“Tram approaching!” As soon as one tram passes, forcing the workmen off the tracks, the next one is on its way, as indicated by the tram warning signal. “Working on local public transport in urban areas means that we can only work for short periods of time if the tracks are in use,” explains Christoph Schmoranzer, Construction Manager at Rhomberg Sersa Deutschland. His team is currently working on one of the most important traffic routes for the university city of Halle (Saale), constructing new tracks for the city’s tram system: As part of a major multi-stage project, the tram is being upgraded to a city railway system, making future passengers’ journeys faster, more comfortable and reducing noise for residents. For the Construction Manager, this project means much more than just sleepers and rails: “The part of railway construction that people do not see – but is very time-consuming – is the preparation: The substructure, civil engineering, railway power supply and the installation of safety systems.” As part of the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group, the Austrian-Swiss railway construction and railway technology specialist, the company is ideally equipped for this work: “We cover the whole range of services, from railway construction to communication technology and maintenance,” explains Christoph Schmoranzer.
The Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH, a division of the Bosch Group, is one of the world’s leading providers for power tools, power tool accessories and measuring tools. In 2019, its roughly 20,000 associates generated sales of 4.8 billion euros, about 85 percent of which outside of Germany. With brands such as Bosch and Dremel, the division stands for customer focus and great engineering progress. The core success factors are innovative strength and pace of innovation. In 2020, Bosch Power Tools will again launch more than 100 new products onto the German market in its four business segments power tools, accessories, measuring tools and garden tools.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 400,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2019). The company generated sales of 77.7 billion euros in 2019. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. Bosch employs some 72,600 associates in research and development at 126 locations across the globe, as well as roughly 30,000 software engineers.
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