Krefeld, February 05th, 2025 – In January, the Siempelkamp Group became the first company in 2025 to join the Maschinenraum ecosystem. The leading technology supplier for machine and plant engineering wants to benefit from the exchange in the network for family businesses in order to tackle key transformation challenges.
The company is currently strategically driving megatrends such as sustainability, change management and digitalization. It is also focusing on establishing new technologies and countering the effects of the shortage of skilled workers as an attractive employer.
The diversity of business areas and increasing regulatory requirements make sustainability strategies particularly complex; at the same time, the company sees this as an opportunity to set new standards. Dealing with high energy costs in casting technology and the increased use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence are also among the central challenges that Siempelkamp is tackling through research and innovation, for example.
The Maschinenraum, an alliance of almost 80 family-owned businesses as well as university partners and other innovators, is working together on the transformation of German SMEs. Siempelkamp wants to gain from the experiences of other family-owned companies and contribute its own insights. The exchange on topics such as sustainable business models and transformation is seen as an important basis for future developments.
“The Siempelkamp Group is currently shaping its transformation, which extends to many areas of the group. In order to meet our high standards, we want to think outside the box and learn from best practice examples,” says Martin Scherrer, CEO of the Siempelkamp Group. “We also want to contribute our experience and learnings. The Maschinenraum offers ideal conditions for this exchange.”
Tobias Rappers, Managing Director of Maschinenraum, sees Siempelkamp’s membership as a valuable addition: “With Siempelkamp, we are adding a company that is a great asset to our network thanks to its broad industry expertise and decades of experience. Siempelkamp is exemplary for the challenges that many medium-sized companies are facing today: the balancing act between the further development of proven business areas and the design of future-oriented, sustainable solutions. I am convinced that the exchange in the Maschinenraum will provide new impetus – not only for Siempelkamp, but for all members of our network.”
