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46 leadership approach to enable our teams to drive projects and make decisions on their own . At the end of the day , going from office to remote working wasn ’ t as hard as it might have been because we prepared so well .”
Gesthuysen believes that strategic partnerships are a vital part of his company ’ s global CNC strategy . “ Trust and regular communication are key when it comes to a long-term partnership ,” he says . “ Some of the world ’ s leading machine tool manufacturers , such as INDEX-Traub , Citizen Machinery and Mazak have been using our CNC technology for more than 40 years . We don ’ t just deliver our components ,
“ In the age of Industry 4.0 , consistent networking , data analysis , robotics and 3D printing are some of the new trends that are redefining the manufacturing space ”
— Frederik Gesthuysen , Manager Sales Administration and Marketing , Mitsubishi Electric Europe B . V . but rather develop and customise our technology according to their requirements . For some customers , our R & D department in our main factory , Nagoya Works in Japan is arranging daily meetings with them in order to harmonise and discuss the current status on a global level .”
With the future in mind , Gesthuysen has a vision of what he believes the industry could look like in the coming years . “ In the age of Industry 4.0 ,
DECEMBER 2020