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WORK PLAN
PT’s logistics hall is now more clearly structured
PT’s logistics hall contains the incoming goods, incoming
goods inspection and shipping departments. In recent
weeks, noticeable changes have been made: the arrangement
of these areas is now significantly clearer.
Stefan Fritze, project engineer in the Process Innovation
team, describes the project: “First, shelving was moved or
dismantled to create space precisely where it was needed.
We then moved the existing groups of tables, and we improved
the work systems so that we can do without some
of the workbenches in the future. Finally, we moved the incoming
goods, inspection and shipping departments. The
different areas are now separated and signed, floor spaces
INNOvATION PEOPLE
HORA now developed its own iPhone app called valveMate,
the ultimate tool for sizing control valves for water and
steam. Initiator Dr. Klaus Mehnert works in the PT Product
Innovation team: “For everyone interested in matters concerning
controls for water-steam-cycles, HORA now offers
an easy-to-use calculation tool. This application for modern
smart phones is basically a new version of the sliderule,
just with a lot more functionality.”
For one, the sales personnel, developers and engineers
at HORA can use the app, but on the other hand, HORA
also targets customers, resellers, engineers at power plants
along with students from relevant fields of studies with
this app available for download at www.hora.de/en.
The necessary thermodynamic properties of the fluid are
calculated using the formulations of the International Association
for the Properties of Water and Steam. Based
upon the input data, valveMate automatically detects the
aggregate state of the fluid and applies the respective formulae.
valveMate‘s intuitive user interface with the simple
input-output approach lets users get straight to the results.
All calculations are done in real-time, no extra calculation
button is needed.
are marked and we’ve created space for supply.”
The reorganization has shortened paths and reduced both
the work needed to find things and possible sources of error
– and all this makes the work process here more effective
as a whole.
The next step will be a detailed look at each department to
discover its individual optimization potential. At Ostwestfalen-Lippe’s
University of Applied Sciences in Lemgo, the
Ergonomics group in the Logistics department has scheduled
a project on the detailed examination of the workstations
in the PT logistics hall for later in this year.
MARKETING
A fresh look: New logo and a completely revamped
website for HORA
In the second quarter of 2011 HORA
introduced a new logo in a more intense
shade of blue and a new shape.
The new look is fresher and more
modern and signals a new chapter in
the company’s development: HORA
adapts its external presentation to reflect
its increased importance on the
market and its global orientation. As
part of the new corporate design, the
Power Technology business unit received
its own logo. The final touch will
continue to be the slogan “Excellence
is our standard” as an expression of
HORA’s general commitment to highest
quality and expertise.
As part of the new appearance, the
HORA website was completely revamped.
Enlightening pictures tell the
story of a successful family-owned
engineering business. We invite you
to take a closer look at the PT business
unit on the new website and discover
more about HORA’s service and
its products:
www.hora.de/en
Discover the new HORA iPhone App valveMate Dr. Dieter Dresselhaus
receives honorary professorship
iPhone App valveMate: Within the first
weeks of valveMate‘s publishing in the
Apple AppStore the app got downloaded
several hundred times, half of it
from outside Germany.
Engineer Dr. Klaus Mehnert’s primary
job is to develop the product configurator.
As a side product of his daily work,
he now came up with valveMate.
Processes in the logistics hall are now much
more effective: The clearer arrangement of
work areas means shorter paths.
Wareneingangsprüfung = Incoming goods
inspection
Wareneingang = Incoming goods
Warenausgang = Shipping
A journey into the history of our logo
A look at the predecessor version
of our logo is a journey into our
company’s past, which began in 1967,
when the first company logo was
created with the founding of Holter
Regelarmaturen GmbH & Co KG.
Since then, our logo has changed
along with the times: the 1967 logo
was replaced after just five years, and
since then we’ve updated it every ten
to fifteen years. The slogan “Excellence
is our standard” was added at
the end of the 1990s to represent the
start of a new phase in company development.
Prof. Dieter Dresselhaus and Prof. Wilfried Jungkind of the University of Applied Sciences have been
working on joint projects for more than ten years.
In October 2010, Dr. Dieter Dresselhaus
was named an honorary professor
of Ostwestfalen-Lippe’s University
of Applied Sciences. With this step,
the university expressed its appreciation
for Dresselhaus’ long years
of work as a lecturer: “Mr. Dresselhaus
understands how to win students‘
interest and enthusiasm even
for complex and demanding topics.“
Since last winter semester, he has
also taught courses on strategic management
for the Master of Business
Administration (MBA) program. Dieter
Dresselhaus notes: “This honor
recognizes a cooperation of more
than ten years between the university
and HORA, and it‘s one with great
benefits for HORA in particular. We
focus on method transfer through
the implementation of ideas from
Bachelor’s theses, and especially on
early contact to the university‘s graduates.
Students discover HORA very
early on, and that stimulates an exchange
of knowledge.” It’s a volunteer
commitment that pays off for
both sides!
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1972
During the 1980s
As of 1998
As of 2011