Gerhard Schubert GmbH offers customers a digital warehouse and Ultimaker 3D printers to produce customized machine parts locally

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS  – Media OutReach – 21
November 2019 –  Ultimaker, the global
leader in desktop 3D printing, and Gerhard Schubert GmbH, global market leader for top-loading
packaging machines (TLM), collaborate to enable customers to print format parts
for machines used to automate the
manufacturing process of products from markets such as foods, confectionery, beverages,
pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and technical consumer goods. The machines, created
by Gerhard Schubert GmbH, are very modular and can be easily adjusted to new
products. Ultimaker supports the German company in facilitating their customers’
need for customized parts to ensure maximum productivity, avoid transportation and logistical risks, and allow full cost
transparency, predictability and uptime of
their machines.

Well-known brands such as Ferrero,
Nestlé, Unilever and Roche rely on Gerhard Schubert GmbH’s automation
solutions, as do many small, medium-sized and family-run businesses. The
packaging machines from Gerhard Schubert GmbH are known for their flexibility,
efficiency and reliable technology. To take their modular approach to the next
level, the company invested in the creation of a digital warehouse and Ultimaker
3D printers to ensure their customers can get their hands on functional parts
where they need it, when they need it.

Marcus Schindler, Head of Materials
Management at Gerhard Schubert GmbH and CEO of Schubert Additive Solutions GmbH: “Our motto is think, make, store, print. We don’t just
offer 3D files. We carefully think about the right parts, make the
designs and certify the print jobs. Furthermore, we store the designed
parts in our Part-Streaming-Platform, our digital warehouse, and we consult our
customers on how to print. We selected the Ultimaker because of the ease of use, high print
quality, the widest range of available materials and because there is no post
processing needed with for the FFF printed format parts. Our digital warehouse is based on a monthly paid subscription model.
Customers select the part they want for their machine online and simply send
the certified .gcode file to the Ultimaker S5 we have made available for them. Our
customers highly appreciate our flexible support in creating custom designs of
parts that fully suit their needs. Altogether this makes our machines and
services extremely agile.”

Jos Burger, CEO at Ultimaker: “Gerhard
Schubert GmbH fully embraced our vision of distributed printing. They design
parts centrally, distribute these files digitally and manufacture the designed
customized functional parts locally. We are proud to collaborate with Gerhard Schubert
GmbH by offering our latest local manufacturing solutions and services. This
way the innovators at Gerhard Schubert GmbH can focus on filling their digital
warehouse and continue to offer their customers future-proof packaging machine
solutions their everchanging industries require.”

Watch the
video here: https://ultimaker.com/learn/schubert-a-digital-warehouse-for-on-demand-manufacturing 

About Ultimaker

Since 2011, Ultimaker has built an open and easy-to-use solution of 3D printers,
software and materials that enable professional designers and engineers to
innovate every day. Today, Ultimaker is the market leader in desktop 3D printing. From offices in the
Netherlands, New York, Boston, and Singapore — plus production facilities in
Europa and the US — its global team of over 400 employees work together to
accelerate the world’s transition to digital distribution and local
manufacturing. ultimaker.com 

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BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach – 21 November 2019 – The
2019 World Sensors Summit concluded at Zhengzhou International Convention
Center on November 11, 2019, which was guided by the Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology of PRC, China Association for Science and Technology and
the People’s Government of Henan Province, hosted by China Instrument and
Control Society, Henan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Henan
Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Henan Provincial Industry and
Information Technology Commission, Henan Provincial Foreign Affairs Committee
Office, Henan Association for Science and Technology and the People’s
Government of Zhengzhou, and undertaken by China Instrument and Control Society
and the Management Committee of Zhengzhou National Hi-tech Industrial
Development Zone.

This
three-day summit was composed sensor conference, sensor industry exhibition and
sensor innovation and entrepreneurship competition, dedicating to exchange the
latest achievements of global sensor technologies, industries and application,
creating an industry brand ecological event, and promoting the sound
development of global sensor industry. Participants included
experts from 12 international organizations in 8 countries and regions,
including China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy
and South Korea, representatives from Siemens, Panasonic, Honeywell, GE,
Alibaba, JD.com, Dassault, CNPC and China Academy of Space, etc., and over 300
renowned companies in the sensor industry.

During the
summit, Several Measures (Provisional) of the Management Committee of Zhengzhou
Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone to Promote the Development of Smart Sensor
Industry was officially released by Zhengzhou Hi-tech Industrial Development
Zone, with 10 supporting policies, providing systematic rent and house purchase
support, settlement and project award, service system construction support,
market cultivation and development support, scale expansion award, technology
research and development support, talent award, financial and capital market
award based on development characteristics and demands of smart sensor
enterprises, with a maximum subsidy of 10 million yuan.

Noteworthy, the
summit also officially announced China (Zhengzhou) Intelligent Sensor Valley
Planning, which clearly
indicates that the industrial target is to build one hundred billion-worth
industrial clusters and sensor towns for establishing the “one valley, multiple
sites” industrial space layout, and to create an excellent industry ecological
environment and take effective measures to build the cluster.

APUS,
a Chinese unicorn company providing mobile service to 1.4 billion global users,
has helped promote WSS2019 via platform built in APUS System and AI powered
solution of advertisement distribution.

Photo DSC_6855 — Asia’s Champions of Excellence representing more than 40 industries from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and China.

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Influential Brands® strives towards “Champion of
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that honours the exemplary practices of leading brands in Asia, as well as
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efforts that have added values and left significant marks in the many walks of
life. Through this, we hope to contribute to the knowledge pool of best
practices so that companies can produce quality and meaningful brands that
influence and impact our environment, living standard, lifestyles and future.

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4th Annual Meeting of African Economic Zones on the theme of industrialization

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Media OutReach – 21 November 2019 – Africa Free
Zones Organisation (AFZO) organized on November 19^th, 2019, at the
African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, its 4^th Annual
Meeting, under the theme “Economic Zones — Accelerator for Industrialization in
Africa”, with the support of the Department of Trade and Industry of the
African Union Commission (AUC).

Opening ceremony of the Africa Free Zones Organisation’ 4th Annual
Meeting  co-chaired by H.E. M Albert
Muchanga the Commissioner for Trade and Industry of the African Union
Commission (AUC), Ms Dagmawit Moges the Minister of Transport of Ethiopia, M
Mehdi Tazi Riffi the President of the Africa Free Zones Organisation

The meeting was held during the
“Africa Industrialization Week”, organized by the African Union from the 18^th
to the 22^nd November 2019.

Several international speakers representing international and financial
institutions such as UNCTAD, UNIDO, UNECA, AfDB etc. shared during this event
their expertise on effective means for economic zones development in Africa. In
this respect, various topics related to challenges and trends of African
economic zones were addressed including strategic directions and effective
governance model, contribution of economic zones for FDI growth and job
creation, importance of logistics competitiveness within economic zones, skills
development and training.

The opening ceremony of the Africa Free Zones Organisation’ 4^th
Annual Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. M Albert Muchanga the Commissioner for
Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission (AUC), Ms Dagmawit Moges the
Minister of Transport of Ethiopia, M Mehdi Tazi Riffi the President of the Africa
Free Zones Organisation. Along with representatives from official authorities
and special economic zones.

Over 220 delegates representing 43 countries attended this important
event, including 60 African economic zones, 30 experts, as well as several
representatives of governmental authorities, international institutions and public
and private organizations.

Africa Free Zones Organisation (AFZO): Serving the
development of Economic Zones in Africa

AFZO was founded back in 2015 by
Tanger Med along with other African economic zones.

Africa Free Zones Organisation
brings together the leading African economic zones and institutions in charge
of the development, management and promotion of economic zones in our
continent.

The Africa Free Zones Organisation
ensures:

–         
Representation
of African Economic Zones at international organisations

–         
Enhancement
and improvement of economic zones attractiveness

–         
Setting
up of tailored model for economic zones development

The Organisation currently has more
than 72 members representing 37 African countries.

To this end, several actions have
been organised by AFZO this last year, including:

–         
4
regional meetings in several countries including Ghana (Accra), Gabon
(Libreville), and Togo (Lomé). These workshops brought together more than 500
participants from 30 different countries.

–         
Training
sessions for members, led by international experts on topics related to
economic zones. These sessions benefited more than 200 participants.

–         
Production
of the first comprehensive economic zones database “Atlas Book”,
including all relevant information on areas such as macroeconomic data,
investment attractiveness, and regulations and laws.

–         
Establishment
of a Knowledge Center including several reports and studies on the economic
zones, as well as an interactive exchange platform facilitating the sharing of
documentation and best practices.

–         
Presentation
of the “African Economic Zones Outlook” through an analysis of
African economic zones, their contribution in attracting FDI and job creation
as well as prevailing PPP development models.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 21 November 2019 – Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia will
speak at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) on globalisation
& de-globalisation today. Her speech will be part of the keynote address
for the inaugural four-day Festival of Ideas organised by LKYSPP.

Over 60 leaders from academia, public and private sectors will gather at the inaugural festival to shed light on the great public policy challenges of our time, and the need for a new trajectory of improved governance and sustained economic progress.

Attracting more than 1,000 attendees participating in
over 40 sessions discussing policy challenges in the world, the festival
includes prominent heavyweights from local ministers, private sector leaders,
foreign affairs columnists to members of parliament.

“Amidst
changing times and shifting global power, it is important for rigorous dialogue
so that we can gain deeper insights on the dynamics in Asia and its growing
influence on global affairs. This gathering of prominent leaders in the public,
private sector and academia, will enable us to recognise and identify solutions
to upcoming governance challenges in Asia,” said Danny Quah, Dean and Li Ka
Shing Professor in Economics, LKYSPP.

The festival
covers a multidisciplinary analysis of globalisation and de-globalisation, data
and connectivity, public health and well-being, and urbanisation of the global
environment.

Highlights
of the festival include:

For full programme, kindly refer to below for full
programme: https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/graduate-programmes

About the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

The Lee
Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is an autonomous, professional graduate
school of the National University of Singapore. Its mission is to educate and
train policy-makers and leaders, with the objective of raising
the standards of governance throughout the region, improving the lives of its people,
and, in so doing, contributing to the transformation of Asia and beyond. In
addition to Masters and PhD programmes, the LKYSPP offers high
quality customised Executive Programmes that cater to the needs of
time-constrained senior managers and professionals, with the aim of delivering
creative solutions to real management and leadership challenges.

• In
  Singapore, the percentage of technology companies planning for increased
  headcount remains steady at 6.0%.
• Salary increase budgets remain steady in Singapore at 4.0% but are
  forecasted to be higher in India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines and South
  Korea.

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