Under the motto of “We live injection molding”, the Wittmann Group invited its customers and partners to come on Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday, June 20 in Vienna. More than 1,000 guests accepted this invitation and experienced live the Wittmann Group’s competence by way of interesting specialist presentations and numerous exhibits, and during the company tours which were organized as well.

The event started with specialist presentations centering around the general theme of digitalization. The first speaker was Mikula Thiem from the Association of German Machine manufacturers (VDMA), who considered the topic of digitalization from many different angles. This was followed by specialists from the Wittmann Group, who showed the guests several interactive presentations to familiarize them with the Group’s current developments in the area of digitalization. The topics included production integration using Wittmann 4.0, as well as data transparency through intelligent assistance systems, plus the use of artificial intelligence for further improvements in customer service. Following an exciting keynote speech held by Alexander Kronimus, Acting Chief Executive Officer of PlasticsEurope Germany, entitled “AI and Digitalization - the Gamechangers for the Plastics Industry”, the guests were invited to finish the day with an opportunity for social networking.

Company tours were available on both days and met with lively interest. Sites opened to visitors were the premises of Wittmann Battenfeld in Kottingbrunn, where several more injection moulding systems were on display in operation, in addition to a guided tour through the company’s production plant. Further options were a tour of the robot production plant at Wittmann Technology in Vienna and a visit to the Wittmann facility in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary.

Michael Wittmann, President and co-owner of the Wittmann Group, summed up: “The Competence Days surpassed our expectations. We were able to welcome more than 1,000 guests from 37 different countries. The interest in our presentations and exhibits was enormous, and the general atmosphere was excellent.” Werner Wittmann, founder and CEO of the Wittmann Group, was also pleased with the successful event and the lively exchange of views with business partners from around the world.