04 when it comes to competence when it comes to competence 25 years of biw martin haas, 1st august 1991 dirk schneider, 1st may 1991 regina hetter, 19th august 1991 30 years of biw hamide yilmaz, 9th juny 1986 celebrating their anniversaries 25 30 trade fair overview for 2016 connected to the outside world, connected to you! international trade fair for transport technology berlin, 20th–23rd september | www.innotrans.de/en innotrans berlin hall 8.1 | stand 119 the fastest growing exposition in the electro- mechanical industry italy, 28th–29th september | www.quickfairs.net coiltech in pordenone hall 9 | stand d13–e18 the international suppliers fair wolfsburg, 18th–20th october | www.izb-online.com/en izb wolfsburg hall 6 | stand 6203 no. 1 in the plastic and rubber industry düsseldorf, 19th–26th october | www.k-online.com k düsseldorf hall 6 | stand 6a33 and 6a15 we are putting on a display for you to present our latest developments and take on technically demanding challenges together with you. social media and media presence in the public gaze. world's leading specialist trade fair for the supplier industry paris, 6th– 9th december | www.midest.com/en midest paris biw welcomes six new trainees six new trainees set out on their path towards their future careers on august 1st, 2016 laura victoria jahn (training to become an industrial clerk) gzim berisham, halil özkul and ferdi sari (training to become a process mechanic for plastic and rubber technology) farhad wafay (training to become a mechatronics engineer) luis kronenberg (training to become an industrial mechanic) we would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new trainees and wish them great success! — lutz stoffels our company’s use of the internet makes benchmarking within the industry simpler and ensures that no trends are missed and that we are always at the forefront of technology. developments in the raw materials market can be ob- served, and communication with new industries and areas of application becomes easier. customers also use the internet, which ultimately means there is no avoiding using and operating an increasing number of platforms. unfortunately, while this frequently make processes more efficient for the customer, it places increasing demands on your own company in the supplier industry. this is especially true if you are diversified and need to adapt the interfaces to the different online worlds of the various oems and market leaders. now you can follow us not only on our website, but also on various social medial platforms. with the creation of a facebook page and the use of linkedin and xing, biw isolierstoffe gmbh has created another link to the internet. external communication is also extremely important for a manufacturing company like biw isolierstoffe gmbh. in addition to the website, various social media are also a helpful tool in this area. they are a far-reaching voice in our current society and also make it possible for companies to publish small status updates about the progress of the company. our goal is to provide you with up-to-date infor- mation, to be attractive in the job market and also give our employees the opportunity to identify with the company even better. we look forward to welcoming you on social media. fb.com/biw-isolierstoffe-gmbh-670561153108468 xing.com/companies/biwisolierstoffegmbh linkedin.com/company/biw-isolierstoffe-gmbh biw isolierstoffe gmbh pregelstraße 5, 58256 ennepetal tel.: +49 (23 33) 83 08-0 fax: +49 (23 33) 83 08-10 responsible persons: ralf stoffels, dr. markus wiethoff editorial staff: ralf stoffels, lutz stoffels, sven braatz, michael haas, dirk holstein, anja langner layout and typesetting: lessingtiede.de all rights reserved. no section of this document may be reproduced without prior written authorisation, saved to a data system or transmitted in any form whether electronic or mechanical by means of photocopying, recording or any other method. imprint contact innovation at a glance compact tel.: +49 (2333) 8308-0 fax: +49 (2333) 8308-10