HyperStrong has announced major breakthroughs in the European market with two projects commissioned in Sweden and Germany the company kicked off its first project in Sweden—a grid-side frequency regulation energy storage system in Stockholm which was accepted in March 2025 This project not only marked its strategic entry into the Nordic market but also laid the foundation for a long-term partnership with the client with further orders already being delivered HyperStrong signed a supply contract with another  client for the Waltershausen energy storage project in central Germany with delivery taking place in December 2024 and grid connection in March of this year The Waltershausen project stands as a benchmark case for HyperStrong in Germany paving the way for future large-scale applications in the country’s evolving market HyperStrong delivered an integrated “DC + AC” system solution and led the joint commissioning of the systems “Our one-stop solution saves the need for our clients to coordinate with multiple parties significantly simplifying processes and improving execution efficiency,” commented senior VP of Engineering for the EMEA region In our press portal you can find current press releases information about fairs and events as well as studies and other publications OverviewPress Contacts Find out what drives our employees and what exactly makes Continental a great employer Job Portal Application ProcessContact & FAQ On these pages we present our investor related news and information OverviewContactAbout usServices  Here you find more information about sustainability at Continental Overview Contact On these pages we present information about our products and innovations OverviewContact Since 1871 we develop pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods Find out more about our company on these pages OverviewContact Continental will cease its business in rollers and sleeves for industrial applications The reason for this decision by Continental’s ContiTech group sector is a market environment that has remained difficult for a number of years due to high competitive and cost pressure A cost-cutting program initiated in 2021 did not bring the hoped-for turnaround in the product segment Just under 1,000 people in total work for Continental in Waltershausen The ongoing strained economic situation in the sector prompted management to take this decision Investigations into alternative approaches failed to produce practicable results The colleagues directly affected in production and administration were informed of the decision today The company is seeking socially compatible solutions for them and has begun talks with employee representatives "We regret this economically necessary step," says Andreas Bakenhus head of the Continental Elastomer Coatings business segment in the EMEA region (Europe "We would like to thank our colleagues who have perseveringly dedicated themselves to the production of rollers and sleeves the headwinds from the difficult market environment were too strong." Only rollers and sleeves for printing and other industrial applications are affected by the changes to the product portfolio will remain part of Continental’s portfolio we believe in the future of the printing industry," says Andreas Bakenhus "That’s why we’re adapting our portfolio to supply our customers with products that are both high-quality and cost-effective." 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 Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Hauptnavigation: Nutzen Sie die Tabulatortaste Schließen Sie Untermenüs mit der Escape-Taste Quelle: dpa/Hannes Albert{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","contentUrl":"https://img.welt.de/img/politik/deutschland/mobile253248954/2927933307-ci23x11-w2000/Uebergabe-von-Bodycams-an-die-Polizei-Erfurt.jpg","copyrightNotice":"dpa/Hannes Albert","creditText":"dpa/Hannes Albert","width":"2000"}Vor einem Supermarkt in Waltershausen ist ein Mann aus Somalia von der Polizei überwältigt worden Der 27-jährige Mann soll mehrere Kunden belästigt haben – einen 46-Jährigen griff er dabei mit einem Messer an musste die Polizei am Montag zu einem Großeinsatz mit 30 Beamten ausrücken weil ein Streit vor einem „Netto“-Supermarkt in der Kleinstadt eskalierte Zuerst berichtete die „Bild“-Zeitung über den Fall in dem ein 27-Jähriger aus Somalia erst wahllos Menschen vor dem Supermarkt angehustet haben soll Später soll er die Kundschaft des Supermarkts in Streitigkeiten verwickelt und bedroht haben Der Vorfall ereignete sich gegen 17:30 Uhr Im Verlauf des Streits wurde der um Deeskalation bemühte 46-Jährige mit einem Messer angegriffen Laut der Zeitung soll der Beschuldigte dabei gezielt nach dem Hals gestochen haben gefährlicher Körperverletzung und versuchten Totschlags gegen den Somalier und beantragte beim Amtsgericht Gotha einen Haftbefehl Der „Bild“ sagte Oberstaatsanwalt Grünseisen: „Der Beschuldigte soll zu dem Geschädigten und weiteren Personen geäußert haben ‚Ich töte euch und eure Familien‘ Mit einem Messer soll er dann gezielt in Richtung des Halses des Geschädigten gestochen und dessen Tod billigend in Kauf genommen haben.“ Weil der Geschädigte dem Angreifer mehrfach ausweichen konnte und weitere Zeugen dazwischengingen und den Notruf wählten zog sich der 46-Jährige nur leichte Verletzungen am Rücken zu Laut Polizei ist der Angreifer aus Somalia bereits wegen Gewaltdelikten bekannt und vorbestraft Der alkoholisierte Angreifer ließ sich schließlich widerstandslos festnehmen Weil der zur Haftvorführung bestellte Dolmetscher in Gotha nicht erschien musste der Haftrichter in Erfurt übernehmen da ein Beschuldigter binnen 24 Stunden einem Haftrichter vorgeführt werden muss anderenfalls hätte der Somalier auf freien Fuß gesetzt werden müssen Erst kurz vor Mitternacht wurde der Fall behandelt Die WELT als ePaper: Die vollständige Ausgabe steht Ihnen bereits am Vorabend zur Verfügung – so sind Sie immer hochaktuell informiert Weitere Informationen https://epaper.welt.de The December issue of Gramophone's DVD of the Month is the latest fascinating and beautifully-made documentary from specialists in exploring the music of the organ the film takes an in-depth look at the nature history and performance practice of the composer's organ music performing significant pieces on specially chosen central German organs It is described by our reviewer Malcolm Riley as 'another landmark document which should be snapped up by every conservatoire and university music department globally without delay.' We're delighted to bring you a fascinating excerpt from the film capturing the presenters' encounter with an unusual instrument The film's director Will Fraser explains more: Daniel Moult and Martin Schmeding discover a truly strange baroque organ in the somewhat deserted eastern German town of Waltershausen The organ builder fell out with the church and the result is an organ with such extreme action and dimensions as to be almost unplayable plus devil’s heads carved into the ends of the keyboards - surely revenge Some of these imitate orchestral instruments showing the gradual influence of orchestral and chamber music on the organ Bach began to write concertos for the organ and Christine Blanken at the Bach Archiv analyses one of the manuscripts of these new-fangled pieces that brought Italian lightness to central Germany.' To mark the film being today named as our DVD of the Month, we're delighted that all Gramophone readers can get a 33 per cent discount off Bach and Expression, as well as almost everything else from the Fugue State Films catalogue. Simply visit fuguestatefilms.co.uk/fsf-shop and enter the code gramophone33 at the checkout You can read Gramophone's review of 'Bach and Expression' here If you are a library, university or other organisation that would be interested in an institutional subscription to Gramophone please click here for further information Continental is set to wind down its industrial rollers and sleeves business which manufactures products for the printing industry The German business said its ContiTech division's market had been difficult for a number of years due to cost and competitor pressures and that a cost-cutting programme initiated in 2021 had not delivered the hoped for turnaround The unit manufactures flexo sleeves and rollers for offset as well as application rollers for post-press kit including laminators and hotmelt glue systems “The ongoing strained economic situation in the sector prompted management to take this decision Investigations into alternative approaches failed to produce practicable results,” the company stated The colleagues directly affected in production and administration were informed of the decision on 9 September The company said it is seeking “socially compatible solutions” for them and has begun talks with employee representatives “We regret this economically necessary step,” said Andreas Bakenhus head of the Continental Elastomer Coatings business segment in the EMEA region “We would like to thank our colleagues who have perseveringly dedicated themselves to the production of rollers and sleeves the headwinds from the difficult market environment were too strong.” The group said the printing industry “remains an important customer group for Continental” and that other products for the industry we believe in the future of the printing industry,” said Bakenhus “That’s why we’re adapting our portfolio to supply our customers with products that are both high-quality and cost-effective.” Continental currently employs around 200,000 people in 56 countries and markets In 2023 the business generated sales of €41.4bn (£34.5bn) Printweek welcomes informed debate, but please read our House Rules before posting Printweek is the premier website for the print industry Within the business area, Continental researches, develops and produces lines, hoses, and clutches at more than 30 locations worldwide for manufacturers of electric, hybrid and combustion vehicles, as well as trucks and busses. Among other things, its products are deployed for thermal management and emissions reduction. “Germany is perfectly suited as a location at which innovative products for a changing market can be both developed at our research centers and sent for production nearby,” Nelles adds. In the coming years, the Waltershausen, Korbach and Oedelsheim sites will be developed into centers of excellence for the manufacture of hose connection applications for the auto and commercial-vehicle industry. Up to 870 jobs in the MFS business area are expected to be impacted by the realignment. In cooperation with worker representatives, Continental is trying to find individual solutions on the internal and external labor market for employees at affected locations. Internally, Continental is very conscious of enabling as many affected employees as possible to move to other areas within the company. The in-house Institute for Technology and Transformation (CITT) is offering employees tailored courses, seminars and training for targeted qualification. Continental is also working with other companies in the regions around the impacted sites to support employees in searching for new jobs. The planned reorganization of the Mobile Fluid Systems business area followed talks with worker representatives with the aim of providing perspectives for the relevant locations. Continental is already investing in the remaining sites in a targeted manner to give them the best possible foundation and capitalize on the growth potential presented by products and applications for other promising industrial sectors. EmailNortheim siteNortheim: In Northeim more than 1,650 employees currently produce at four ContiTech business areas the manufacture of auto hoses will be phased out by late 2024 due to the technological transformation of the automotive industry More than 300 jobs are expected to be impacted by the move elastomer coatings and precision seals as well as molded parts for brakes steering and axles will remain in Northeim Approximately 1,350 people will be employed at the site after the measures announced today have been implemented Continental plans to start a dialog with the respective local employee representatives on the basis of the Framework Social Plan that was approved in March 2022.  Romar even responded to some corporate victims' requests for a signed contract to process the payment by sending them his signature address and - yes - a scanned image of his German passport a court-authorised search warrant of Romar's Gmail address quickly uncovered multiple emails containing scans of his German passport and outgoing correspondence signed under his own name conversations were found between Romar and The Shadow both on Gmail and when Romar's Facebook account was legally searched For a group that liked to boast about its hacking prowess the members of the Syrian Electronic Army appeared to be making little effort to cover their tracks and true identities Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P Carlin had this to say after Romar's court appearance: the Syrian Electronic Army may have presented itself as hacking in support of the President Assad's Syrian regime but the reality was that on occasion it was extorting money for itself: Co-defendant Firas Dardar remains at large despite being put on the FBI Cyber's Most Wanted List earlier this year Romar is scheduled to be sentenced on October 21 and could face up to five years imprisonment It's clear that the fundamental reason that the Syrian Electronic Army was able to gain unauthorised computer systems was because of a failure in authentication the computer systems did not check that the users logging in were really who they claimed to be life would have been much harder for the hackers (and they may have moved on to find softer targets) if two-factor authentication (2FA) had been in place If you are a company that allows staff to remotely access systems such as email or a web content management system you should be seriously considering implementing 2FA to reduce the chances of you being the next organisation to be hacked 2FA can't stop your users from being phished or even your staff unwisely using the same passwords in multiple places But it can make a difference - because if you have 2FA in place the password alone won't be enough for the attackers to gain access to your systems Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this guest author article are solely those of the contributor and do not necessarily reflect those of Tripwire and more straightforward future for cybersecurity by offering a portfolio of integrated and scalable solutions Learn more about how Fortra’s portfolio of solutions can benefit your business members of the local branch of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party gathered one evening last week in the back room of a rustic inn in Waltershausen considered radically right-wing by many in Germany the walls behind were decorated with oil paintings of rural scenes and glass cases containing the dolls for which the picturesque little town was once famous In faraway Berlin there has been talk in recent days over whether this party’s views could be a sufficient threat to democracy to have it banned by the country’s highest court Talk of a ban on the AfD has gone down badly in the central German stateGETTY IMAGESThomas Haldenwang has accused speakers at a recent congress of spreading Employees working for the international technology company Continental are creative and overflowing with good ideas The Continental Idea Management (CIM) program reflects this every year employees at over 160 locations around the world helped boost the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the company with more than 470,000 ideas The over 212,000 employees had more than two ideas each on average This led to Continental making global savings of around €124 million Continental employees have generated savings in the region of €550 million as a result “Good ideas are our most valuable resource Our employees’ skills and capabilities and their wealth of ideas are what safeguard our competitiveness This is why we instill a culture that welcomes their ideas,” stated Dr Continental Executive Board Member for Human Relations .​​​​​​​ “Our employees not only support Continental with the outstanding work they do but they also make an equally valuable contribution to the company with their creativity The ideas range from process and quality improvements and collaboration across national borders through to developments in the spheres of environmental protection and occupational health and safety Continental employees worldwide are thus demonstrating the intensity of their commitment to their technology company Mutual networking also means that everyone can benefit from the ideas of others,” explained Reinhart The number of participating locations has risen from 156 to 161 in 2015 The most successful international locations are Icheon and Sejong (both in South Korea) and Guadalajara (Mexico) and Rheinböllen locations contributed the most ideas in Germany One idea in particular received special recognition It came from the clever minds at the German ContiTech location in Waltershausen the combustion furnaces for steam generation with oxygen were heated using a cold air supply close to the ground Continental employees will use warmer air from the ceiling Prewarmed air increases the efficiency of the combustion process resulting in decreased energy expenditure for the same amount of steam “This idea can be implemented worldwide – both at Continental and other companies, too. It therefore makes an immeasurable contribution to protecting the environment and conserving resources. This is testament to how diligently and consciously our employees follow our sustainability targets in their day-to-day work, in terms of cutting energy and costs and protecting the environment,” expressed Reinhart. head of energy management in Waltershausen project engineer for the technical team in Waltershausen submitted the Best Employee Idea 2016 with increased efficiencies in the combustion process CIM is a tightly organized and structured process that addresses employees directly Creativity and resourcefulness are the key because the suggestions made should always encompass more than the employee’s own area of responsibility CIM thus also plays a key role in boosting the company’s competitiveness and added value The CIM program has been in place in comparable form since as early as 1930 The basic idea was born 85 years ago when employees from all over the world used to submit their ideas by post To retain this scheme within a globally networked company structure Continental is making CIM fit for the future The corporation is in the midst of a digital revolution here The more than 212,000 employees will have access to an online ideas management system in the future thereby standardizing and hugely simplifying the previous access