Creators, makers, pioneers

More than 12,000 employees, globally active and passionate about innovation — that is the way to achieve both market and technological leadership. We are Körber. Presenting our Group.

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We are Körber

Körber is a leading international technology group that has more than 12,000 employees at over 100 locations worldwide. We are the home for entrepreneurs — we turn entrepreneurial thinking into customers success. Körber AG manages the Group and its four Business Areas: Digital, Pharma, Supply Chain and Technologies.

Insights

The Körber Insights shows the entire spectrum of the Körber world: We give our view of exciting developments and trends, as well as innovations and technologies. We also highlight personalities who drive Körber forward every day with their entrepreneurial spirit and new ideas.

Sustainability

Sustainability

We develop innovative products, solutions and services for a more sustainable tomorrow and introduce the people who make them possible. Find out more in our Sustainability Report 2023.

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Körber pursues ambitious climate targets

In October 2023, we had the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) verify our commitment to achieving net-zero CO₂e emissions throughout the entire value chain by 2040. We would like to introduce you to some of the measures that will help us achieve this ambitious goal.

Group-wide standards for Ecodesign

We were able to advance our Ecodesign initiative decisively in 2023 after creating a group-wide standard for life cycle assessments (LCAs). Find out more about the first LCAs we implemented and the challenges we overcame.

Data and infrastructure protection

We aim to transform information security into a strategic objective and make it a shared concern for all employees. We provide an overview of the corresponding measures and projects in 2023.

Career

Career

Wanted: team players. The know-how, creativity, and dedication of our employees have made us a successful technology company in Germany and worldwide. Now we want to shape the future — with you! We offer exciting positions for experts, young professionals, university students, and high school students.

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"Modern leadership culture has a performance-enhancing effect"

A working climate that promotes innovation, diversity, and the courage to tell uncomfortable truths is more central than ever to a company's success today. In an interview, Gabriele Fanta, Head of Group Human Resources, explains how the new leadership principles at Körber specifically strengthen fruitful collaboration in everyday working life.

What comes after traineeship, Max?

Experience report: After graduating in mechatronics and mechanical engineering, Max Döring became a trainee at Körber. Today, he is Technical Product Manager at our Körber Business Area Pharma.

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Joint future-proof activities are the foundation of sustainable procurement. Körber, as a globally leading technology group, therefore places great value on the optimal purchasing of materials and services.

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Technologies

Data on wheels

All of the data needed for assembly at a glance: 3-D machine documentation benefits technicians, customers, and the environment.

Making production more efficient: Dr. Günter Schweitzer, Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Business Area Tobacco.

We always begin with these two questions: “Why do we do it this way?” and “Couldn’t we do it better?” As the innovation leaders of the tobacco industry, Hauni and the other companies in the Körber Business Area Tobacco play a pioneering role. That includes the area of digitization. “We literally examine all the components of a process and analyze how digital technologies could help to make the work steps in production better, faster, and more efficient,” says Dr. Günter Schweitzer. As COO of the Business Area Tobacco, Dr. Günter Schweitzer is responsible for all purchasing and procurement functions, all production and manufacturing areas, the production control of all secondary products as well as for quality and process management, including all improvement programs in the production environment. This is always done in close cooperation with customers — because the aim is to have the optimizations benefit both sides.

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Dr. Günter Schweitzer, Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Business Area Tobacco

Digital handbooks instead of thick folders

One impressive example of the clever use of digital helpers is paperless assembly. This avoids mountains of paper and and reduces the impact on the environment. The second, equally important, effect is a huge increase of efficiency in the production process. “In paperless assembly, all the information our employees need for the production of our highly sophisticated machines is provided to them in digital form at a mobile workstation,” explains Schweitzer.

This is a man-sized, ergonomically designed, and mobile workstation consisting of a computer, a display, a keyboard, and a mouse. It stands on rollers that make it easy to move. A powerful rechargeable battery guarantees independence from the power grid.

The workstation enables assembly workers to access all the relevant information they need directly in the workshop. Previously they had to browse through thick paper folders, but now the digital handbooks, safety data sheets, and documentation are always close at hand – and come without any weight. In addition, employees can call up 3-D diagrams, document quality inspections, and check to see whether all the components they need are available. In case an assembly worker ever needs to “descend into the depths” of a machine, he can take along a handy tablet so that he’d still have all documents on hand.

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Dr. Günter Schweitzer, Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Business Area Tobacco

Digital access to maintenance information

“By means of this workstation, all of the employees can communicate with one another,” Schweitzer emphasizes. Here in the assembly area, workers can directly experience the megatrend toward linking data and processing. Assembly operator Florian Klempau is enthusiastic about this new work environment. “At the mobile workstations we’re working with the same digital data models as our colleagues in the design unit, so we can coordinate our work faster and more easily,” he says.

The 3-D machine documentation helps with the development and assembly of Hauni machines, but that’s not all. Most importantly, it also helps the company’s customers all over the world by enabling digital access to all the information that’s needed to operate, clean, and maintain the machines. “The 3-D data include precise illustrations of the entire facility. They can depict even the smallest details of individual assemblies simply at the tap of a finger,” says Schweitzer. For example, if a spare part is needed, it can be immediately ordered on the Hauni online shop with the click of a mouse.

Worldwide application planned

At the Hauni plant in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, 20 workstations of this kind are currently in operation. The project is now being rolled out, because this solution has met with a great response from employees and customers alike. Almost 30 new units are being installed here, and over 150 units are being installed at various locations of the Business Area Tobacco all over the world mobility and networking have no more limits.

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