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News
Corporate
September 2012
Simufact Engineering, a global
operation provider of software and
services in the area of process simulation
in the manufacturing industry, continues
to grow.
With Dr Ulrike Beyer as project manager
joining technology, and Volker
Mensing as director marketing and
communications, the Hamburg-based
company has expanded its competence
with two more skilled experts. Simufact
already appointed Dr Ralph Bernhardt
as the new director research and
development in January.
Dr Beyer (41) will focus on business
development in the area of joining
technology. She studied mechanical
engineering and industrial engineering at
the Technical University of Chemnitz and
graduated summa cum laude with her
PhD on multi material joining.
Subsequent to her employment at the
Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools
and Forming Technology in Chemnitz
and at T-Systems GmbH in Berlin, Dr
Beyer worked from 2006 to 2012 as
scientific assistance at the TU Chemnitz.
In her new position she will pay particular
attention to the numerical simulation of
mechanical, chemical and thermal joining
technologies.
Volker Mensing (46), as the new director
marketing and communications, takes
responsibility for the development and
internationalisation of the company’s
communication and marketing activities.
He holds a graduate degree in education
and as a PR adviser (DAPR) and has
been engaged in public relations and
marketing in the IT sector for more than
15 years.
Before he joined Simufact, he held the
position of the head of the marketing
and communications team at the
Hanover-based, German-Indian IT service
provider TUI InfoTec. Prior to that, he was
director of communications at Werum
Software & Systems AG in Lueneburg for
more than nine years.
Simufact Engineering – Germany
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Two new faces at Simufact
▲ ▲ Volker Mensing
▲ ▲ Dr Ulrike Beyer
Contract win
for AFL in
South Africa
A UK manufacturer of fibre optic
cable for power utilities, AFL
Communications has secured a
major contract with electricity
company Eskom of South Africa, to
supply and complete end-to-end
communication systems, together
with installation, supervision and
final testing and commissioning.
AFL is to supply optical ground
wire (OPGW) to Eskom, and will be
responsible for the installation of
OPGW on green field sites and for
retrofitting existing overhead lines
with the OPGW system.
Commercial director of AFL, Steve
Maederer, said: “AFL has extensive
experience and capabilities on
complex projects like this.”
The contract covers both the
transmission and distribution
aspects of the Eskom business, with
projects in place across South Africa.
While carrying out the projects,
AFL will work with the local South
African workforce, passing on a wide
range of skills to employees of local
installation companies.
Eskom estimates that, over the
contract’s five year duration, up to
11,000km of OPGW may be required
to accommodate the planned
routes.
AFL Communications – UK
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