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Dear reader, Isabel Grieshaber Managing Director At VEGA, any one measuring instrument is hardly ever the same as another. 438,000 level and pressure measuring instruments leave our production facility in the Black Forest every year, 100,000 of them as customer-specific solutions. Consistent modularization has, for many years, been an effective help in reducing design engineering work and making routine processes more efficient. In the future, however, industrial production will be less about routine tasks and more about the unpredictable. For VEGA, the challenge of the future is therefore: Accept...

Industrial sectors 04 Three idea generators and trailblazers – for the measurement technology of the future 44 What we can measure 46 Food industry: Hygienically flawless 48 Oil & gas: Extremely high requirements 50 Chemical industry: New solutions 52 Bulk solids: A wide range of applications 54 Water & wastewater: More intelligent treatment – better supply Markets 08 Close to the customer worldwide 10 Growth can be measured Product world 12 In a nutshell: Level and pressure instrumentation 14 In a nutshell: Industry 4.0 – the way to a smart age 16 Leadership is not just a matter for the boss...

16 Leadership is not just a matter for the boss Decades of technical experience form the basis of VEGA. The company has set the course for the future, and the future is digital. An in-depth look at the R&D department at the Schiltach location. 28 The changing world of production The challenge in a complex production environment: introducing flexible manufacturing. This process encompasses, among other things, the creation of innovative workstations and the training of new colleagues. 62 What makes VEGA special for you? Our employees answered this question – openly and honestly. Here you can gain...

THOUGHTS | Management interview Rainer Waltersbacher, Isabel Grieshaber and Günter Kech (from left to right): As VEGA’s managing directors, they are exceptional in their understanding – and successful, each in their own special way.

THREE IDEA GENERATORS AND TRAILBLAZERS – for the measurement technology of the future VEGA’s strength is its diversity. This special characteristic also distinguishes the company’s senior executive leadership team, who unite three different perspectives. Isabel Grieshaber, Günter Kech and Rainer Waltersbacher provide impulses for the development of new business models and inspire each other in their views. This symbiosis spawns new opportunities again and again. Ms. Grieshaber, you’ve been with the company since 2011, and in 2016 you took over management from your father. To what extent are you...

THOUGHTS | Management interview Three managing directors bring three individual personalities with them. How do you achieve a proper balance here for VEGA? Isabel Grieshaber: Balance always arises from shared values. A good balance requires consensus, respect and collaboration on common goals. Rainer Waltersbacher, Günter Kech and I are united by our value system. We all want the best for the future of the company and are open to both traditional and modern methods – all geared towards the company and fitting for VEGA. What are the values that particularly distinguish VEGA? Günter Kech: As a...

“It was my father’s custom to keep the door open at all times. So it was only a small step for me as managing director to move over to working in an open-plan office.” Isabel Grieshaber How important is work-life balance to your employees? Rainer Waltersbacher: Every one of our employees has different needs. A situation that represents the chance of a lifetime for one person is perceived by another as a burden. Some people love to spend time communicating via their cell phone in the evening, while others want to chill out, seeking peace and quiet. VEGA tries to allow as much freedom as possible,...

MARKETS | Close to the customer anywhere in the world CLOSE TO THE CUSTOMER anywhere in the world Consulting in China? Setup and commissioning in Mexico? Service in Norway? VEGA delivers, installs and services level and pressure instrumentation all around the globe. With representatives all over the world: VEGA customers can always find contact persons in their immediate vicinity. USA: Listening is the most important thing. We find the best measurement solution in collaboration with our customers: Whenever it’s needed – in any industry. Mexico: From person to person with measurement technology...

Italy: VEGA’s measuring systems offer tailor-made solutions that comply with the strictest quality criteria in all industries worldwide. Norway: Offshore – in the oil and gas industry – our measuring instruments are among the most reliable components on production platforms. Our customers trust them. China: High-tech at the highest level – with all international certificates. We offer our customers the best possible solution for their individual needs. Australia: Environmentally friendly processes, high-quality materials and networked communication – common goals unite us worldwide.

MARKETS | Growth can be measured Growth can be measured VEGA customers around the globe keep the world in a constant state of development. They are involved in exciting projects in resource extraction and the use of renewable energy sources. To make sure VEGA instruments always do exactly what the various industries and production facilities expect them to do, VEGA continually keep abreast of all current developments in the sector. And that works best by being directly involved on site. VEGA is represented in numerous countries on all continents. Just in Europe alone, VEGA is active in 31 countries....