Info 1 2008 Engl - Buderus Edelstahl Gmbh

Tool Steel
Meeting face to face – this was also the
theme of the fourth meeting of the international
sales partners of Buderus Edelstahl
Steel Bar division, held from 28 – 30 June
2007 in the Hotel Lahnschleife in the beautiful
baroque royal seat of Weilburg. The
meetings held in 1996, 2000 and 2004 have
already created many valuable personal
contacts.
44 guests from 18 countries and three
continents responded to the invitation by
Buderus Edelstahl, and some of them travelled
great distances to take part in this
grand “family reunion”. They were greeted
by Jens Mohr, the Commercial Director of
Buderus Edelstahl GmbH and by Bernhard
Pauly in his then function of General Manager
Steel Bar Sales.
On the evening they arrived, the guests
took the opportunity of the champagne
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Global Meeting 2007
Never before have we had so many communication options as now: telephone, fax,
e-mail – the possibilities of rapid information exchange are now almost unlimited.
The disadvantage is that people seldom meet face to face.
EDELSTAHL Info 1/2008
reception to renew old acquaintances, and
make new contacts. “I am delighted to welcome
such a global network here. Some of
you have known each other for many years,
but the changes at Buderus Edelstahl have
involved new members in this forum, and
we extend a specially warm welcome to
these new friends”, said Jens Mohr in his
welcoming address. There was animated
conversation at the dinner afterwards
accompanied by good wine, bringing the
fi rst evening to a convivial close.
The substantive part of the global meeting
was on the agenda for the morning of
the second day. Jens Mohr opened the proceedings
with a presentation entitled
“Buderus Edelstahl on the world market –
now and in the future”. Dr Frank Hippenstiel,
Quality Assurance Manager, reported
on the production of large forging dimen-
International sales partners of
Buderus Edelstahl welcomed to
Weilburg
sions for plastic mould-making and the
closed-die forging industry. Peter Vetter,
Tool Steel Quality Planning Manager, used
case studies to illustrate the on-site facilities
for materials inspection, and Professor
Günter Mennig of the Institute of General
Machine Building and Plastics Technology
at the Chemnitz University of Technology,
whom Dr Hippenstiel had been able to
attract as guest speaker, presented a paper
Speakers who presented papers at the conference:
Dr Hippenstiel, Jens Mohr, Professor Günter Mennig,
Peter Vetter (from left to right)