2 Zeitungen (2 Exemplare)

Globe, Newspaper for Georg Fischer Employees, No. 3, September 2006

Contents:

• Champions in service: Speed is the crucial competitive factor. This makes logistics a core competency. (p. 1)
• Harlequin figures for Africa: Mikron employs its high-performance milling machines to a good end. (p. 1)
• Market strategies: Share price settles down (p. 1)
• Market strategies: Sustainable investment (p. 1)
• Customer projects: Pipes serving research efforts (p. 1)
• Logistical masterpiece (p. 1)

Market strategies

• "Drinking water is a scarce commodity" [interview with Yves Serra, Head of GF Piping Systems] (p. 2)
• It's rarely pure: Huge sums will be invested in the water sector in the next few years. (p. 2)
• Market strategies (p. 3)
• Anywhere in just 48 hours: Mountings, fittings and pipes must sometimes travel up to 9,000 kilometres. (p. 3)
• Back to the source: Cyclical logistics at GF Automotive: Finished pieces are delivered back to where the raw materials came from. (p. 3)
• Smooth transition: Assembly operations for Mikron machines get off to a successful start in Schaffhausen. [...] (p. 4)
• The door with class: GF Automotive is awarded a prize for aluminium die-casting (p. 4)
• Rooted deeply: Even today, the Group is still largely owned by Swiss shareholders. (p. 4)

Customer projects

• Moving in high society circles: Launched in 2004, Mikron has now expanded its business to include watch manufacturer IWC [...] (p. 5)
• Jointly getting to the pole position: Nine high-performance EDM machines made by Charmilles are a key factor in the triumphs enjoyed by Renault's Formula One team. (p. 6)
• Machines creating added value: At Technology Days, high-tech mechanical engineering company Mikron showcased its partnership excellence to customers. (p. 6)
• High tech for the elite: Modern GF systems are being used in Harvard's clean room. (p. 6)
• Technology products (p. 7)
• Aquatic fun in Orlando: Behind the scenes of Wet'n Wild amusement park, many factors play a role. [...] (p. 7)
• A speedy answer: In just one year, Charmilles accomplished the development of a technology that opens up entirely new methods of surface machining. (p. 7)

Technology products

• Innovative submissions: GF is continuously improving and further developing its products. [...] (p. 8)
• So what does… …Marco Vetturini do? (p. 8)
• A system for ideas: Software supports the innovation process (p. 8)

People experience

• Every second counts: The works tire service of Georg Fischer in Schaffhausen has been in service for emergencies for a century now. [...] (p. 9)
• Off to school: Continuing training is considered very important. A visit to PTM personnel training. (p. 9)
• No more sand in the works: The faster suggestions for improvement are implemented, the more effective they are. [...] (p. 10)
• Small things can motivate: It pays to be innovative – at least at the Singen facility. (p. 10)
• Opinions (p. 10)
• Lord of the Wings [interview with Andreas Zwilak, Production Manager at the Gleisdorf foundry] (p. 11)
• Precise recipes: In the foundry melting process, the most important factor is accuracy. [interview with shift supervisor Rainer Schneider] (p. 12)
• Call of the exotic: Eric Cretton frequently travels to Asia, providing on-site customer support. [...] (p. 12)
• Interview: "We aim for global networks" (p. 12)
• Soap up to say "Thank you": Managers working as car jockeys. [...] (p. 13)
• Practice instead of theory: Campus careers fairs offer students and companies a way of getting to know each other. (p. 13)
• Appointments (p. 13)

Site portrait

• An excellent climate: Plastic piping systems are a fast-growing market. GF Piping Systems has a great future in Australia. (p. 14)

Service tips

• It was a very good year: The vineyard on the Gonzen has everything it takes to produce quality wines. [...] (p. 15)
• New and worth a look: One module in the GF corporate image DVD is now devoted to the topic of innovation. (p. 15)
• Insider tips: Well worth a visit (p. 15)
• Insider tips: Well worth a trip (p. 15)
• Masthead (p. 15)

Living culture

• Excellence on the move: Jogging is in and GF employees are no exception. [...] (p. 16)
• Great ambitions: Fifty Geneva colleagues from Charmilles meet during their lunch-break to jog. (p. 16)
• Employees show off their city: "Spectacular sail-boat regattas" (p. 16)

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