Philosophy
1. The shared goal
We pursue the goal of achieving and maintaining a leading position in the international market. The innovation, quality, dependability and environmental compatibility of our products represent our goal and our foundation for long-term success. Our teamwork is characterized by trust, personal integrity, mutual respect, and open communication.
2. The customer determines our actions
Our goal is to provide outstanding benefits to the customer. Our success depends on the satisfaction of our customers. All corporate activities are oriented to achieving customer satisfaction.
3. Our innovations shape the future
With new ideas we create innovative, economical products for customers.
With creativity and a readiness to take risks we insure an environment where good ideas can be quickly implemented.
4. Successful management means:
We work for results and strive for success and sustainable increase of value. This insures us the requisite freedom of movement and creates confidence. We seize all measures that are necessary for economic success.
5. We achieve top performance though clear leadership and trust
We manage through confidence and provide our employees the largest possible sphere of decision-making freedom. In all, our managers are living role models in setting examples for other employees to follow.
6. Qualification through knowledge assures our future
We hire employees with education commensurate with the respective demands and promote quality consciousness, environmental consciousness, and motivation. We guarantee precise instruction, extensive information, and continuous training.
Optimal exploitation of available resources and assuring quality and dependability in all corporate areas is the task all employees.
7. We always become better through learning
Our standard is the international competition. We measure ourselves against the best in the world. Each of us is growing an learning on day to day basis. We seek and give open feedback and learn from errors. We orient solutions, organization, and behavior on an attitude of consistently removing error sources.
8. Open dialog
We seek an open dialog with our customers, partners, government agencies, and the public. Integrity shapes our behavior. Cultural differences enrich our enterprise.
9. We obligate ourselves to consistent controlling
We satisfy the requirements for manufacturing quality, profitability, timely delivery, and environmental protection through long-term planning in all areas, suitable manufacturing processes, and by controlling all processes. This we achieve by economically implementing personnel and technical resources.
10. We are responsible for environmental protection
We take responsibility for tomorrow's environmental protection requirements through continuous optimization of raw material use, improvement of the work procedures, and recycling. We obligate ourselves to comply with legal environmental protection guidelines.
