Setting the course of technology for the next 100 years
2020
In the Smart Factory based at the head office, TRUMPF produces sheet metal parts for their machine tools over an area spanning 5,000 square metres. The new fully networked factory also serves as a Customer Center providing particularly small and medium-sized companies a glimpse into efficient sheet metal processing. This makes Ditzingen the third company site with a fully networked factory, alongside Chicago in the USA and Taicang in China.
TRUMPF's Supervisory Board appoints Oliver Maassen as the Personnel Group Manager, taking effect from 1 October 2020.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier awards the research team working with Dr Peter Kürz, ZEISS Sparte Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT), Dr Michael Kösters, TRUMPF Lasersystems for Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Dr Sergiy Yulin, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF in Jena his prize for Technology and Innovation for their project "EUV-Lithographie – Neues Licht für das digitale Zeitalter" ("EUV lithography – New Light for the Digital Age").
2021
There was a change at the top of the TRUMPF Machine Tools Business Division on July 1, 2021: Stephan Mayer became the new CEO Machine Tools (CEO MT) and Member of the Group Management Board. He took over from the long-standing Group Manager Heinz-Jürgen Prokop who left the company due to the statutory age limit. As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller carries the overall responsibility for the TRUMPF Group. Peter Leibinger is the Vice Chairman of the Group Management Board and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Lars Grünert is responsible for finance as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mathias Kammüller is the Chief Digital Officer (CDO). Christian Schmitz, CEO Laser Technology (CEO LT), is in charge of laser technology. Oliver Maassen is responsible for personnel as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Labour Director.
2023
This year, TRUMPF is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Founded in 1923, the name TRUMPF now represents the cutting edge in industrial sheet metal processing and laser technology. And for pioneering technologies of the future.
In the year of the company's 100th anniversary, TRUMPF is undergoing restructuring through changes in the management committees. At the beginning of the new 2023/24 fiscal year, Peter Leibinger left the Managing Board and took over the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board from Jürgen Hambrecht, who retired from his appointment after 10 years. In addition, Christian Schmitz retired from the Managing Board. The previous managing directors of TRUMPF Laser in Schramberg and TRUMPF Photonic Components in Ulm were appointed as new Board members: Berthold Schmidt succeeded Peter Leibinger in his role as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on the TRUMPF Board. Hagen Zimer took over the Board for the laser technology business division.
