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Arnstadt - N3 Engine Overhaul Services, a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and Rolls-Royce, has been maintaining and repairing aircraft engines in Thuringia since 2007. Recently, the company has announced that it will take over the…

Thuringian businesses and researchers in the optics field were pleased with their participation in international events for the photonics, optics and laser industry in San Francisco and Shanghai in February and March.

Thuringia continues upward trend for exports, records best result since 1991.

Germany tops ‘Best Countries’ list
According to U.S. News & World Report magazine, Germany is the ‘Best Country in the World’. In a joint project with brand strategy firm BAV Consulting and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,…

23 - 27 May 2016
Metalloobrabotka, International Exhibition for Machine-tool Technology, Moscow

21 - 24 June 2016
Automatica, Trade Fair for Automation and Mechatronics, Munich

21.09 - 23.09.2016
Laser World of Photonics India, Bangalore

New research contract: the CiS-Research Institute for Microsensors in Erfurt is to join 11 other partners in Europe working on next-generation high-performance sensors for CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, at its main…

Ilmenau University of Technology receives approval to build a new center of competence, ‘Mittelstand 4.0’ (Mid-sized sector 4.0), designed to enable Thuringian companies to maximize the growth and competitive benefits of industrial…

Funding for photonics cluster
The Thuringian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Science has announced approximately EUR 272,000 in funding until 2018 for the activities of the state’s photonics cluster, SpectroNet, to assist with keeping…

A mobility-friendly promenade built in Zeulenroda in January is whetting people’s appetite for a view of the water. Visitors can now stroll along a three-kilometer-long stretch of the reservoir and enjoy the beauties of the outdoor…

On 24 April, Thuringia opened a new state-wide exhibition dedicated to its royal ancestors and the many and various ways they influenced Europe.