Jürgen Blickle, Managing Partner of SEW-EURODRIVE, will celebrate his 75th birthday on August 29, 2026. For more than five decades, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the development of the Bruchsal-based drive and automation specialist. With his leadership and involvement, SEW-EURODRIVE has grown into a globally successful company while remaining privately owned and family-run.
Jürgen Blickle, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter von SEW-EURODRIVE, feiert am 29. August 2026 seinen 75. Geburtstag. Seit mehr als fünf Jahrzehnten prägt er die Entwicklung des Bruchsaler Antriebs- und Automatisierungsspezialisten. Unter seiner Mitwirkung hat sich SEW-EURODRIVE zu einem weltweit erfolgreichen und nach wie vor inhabergeführten Unternehmen entwickelt.
Effective January 20, 2027, the new EU Machinery Regulation (EU 2023/1230) will become mandatory for manufacturers, distributors, and importers in all EU member states. SEW‑EURODRIVE has now signed its first declarations of conformity in accordance with the new cybersecurity standards for a selection of drive technology products from the MOVI‑C® automation modular system.
Ab dem 20.1.2027 wird die neue EU-Maschinenverordnung (MVO, EU 2023/1230) in allen EU-Mitgliedstaaten für Hersteller, Händler und Importeure verpflichtend. SEW-EURODRIVE hat die ersten Konformitätserklärungen gemäß Cybersecurity-Standards unterzeichnet. Mit Produkten aus dem Automatisierungsbaukasten MOVI‑C® sorgt das Unternehmen für Investitions- und Planungssicherheit seiner Kundschaft.
On May 8, 2026, Prof. Dr. Rik W. De Doncker was awarded the 2025 ERNST BLICKLE AWARD. Presented every two years by the SEW-EURODRIVE Foundation, the prize is endowed with 100,000 euros, making it one of the most prestigious awards worldwide. Alongside him, 15 university and college graduates received the SEW-EURODRIVE Foundation’s Student Award. The Student Award is endowed with 2,500 euros.
A collaboration between Baden and Swabia: SEW-EURODRIVE, the drive and automation specialist based in Bruchsal, and ISG Industrielle Steuerungstechnik GmbH from Stuttgart are entering into a strategic partnership to further accelerate the development and integration of modern robotics solutions.
SEW-EURODRIVE and SAFELOG announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop and establish a high-performance software system for controlling mobile and stationary processes in intralogistics. The collaboration combines the software expertise of SAFELOG, a specialist in software for controlling intralogistics processes, with the drive and automation expertise of SEW-EURODRIVE.
Once again this year, SEW-EURODRIVE is inviting visitors attending HANNOVER MESSE to embark on a digital voyage under the motto "Sustainable thinking. Digital acting." As they head for "distant planets", they will discover smart drive systems, innovative automation technologies, and sustainable solutions, along with intelligent services for the factory of the future.
