Manufacturer of Laser cutting machines from Lüneburg wins prize in prestigious competition. The eurolaser GmbH is one of the winners of this year's TOP 100 innovation competition.
In this competition, an independent jury uses holistic scientific criteria to assess the Innovation management of medium-sized companies and the successes achieved as a result.
The Lüneburg-based company made it into the top 100 on its very first participation. Since 1994, eurolaser has been developing, producing and distributing Laser systems for precise cutting of textiles, plastics, acrylic and wood. Over 1,000 systems are in use worldwide. Today, the company employs over 100 people.
Special offer for material certification
eurolaser particularly impressed the TOP 100 judges with its Offer for material certification. Material manufacturers send their materials to the Application Centre in Lüneburg. There, specialists test the properties of laser cutting and determine the most favourable cutting parameters.
The material receives a certificate of laser suitability and the information is stored in a central database stored. This database provides users with important clues to optimise their individual cutting parameters and to be able to work optimally with the laser cutting systems from eurolaser right from the start.
„This award is first and foremost thanks to our dedicated employees. In order to maintain our innovative strength, we must provide an attractive working environment that explicitly welcomes and supports personal development and initiative.“
Matthias Kluczinski, founder and managing partner of eurolaser
Innovation culture in the focus of the renowned jury
The Jury under the direction of Dr Nikolaus Franke from the University of Vienna consists of well-known representatives of the from business, science, media and politics. In 2019, TOP 100 took place for the 26th time.
„[At the centre of the competition are the characteristics of a good innovation culture] openness to new things, the tolerance of mistakes and the constant endeavour to do things in a new and different way“.
Ranga Yogeshwar, Science journalist and long-time mentor
Overall, the award-winning companies are planning to realise around 18,000 new jobs to create. New products and innovative improvements account for a good third of these companies' turnover.
This is common to all SMEs that cultivate such a culture of innovation. In this way, the products and processes in the companies always remain up-to-date and open to new aspects and approaches. With new products and a constantly expanding workforce, eurolaser is also on the cutting edge of innovation. Growth course.
The Award ceremony took place on 28 June 2019 as part of the 6th German SME Summit took place in Frankfurt. Around 1,200 representatives of medium-sized companies attended the ceremony to honour the award winners. The event is a firm fixture in the diaries of innovators, who use the opportunity to network.
Source: eurolaser GmbH
