The “Made in Westphalia” series, which has been taking us to interesting production companies in our region in cooperation with the SIHK since 2024, continued. The first visit in 2025 was to our member company SCHMITZ medical GmbH in Bönen.
On February 18, 2025, 22 interested parties from regional companies met at the SCHMITZ site in Bönen to find out more about the world market leader for medical technology products. SCHMITZ products are innovative in terms of technology and impressive in terms of handling. Quality, appearance, ergonomics and functionality are the pillars of success and numerous design awards are proof of this. Among other things, operating tables and treatment units for doctors in the fields of gynecology and urology are developed and manufactured at the Bönen site and distributed worldwide from the region.
This afternoon’s topic was the plant expansion at SCHMITZ. This is associated with newly synchronized assembly lines.
Matthias Schmitz, Managing Partner of SCHMITZ medical GmbH and NIRO Board Member, welcomed the guests and introduced his company. After a brief round of introductions of the participants, Frank Roßmann and Alina Liehm from SCHMITZ presented the plant expansion project and the underlying work system concept.
This was followed by a production tour, which was both important and interesting as a basis for feedback and the subsequent discussion.
Overall, the group was very impressed by the implementation of the concepts, had a lively discussion about the project and made their own suggestions.
The “Made in Westphalia” journey continues and stops on April 1, 2025 at fischer Hydroforming GmbH in Menden, one of the leading hydroforming experts in Europe.
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