabei Daten mit Drittanbietern ausgetauscht werden Logistics Middle East Home » Roads » City bus 2022 – Public transport becomes more environmentally friendly and attractive much more attractive for more user groups and passengers Stadtwerke Weilheim had presented its “City bus 2022” concept several times and the city council then passed the basic resolution on November 19th 2020 Stadtwerke Weilheim will be in charge of operating the city bus “Our preparations for this are in full swing,” says Peter Müller head of Stadtwerke Weilheim: “An important point of our ‘City bus 2022’ concept is that we want to operate public transport in Weilheim in a more environmentally friendly way but a practical example of more climate protection the current diesel buses will be replaced by battery-electric midi buses For the procurement of the five new battery-electric midi buses they had issued a Europe-wide invitation to tender at the end of February 2021: “After the end of the bidding and clarification of several detailed questions the company Quantron AG in Augsburg/Gersthofen was awarded the contract for the delivery of five Atak Electric buses at the end of April” informs the Head of Stadtwerke Peter Müller He signed the corresponding contract with Andreas Haller at the new headquarters of the supplier of modern electric commercial vehicles in Augsburg/Gersthofen Three miles from Apple’s Cupertino, California, headquarters, something unique is taking shape. It can be described as “something like six kilometres of glass”, using sedak/seele architect Peter Arbour’s words. Yes, it’s the Apple Campus 2. Gersthofen, Germany-based sedak is the manufacturer that supplies Apple the gigantic glass panels that are the world’s largest pieces of curved structural glass “For the Apple Campus 2 glass façade Each is a laminated safety glass made of two single glass panes In the autoclave (gas-tight lockable pressure vessel) the units were formed in their curved shape at approximately 130 °C The glass panes for the façade of the exterior ring are 14 m long and more than 3 m high Those for the interior ring are just under 11 m long” all non-rectangular shaped and 14 m long The collaboration between Apple and sedak didn’t start with the Apple Campus – although given the unique size of the panels Founded by Gerhard Seele and Siegfried Gossner in 2007 sedak has targeted a unique segment of the market: oversize insulating and safety glass Its large-size glass units open up extraordinary architectural design possibilities combined with economic advantages Its products have been used to create various outstanding architectural artworks Sedak is also responsible for manufacturing the glass panes and stairs for more than 70 Apple Stores “…more environmentally friendly and attractive” in German municipality Stadtwerke Weilheim after five new ‘e-midibuses’ were chosen for its City Bus 2022 tender The five Atak EVs that municipal enterprise Stadtwerke Weilheim i.OB KU chose are from supplier Quantron AG Augsburg/Gersthofen Stadtwerke Weilheim had presented its City Bus 2022 concept several times and the city council then passed the basic resolution on November 19 Stadtwerke Weilheim will be “…in charge of operating the city bus.” Head of Stadtwerke Weilheim Peter Müller said: “Our preparations for this are in full swing.” “An important point of our ‘City bus 2022’ concept is that we want to operate public transport in Weilheim in a more environmentally friendly way but a practical example of more climate protection,” he said the current diesel buses will be replaced by battery-electric midibuses For the procurement of the five new battery-electric midibuses the municipality had issued a Europe-wide invitation to tender at the end of February “After the end of the bidding and clarification of several detailed questions the best bidder – the company Quantron AG in Augsburg/Gersthofen – was awarded the contract for the delivery of five Atak electric buses at the end of April,” he explained Müller signed the corresponding contract together with Andreas Haller 2021 at the new headquarters of the supplier of the modern electric midibuses in Augsburg/Gersthofen Quantron AG is a system provider of clean battery and hydrogen-powered e-mobility for commercial vehicles such as trucks the range of services offered includes the electrification of used and existing vehicles; the creation of individual overall concepts including the appropriate charging infrastructure; as well as rental financing and leasing offers and driver training Quantron AG also sells batteries and integrated customised electrification concepts to manufacturers of commercial vehicles “…pioneer and innovation driver for e-mobility in passenger It has a network of 700 service partners and the comprehensive knowledge of qualified experts in the fields of power electronics and battery technology the world’s largest battery producer as a high-tech spin-off of the renowned Haller GmbH combines 138 years of commercial vehicle experience with state-of-the-art e-mobility know-how Australasian Bus & Coach (ABC) is the leading bus and coach publication in the region providing news directly to the local industry ABC has released monthly magazines all about buses and coaches while our website and eNewsletter continue to keep the industry updated each and every day.