A culture of innovation for long-term success The Stabilus Innovation Race
Human beings have the capacity for creativity. How can this strength, lying dormant in the minds of every single employee, be harnessed in a more goal-oriented way?
How can fresh ideas as well as designs based on years of expertise be integrated into a long-term strategy for growth? These questions are what drove us at Stabilus to launch the internal competition known as the Innovation Race.
f.l.t.r.: Dr. Alexander Reiser, Ulrich Probst, Vladimir Friesen, Philipp Spitzley, Dr. Hubert Pomin, Dr. Michael Büchsner
Clever minds, clever solution: unique temperature-compensating gas spring
More than 20% of Stabilus employees participated in the first round of our global challenge in 2019. The path to winning was a multi-step process: A jury first selected the top 15 ideas as part of an initial selection round. Coming out of a final evaluation round were six teams that qualified for finals. The ultimate winner was the team that won the judges over with their clever solution for compensation of the temperature-dependent forces of conventional gas springs.
The aftermath of the competition was equally thrilling: The first orders for the temperature-compensating gas spring for use in the automotive industry have already been placed. Production is set to begin in 2023.
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Innovation Tree
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Megatrends shape our lives and the requirements of the future. We regard them as a vital compass in the development of our innovations. With the Innovation Tree, we keep future motion control solutions in line with modern industry, human welfare, urban life, and next-generation vehicles.
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Motion Eco System
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Together, connected, and as a partnership: We are driving innovation forward in the Motion Ecosystem together with our exemplary partners. It’s all part of our vision for 2030: world market leader in intelligent motion control technologies.
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Custom Solutions
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Specific challenges – custom designs: Pulling from every brand, product, and site of the Stabilus Group is how we are able to offer our customers custom solutions. Efficient from design to development to production.
