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Makingof–Themakingof
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Step 1:
Creative meeting, brainstorming, de-
velopment of a concept: In the begin-
ning, there is of course the idea. We sit
together in a team to think about how
the cover should look like – theoretically
– ranging from the design via the slogan
through to the final cover version.
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Das Magazin der LB GmbH
Die LB Gruppe:
Kompetenzen kombinieren -
individuelle Lösungen schaffen
« Impressum »
Hans-Wilhelm Löhr,Matthias Löhr (v.i.S.d.P.)
Verlag:
Logata GmbH
Marketingleitung:
Herausgeber:
Redaktion:
Grafik:
Fotos:
Emilia Balda
Lisa Fastring
Louisa Kampshoff
Logata Digital Solutions GmbHSchlavenhorst 88a46395 BocholtTel.: 02871 /2346350Fax: 02871 /23464350
E-Mail: emilia.balda@logata.comwww.logata.com
Thinkstock (detaillierteBildnachweise sind imjeweiligen Artikelangegeben)
Emilia Balda
Tel.: 02871 / 2346353Fax: 02871 /23464353E-Mail: emilia.balda@logata.com
Lisa Fastring
Tel.: 02871 / 23820320Fax: 02871 /219279993E-Mail: lisa.fastring@wm-mediapro.de
Louisa KampshoffTel.: 02871 / 2346356Fax: 02871 /23464356E-Mail: louisa.kampshoff@logata.com
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Die Mischung macht‘s-
wir kennen das Rezept
Marketingleitung
Redaktion
Grafik
Das vielfältige Team der
Step 3:
The shooting. This is the
moment of truth. Have we
considered everything?
Does our plan also work
out in practice? While Emi-
lia Balda and Lisa Fastring
are mixing the cocktail step
by step, Louisa Kampshoff
takes photos of the single
stages. The cover will be a
combination of all shots.
Step 2:
Who? What? When? Where?The next step
is to look for props. Glasses, fresh fruits,
various juices, small umbrellas – so in fact
everything you need for a good-looking
cocktail.
The OIC on Gut Baarking, Bocholt, ser-
ves as a location for the photo shoot
and is booked for the day of the shoo-
ting. Apart from the LB Plus team, Loga-
ta Media Solutions will also be present
to document the development process
and to give professional input, because
they will also be responsible for graphi-
cal post-processing.
Step 4:
Thomas Reiser is responsible for
post-processing. He adds logos, makes
the cocktail look better and edits the
background accordingly. A few minu-
tes after the photo shoot, he can alrea-
dy show us the first results.
…or read it in one of the other
channels!

« editorial »
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« contents »
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Hans-Wilhelm Löhr Maximilian Löhr Ann-Kathrin Löhr Matthias Löhr
Dear customers, business partners &
employees,
W
e are living in a digital age and are constantly
developing further in line with the demands our
customers place on us, our work and with that on
our products. At the LogiMAT that took place in March 2016,
Logata Digital Solutions presented the new “Business AppS-
tore for Logistics”– based on the experiences made with the
logistics mall during the first years, our specialists have taken
up the course of optimizing the product, extended it accor-
ding to the customers’ wishes and also adapted its design.
Now software components can be combined in an easy and
secure way in the form of apps. Also new to the logistics mall
is wps, the warehouse management system of Lanfer Sys-
temhaus. Micro-services now ensure even more user-friend-
liness – read more about it on page 24. Lanfer Automation,
too, provides an exciting insight into their work in this issue.
The automation specialists are the “extended workbench”
of SN Maschinenbau: the global leader in the production
of rotary-type horizontal machines. LEBO shows its export
strength from Austria to Bucharest and provides an insight
into diverse projects. In the field of logistics, we will present
you our location in Birmingham, Britain, and will show you
how the returns of the textile company BONITA are managed
at the location in Duisburg. The future is our common path
and for that young and fresh minds are just as important as
the valuable experiences of our employees who have been
loyal to us for many years or decades. To them we have also
dedicated a few pages of this magazine – to say thank you.
Get infected with our thirst for action and innovation and
discover the new issue of LB Plus.
Hans-Wilhelm Löhr
Ann-Kathrin Löhr
Maximilian Löhr
Matthias Löhr
Fashion Logistics: WM GROUP Undertakes BONITA Returns
Management..................................................................................................................16
News from Lanfer Automation GmbH & Co. KG .....................................36
From Packet Soup to Paint Bombs: Lanfer Automation as a
Long-Term Partner of SN Maschinenbau.....................................................32
Industry 4.0 and Logistics – more than 60 guests came to the
NRW trade forum in the Open Innovation Center.................................10
LogiMAT 2016 – Logata Digital Solutions presents ”Business AppSto-
reforLogistics”.....................................................................................................................22
A spirit of optimism and the economic revival - the 60s............................72
Hub2Move: Logistics of Tomorrow......................................................................26
Easier, more user-friendly and more modern: the new logistics mall
in a new design...............................................................................................................28
Doors from Bocholt in the province of Salzburg.....................................38
A high-quality home environment miles away from run-of-the
millapartments.............................................................................................................44
Galtür Ski Region: LEBO Equips Apartments..............................................50
145 years of LEBO - Reflections on the Past & Visions of the
Future..................................................................................................................................54
A Film as a ’Silent Sales Assistant......................................................................60
One day in the life of................................................................................................76
Imprint...............................................................................................................................80
wps: modernized and new to the logistics mall ..........................................30
WM International Ltd., Birmingham - the location in Great Britain....20
Exploiting PotentialTogether: In the area of energy monitoring, no
less than three companies of LB have cooperated with each other ...14
Newemployees............................................................................................................06
Anniversaries.................................................................................................................64
Births...................................................................................................................................74

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« Welcome to the LB Group »
Cesar Cambra de Carvalho
Industrial employee
Andre Rogalsk
Industrial employee
Abbas Inal
Industrial employee
Duisburg branch
Hamminkeln branch
Thomas Nienaber
Managing director
(chairman of the board)
Andreas Kemper
Project manager
Goran Puśić
Industrial employee
Darius Sabolewski
Industrial employee
Voerde branch
Marco te Laake
System administrator
Sergij Wassekin
Application developer
Hendrick Wiese
PL / SQL developer
Andreas Kißling
Apprentice as IT specialist for
system integration
Marc Telöken
system integration
Nils Volbrecht
system integration
Ole Acar
IT specialist for system integration
Logata Digital Solutions GmbH
Web: www.logata.com/dasunternehmen/karriere
Application to: bewerbung@logata.com
Lanfer Systemhaus GmbH & Co. KG
Web: www.lanfer-systemhaus.de/dasunternehmen/karriere
Application to: bewerbung@lanfer-systemhaus.de
WM GROUP GmbH
Web: www.wm-group.de/unternehmen/karriere
Application to: bewerbung@wm-group.de
For our customers we are working on the automation and
information technologies of tomorrow. It is thus no wonder
that we are often looking for new employees for different de-
partments who are motivated, forward-thinking and oriented
towards the future! We offer you a perspective as a part of a
young, committed team in a highly modern company. You
can find all advertised positions here:
Kamran Scholz
Central controller
-ServicesK O M P E T E N Z I N L Ö S U N G E N
www.wm-services.eu

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Alexander Konn
E-workshop mechanic
Heike Könning
E-workshop mechanic
Raimund Schenk
E-workshop mechanic
Matthias Föing
E-workshop mechanic
Klara Sieverding
Commercial employee
Michael Peters
SPS programmer
Ibrahim Tutak
Electrician
R
Judith Koschnick
Order entry clerk
Katharina Spieckermann
Back office West & North
Jorge dos Santos
Export manager
Sebastian Tenbrock
Team manager in the area of HOMAG
Tanja Ivens
Order entry clerk
Nadine Bleker
Order entry clerk
Lanfer Automation GmbH & Co. KG
Web: www.lanfer-automation.de/unternehmen/karriere
Application to: bewerbung@lanfer-automation.de
Lebo GmbH
Web: www.lebo.de/jobs-karriere.html
Application to: bewerbung@lebo.de
The company Lanfer Automation is looking for
people that build upon the future with skills and
commitment. Guided by the principle “Automa-
tically the best solution”, Lanfer offers their em-
ployees an exciting and challenging job in a friendly atmos-
phere. For more information see:
We offer jobs in a growing medium-sized
company that allows for fast decision-making
while offering a working atmosphere where
all employees can develop further and contri-
bute to processes with their own ideas. For all advertised
positions see:

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« Industry 4.0 and Logistics – more than 60
guests came to the NRW trade forum in the
Open Innovation Center »
W
here and how is digitalization used in logis-
tics?The representatives of the logistics sec-
tor now received an answer to that question
in the Open Innovation Center. That after-
noon, the organizers of NRW-Logistikcluster/LOG-IT Club
e.v. Wirtschaftsförderung Bocholt and IHK North Westphalia
offered plenty of opportunities for exchange as well as four
lectures and one panel discussion.
Digital Networking
and Apps as a Trend
Christian Krüger from catkin GmbH provided an insight
into transport logistics and a clever use of digital networking.
“The information of the entire transport chain is combined
and made visible. This works well for all types of orders bet-
▶ Dirk Meyer presents“Business AppStore for Logistics”
ween companies and even mobile employees are simply
integrated into the process via apps. You can access those
apps from all over the world,” says Krüger. According to him,
this new way of working provides transparency and signifi-
cantly reduces the use of paper.
“Apps undoubtedly belong to the mega trends in the logi-
stics sector,” it is stated in the report of the event and this is
where Logata Digital Solution GmbH became involved. Dirk
Meyer presented the “Business AppStore for Logistics” and
the resulting possibilities to comfortably integrate apps.
According to Meyer, customizable apps that network and
exchange information represent the perfect solution for
warehouse logistics. “The result is an individual, consistent
process.
17th Apprenticeship
Fair of Volksbank
Bocholt
“ The information of the
entire transport chain
is combined and made visible.
„
The companies WM GROUP, Lanfer Systemhaus and LEBO
all presented the apprenticeships they offer at the 2015
Apprenticeship Fair. In personal conversations, the visitors
could ask both trainers and apprentices about anything
they wanted to know to form an opinion.
“We are always looking for young, motivated and enthusi-
astic junior employees who decide to do their apprentice-
ship in our company. That is also why we have already pl-
anned to also participate in the 2016 Apprenticeship Fair,”
human resources manager Melanie Wolbring says.

Contact
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Photo credits: Logata Media Solutions GmbH
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LB GmbH Supports Scholarship
Holders
Florian Lüdiger from Südlohn studies Information
Technology and Software Systems at the university
in Bocholt and as a scholarship holder, LB GmbH sup-
ports him. This German scholarship for young talents
clearly is for the benefit of Mr Lüdiger.
Since 2011, the German government has supported
energetic and committed students with the German
scholarship together with private donors.“It is the big-
gest public-private project in education ever offered in
Germany.The website states that in 2014 alone, 22,500
students benefited from the scholarship.
Both parties involved – the government and in
this case LB GmbH – are each providing half of the
scholarship.
TALENT TRIFFT FÖRDERUNG
Wir sind dabei LIONS CLUB BORKENLIONS CLUB RHEDE-EUREGIO
Eheleute Sylvia u. Dominik Wagner
Unterstützen auch Sie junge Menschen
und geben diesen eine Chance
auf persönliche Entwicklung!
Weitere Infos unter:
www.w-hs.de/deutschlandstipendium
www.deutschlandstipendium.de
The employees can work with the apps from any location –
from workstations, mobile devices or smartphones,”says Dirk
Meyer. Logata Digital Solutions has already been offering
these technologies in the logistics mall (www.logistics-mall.
com). Here, customers can find apps from different areas.
Moreover, they have the possibility to programme a suitable
app together with IT experts – individually for them and cus-
tomized to the process.
New Technologies are the Future
After having gained an insight into the different ways of
using digitalization in logistics, all participants agreed that all
companies should make themselves familiar with the new
technologies as early as possible to not loose their competi-
Career Information
Day at the Berufskol-
leg Bocholt West
On 15 April, Lanfer Systemhaus presented their services
at the career information day in the vocational school in
Bocholt. The pupils had the possibility to gain an insight
into the requirements and challenges of various profes-
sions. Moreover, there were trainers and apprentices of
Lanfer Systemhaus on site to answer all questions about
the different apprenticeships offered.
▶ More than 60 guests came to the Open Innovation Center
LB GmbH
Contact person: Dirk Meyer
(Logata Digital Solutions GmbH)
Schlavenhorst 88a ∙ 46395 Bocholt ∙ Germany
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 2 34 63 51
Fax: +49 28 71 / 23 46 43 51
Email: info_bocholt@logata.com
www.lbgmbh.com | www.logata.com
tiveness in the long term.

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«ExploitingPotentialTogether:Intheareaof
energymonitoring,nolessthanthreecompa-
niesofLBhavecooperatedwitheachother»
T
he basis for the cooperation is a product of Lanfer
Automation called energy monitoring.“When and
where are there for instance energy peaks in pro-
duction companies? With energy monitoring, we
want to provide customers with this kind of information to
help them find out the reason why,”Christian Ebbert of Lanfer
Automation explains.“Big potential savings that often remain
undetected can be made here.”
This new tool was interesting for the door and frame manu-
facturer LEBO. The affiliated company was DIN EN ISO 50001
certified at the end of 2015 and has thus implemented a
respective energy management system. One of the key ele-
ments here was energy monitoring.
▶ Energy consumption made visible through animations
Individual Concepts to Achieve the Target
Together, the experts of Lanfer Automation and Frank Wen-
nemaring, LEBO employee responsible for energy manage-
ment, have equipped the production halls with correspon-
ding measuring devices at the most important points. “The
measuring points were connected to the local network and
with the help of the right software, all recorded data is directly
processed and displayed in the form of diagrams,”Frank Wen-
nemaring explains. “The data is permanently collected and
discussed in our energy team meetings. First possibilities to
optimize processes are currently being reviewed. That is why
there was for instance an inspection date with the manufac-
turer of our dust extraction system to determine potential sa-
vings and to look into ways of implementing new solutions.”
Making Energy Visible
In order to be able to present the product “energy monito-
ring” in a clear and competent way, Lanfer Automation got
another affiliated company on board.“We have had the idea
to have a film made about this topic using the example of
LEBO. We use this film for meetings with our customers and
it can also be found on our website,” says Christian Ebbert.
“However before that, we had developed a screenplay to-
gether with Logata Media Solutions, that makes such a theo-
retical subject concrete and above all visible.”
By integrating animated measuring curves into the film, the
film-makers have for instance managed to show energy con-
sumption and to sensitize for the issue. Thanks to interviews
with experts of Lanfer Automation and LEBO, the film also
demonstrates how useful and helpful energy monitoring is.
“A special challenge for us was to show things you usually
cannot see. However, in close cooperation with Mr Ebbert
and Mr Wennemaring we have made a great film,” produc-
tion manager Peter Wecking sums up.
Contact
LB GmbH
Contact person: Christian Ebbert
Hoher Weg 13 ∙ 46325 Borken ∙ Germany
Tel.: +49 28 62/ 91 31 06
Fax: +49 28 /91 36 06
Email: christian.ebbert@lanfer.de
www.lanfer-automation.de
▶ Data is collected...
▶ ...and made available

« Fashion Logistics: WM GROUP Under-
takes BONITA Returns Management »
I
n addition to classic warehousing operations for BO-
NITA at the location of WM GROUP in Hamminkeln,
the logistics service provider now also undertakes the
returns management of the fashion company. “With
that, we also support our customer regarding the change
of the season,” logistics manager Christoph Erwig explains.
When changing from Autumn/Winter collection to Spring/
Summer collection or the other way around, all goods from
the stores are brought to the location of WM GROUP in Duis-
burg – unsorted. Christoph Erwig:“First of all, our employees
presort the clothes on the basis of the criteria specified by
BONITA first. That means that the clothes are sorted by type
before they are packed into homogeneous handling units.”
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▶ At the location in Duisburg, the goods are sorted as homogeneous handling units
The Company
The TOM TAILOR GROUP is one of Europe’s leading fashion
and lifestyle companies. With its two umbrella brands TOM
TAILOR and BONITA, the group offers trendy clothes and
accessories in the mid-range price segment and appeals
to complementary target groups aged between 0 and 60
years.
The group of companies sells its brands in over 40 countries.
The brand BONITA is sold in more than 1000 retail stores as
well as in vertically operated wholesale areas all across Eu-
rope.The brandTOMTAILOR is not only sold in 460 centrally
located retail stores, but also via the wholesale segment,
including 200 franchise stores, around 2900 shop-in-shops
and almost 8400 multi-label stores. Moreover, both brands
are available online – the brand TOM TAILOR is sold online
in 21 different countries. The company has around 6900
employees worldwide.Processes Optimized
in Daily Business
Every single piece of clothing is folded, packed into a
polybag for protection and then sent back to the cen-
tral warehouse of BONITA in Hamminkeln on pallets sor-
ted by article. While the stores used to send the goods
to Hamminkeln in the past, all clothes that need to be
processed are now directly sent to Duisburg. Christoph
Erwig: “This saves time and is the most logical way to
proceed.”
For more information see:
www.bonita.eu

Contact
WM GROUP GmbH
Management: Günter Artinger
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 28 93 78
Fax: +49 28 71 / 2 19 27 93 40
Email: guenter.artinger@wm-group.de
www.wm-group.de
Photo credits: Logata Media Solutions GmbH, Torsten Hänsch
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▶ ...new goods arrive in Duisburg
“Goods are sorted and packed for sto-
rage at up to eight workstations on a
total of 1425 square metres
„
WM GROUP Offers Handling and
Warehouse Space
The workstations at the location of WM GROUP in the
harbour of Duisburg can be varied depending on the
needs: Goods are sorted and packed for storage at up to
eight workstations on a total of 1425 square metres. With
every change of the season – which is two times a year
– new goods arrive here. The fact that WM GROUP offers
both handling and warehouse space is probably one rea-
son why the fashion and lifestyle company has opted for
WM GROUP.
“With this location, we are going back to the roots, which
is quite interesting. This building was originally used as a
textile finishing and distribution centre,” logistics manager
Christoph Erwig knows.
▶ All parts are packed before storage
▶ With every change of season...

« WM International Ltd., Birmingham –
the location in Great Britain »
T
he WM GROUP is located eight times in Germany,
there is one location in Austria and in addition to
these there is a sister company in the UK, in Bir-
mingham. To give you some information about
the WM International Ltd., we spoke with Mike Grundy, direc-
tor of the location in the UK.
LB Plus: Mr. Grundy, how many employees do you have in
Birmingham?
MikeGrundy: Here in Birmingham we have eight employees.
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▶ Introducing WM International Ltd., Birmingham
Photo credits: WM GROUP GmbH, www.wm-group.de
LB Plus: Since when does the location exist?
Mike Grundy: WM International Ltd., Birmingham was regis-
tered 27 years ago in 1989.
LB Plus: Which size does the location have?
Mike Grundy: We are purely office-based and we have 1.500
Sq. Ft. offices.
LB Plus: Could you please describe the development from
the beginning until now?
Mike Grundy: In 1989 WM International originally operated
driver accompanied groupage services to and from WM
GROUP, Bocholt on a twice weekly basis. Since then we have
progressively grown in offering twice weekly groupage ser-
vices to Germany, Holland, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden.
Inclusive of daily full load services to all destinations.We have
also successfully sold services to all European destinations,
inclusive eastern block countries.
Since the early 1990’s we have also installed in Birmingham
Direct Computer Link Up with H.M.Customs & Excise at all
major ports in the UK, i.e. Felixstowe, Southampton, Tilbury
and Liverpool as a few examples, offering a very professional
Customs Clearance facility for goods arriving in the UK from
outside the EU. For which we have managed to obtain large
clients covering vast Tonnages of Steel, Plastic Bags etc.. WM
International is a small International Freight Forwarder and
we take pride in offering a very professional and personal
service to all our customers New and Old, of which custo-
mers have maintained their relationship with WM for over 20
years.
LB Plus: Do you also store goods or is the location only for
transit?
Mike Grundy: Our depot based in Oldbury has a capacity of
25000 SqFt, has 3 Bays for unloading/loading, with 2 sepa-
rate entrances for unloading/loading inside the warehouse.
Also has a Overhead Crane with a capacity of handling 25
Tonnes for loading/unloading. Storage facilities are limited,
and can be arrange for short terms periods.
Also WM presently have storage facilities in Ipswich, Suffolk
for which at this present time we have in excess of 500 Ton-
nes of Steel in store for a specific client, which we have been
covering for over 5 years.
LB Plus: Thank you very much.
Contact
WM-International Ltd.
Managing Director: Mike Grundy
Great Britain Gee House,
Gee Business Center
Holborn Hill, B7 5JR Birmingham
Tel.: +44 12 13 / 27 15 04
E-Mail: mike.grundy@wmgroupuk.co.uk
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« LogiMAT 2016 – Logata Digital Solutions
presents‘Business AppStore for Logistics’»
A
Eight sold-out halls with a total of 95,400
square metres of exhibition space, 1280 exhi-
bitors and 43,466 visitors – these are some key
figures of the 2016 LogiMAT in Stuttgart. The
days of the trade fair were also very successful for the com-
pany Logata Media Solutions that joined the trade fair with
an own stand.
“With the Business AppStore for Logistics – our logistics
mall – we presented a concept in which software compo-
nents can be easily combined in the form of apps to per-
▶ Logata Digital Solutions in Stuttgart in March
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With the change of the company’s name, Logata Digital
Solutions has created a new brand with a new logo. In or-
der to make it suitable for multimedia use, the new logo
combines an animation with a specially composed jingle
and is thus designed for people to experience. “With that
we wanted to follow keywords like “digital”, “networking”
and“modern”and to emphasize movements in the picture
with sounds and noises in a precise and accentuated way
– by using easy to remember harmonious or percussive
sound elements,”specialist Peter Wecking of the executing
affiliated company Logata Media Solutions explains. “The
jingle as a signature tune and its identification with a pro-
duct or a brand is of high importance,”marketing manager
Emilia Balda adds. The jingle is used in all videos and pre-
sentations as well as on the website
New brand – New
logo – New jingle
“ We make sure that
data is stored centrally
and securely
„
form a logistics process as a whole,” managing director An-
dreas Trautmann explains. A huge tablet which served as a
shelf and exhibition space was a crowd-puller and a much-
photographed element.
Good value. Simple. Reliable.
The visitors of the Logata Digital Solutions stand soon
realized that the handling of the apps is as simple as you
know it from your smartphone or tablet at home.
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Since 1 January 2016, Thomas Nienaber has been the CEO
of Logata Digital Solutions GmbH. After completing his tele-
communications studies and the man from Bocholt worked
in research and development for five years. After that, the
58-year old communications technology expert undertook
management tasks in all parts of Europe. Most recently,Tho-
mas Nienaber worked for Deutsche Telekom in the Europe
segment.
“My main tasks are to develop the company further so
that our customers know they are in good hands, to deve-
lop and implement a business model that is built on our
strengths and to promote a working environment that lets
people enjoy the work,”Thomas Nienaber explains.
We wish Mr Nienaber all the best for these new tasks and
every success!
Welcome,
Thomas Nienaber!
“Every customer gets access to a virtual server through
which they can call up the apps,” project manager Andre-
as Kemper explains. The database thus remains the same,
which allows the apps to communicate with each other.“It’s
going to get really exciting when using three of four apps
that synchronize and communicate with each other during
a process,”Andreas Trautmann adds.
The trade fair visitors could convince themselves of the
easy handling at a large touchscreen and test the Business
AppStore for Logistics.
▶ Andreas Trautmann explains the“Business AppStore for Logistics”▶ An oversize tablet as a highlight
▶ Interesting conversations at the stand
Contact
Contact person: Andreas Trautmann
Mallinckrodtstr. 320 ∙ 44147 Dortmund ∙ Germany
Tel.: +49 2 31 / 5 88 30 11
Fax: +49 2 31 / 5 88 30 14
Email: info_dortmund@logata.com
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« Hub2Move: Logistics of Tomorrow »
A
transshipment terminal which can easily be relo-
cated, which adapts to changing requirements
and which is quickly ready for use – with the
joint project Hub2Move that was presented in
January, the involved parties managed to create an efficient,
effective and customizable material flow system which ex-
actly meets the requirements mentioned above.
Hub2Move is to allow its users to react more quickly to
fast market changes and short innovation cycles. Until now,
material flow systems have rather been static, inflexible,
controlled centrally and designed for future peaks.
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Photo credits: Logata Digital Solutions GmbH
“ The logistics mall offers
customized business processes
in the form of apps
„
▶ Industrial trucks that move completely autonomously
▶ Automated processes
Also involved in this project: Logata Digital Solutions
and its affiliate Lanfer Automation that have developed
Hub2Move together with EffizienzCluster LogistikRuhr and
Fraunhofer IML.
Industrial trucks that move intelligently without a human
at the wheel could be used in many companies in future.
Logata Digital Solutions has been responsible for the de-
velopment of a software required for such an intelligent
transport order management. Besides, this software is
linked with the Business AppStore for Logistics, the logistics
mall, and allows the apps to communicate with each other
– independent of the manufacturer. The logistics mall offers
customized business processes in the form of apps.
Individual modules for easy
implementation
Lanfer Automation has made their contribution in the
form of hardware. All components are prewired and prepa-
red so that the implementation on site is actually extremely
simple, fast and uncomplicated. Hub2Move was presented
at the final event in Dortmund. Live and directly, the visitors
gained an insight into the “logistics of tomorrow”.
▶ Intelligent transport management
Contact
Mallinckrodtstr. 320 ∙ 44147 Dortmund ∙ Germany
Tel.: +49 2 31 / 5 88 30 11
Fax: +49 2 31 / 5 88 30 14
Email: info_dortmund@logata.com
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«Easier,moreuser-friendlyandmoremo-
dern:thenewlogisticsmallinanewdesign»
D
uring the last months, the logistics mall has
been further optimized and is now available as
an upgraded version. “From now on, the mall is
to be understood as a kind of AppStore,”project
manager Andreas Kemper explains. “The new mall differs
from its predecessor in two important respects.”
Firstly, the project manager mentions the design. The
website is now modern, up-to-date and clearly structured.
Moreover, the website and its features is now responsive
– which ensures that it is perfectly displayed on all end de-
vices. “A responsive design automatically adapts to the end
device used. So from now on, it doesn’t matter whether you
visit the website with your laptop, desktop computer or ta-
blet,” says Kemper. The second aspect makes the mall even
more practical and mobile– in the true sense of the word.
Andreas Kemper: “It is now also possible to download apps
for Android devices via the AppStore.”
▶ The AppStore of the new logistics mall website
First customer projects
From May on, the further developed version of the
mall and its apps will already be used in the raw materials
warehouse of LEBO in Bocholt, Germany. As a mall user, the
door and frame manufacturer simply uses the appropriate
app of the mall. However, it’s also easy to handle the mall
as a provider. “After registration, service providers are able to
offer their products on the virtual marketplace: software as a
service, enterprise applications as well as logistics mall apps,”
Andreas Kemper explains.
Presentation at the LogiMAT 2016
At the LogiMAT in March, Logata Digital Solutions success-
fully presented the new features, which were well
received by the trade show visitors.
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Social Media: Logata
Digital Solutions on
Facebook
Since 1st September 2015 Logata Digital Solutions can
also be found on Facebook. Here you can find latest news,
job advertisements or a look behind the scenes. Have a
look and“like”our page.
www.facebook.com/logatadigitalso-
lutions
Photo credits: www.logistics-mall.com
Contact
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 2 34 63 50
Fax: +49 28 71 / 23 46 43 50
Email: info_bocholt@logata.com
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« wps: modernized
and new to the logistics mall»
L
ast year, the warehouse management system wps
was already revised and presented in a new design.
Web-based and with a modern look and feel, a lot
was done with regards to user-friendliness in the
last quarter of 2015.
The next step was to align wps with digitalization and
Industry 4.0 and of course, it is now also available for our
customers in the logistics mall. “With the modernization
we have created unique selling points that allow us to
support our customers on their way towards digitalizati-
on,”project manager Björn Renzel explains. One important
aspect is that all parties involved – customers, employees,
machines, robots etc. – are networked along the value-
added chain and that they can access all information re-
▶ Ein Lagersteuerungssystem in Zeiten der Digitalisierung: das neue wps
quired for a specific process at any time. “This is achieved
through the web service in the backend and a suitable
programming that ensures that the data can be accessed
from and displayed on all kinds of end devices,” says Björn
Renzel. “Besides, the backend feature is encapsulated in
little micro-services that can also be called up e.g. by the
customer via web services.” With this system you are fast,
flexible and close to the process. The customer has the
possibility to use a system that is available in 24 hours. All
processes can be integrated with existing ERP systems and
freight forwarders and it does not even have to be expen-
sive: Lanfer Systemhaus offers wps for rent – every month,
users can be added or removed flexibly. In addition, we of-
fer you a professional hotline that is always available with
help and advice. We are at your service when you need us.
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A Practical Example
A customer orders goods through a web shop. The web
shop calls up wps web services to create the delivery and
the delivery items. wps automatically reserves the goods
and creates supply transports from the automated high
rack to the picking zone. Those supply transports are sent
to the PLC control of the high rack via an adapter so that
the pallets required are automatically brought to the pick-
up point. At the pick-up point, a sensor scans the pallet
and calls up another wps micro-service. This service crea-
tes a forklift ride from the pick-up point of the high rack
to the picking zone and informs a forklift driver about this
new tour. As soon as the forklift driver confirms this tour
(another micro-service), the order is approved for picking.
The order picker is then led through the picking zone on
optimized routes and brings the picked goods to the dis-
patching station. Here, the goods are packed and labelled.
After the goods have been handed over to the carrier,
another micro-service is called up – as with all previous
steps – to let the client know that the order is on its way
to the end customer. Besides, the end customer receives
an email including the parcel number of the freight for-
warder. “This example shows how wps ensures networ-
king from the end customer of the client through to the
freight forwarder and how it controls all logistics proces-
ses, when used in the logistics sector as a central hub.
The use of wps in the Logistics Locations
of the WM GROUP
Within LB GmbH, the new wps is used at WM GROUP.
The locations in Bocholt, Westerkappeln-Velpe, Duisburg
and Hamminkeln will be equipped with the new standard
step by step.
Photo credits: Lanfer Systemhaus GmbH & Co. KG
Contact
Lanfer Systemhaus GmbH & Co. KG
Contact person: Björn Renzel
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 2 34 62 70
Fax: +49 28 71 / 23 46 42 70
Email: bjoern.renzel@lanfer-systemhaus.de
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Download the data sheet about wps here:
www.lanfer-systemhaus.de/leistungen/wps

W
ipperfürth. A tranquil, medium-sized
town in the district of Oberbergischer
Kreis. At the edge of town, near the Wup-
per River, SN Maschinenbau is located
– the world’s leading supplier for rotary-type horizontal
machines. That means that all machines developed and
built here are used in large production companies later
on to pack fruit puree into practical squeezable pouches,
fill the right mix of powdered soup into the packs or to fill
colour into piping bags.
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Lanfer Automation as an
Extended Workbench
The contact between Markus Kuhlmann of Lanfer Auto-
mation and the responsible electrical engineer of SN Ma-
schinenbau Jan Kronenberg was established at a trade fair
at the beginning of 2015. “At that time Dr.-Ing. Christian
Kettler became the new manager of SN and we got into
conversation,”Kuhlmann remembers.
« From Packet Soup to Paint Bombs:
Lanfer Automation as a Long-Term
Partner of SN Maschinenbau »
Höller, Bosch, Westdickenberg and Laudenberg – SN
combines the technology and innovative strength of the
five most influential German packaging companies. With
five decades of experience, business acumen, foresight,
a unique culture of innovation and enormous personal
commitment, the SN management team has forged the
global leader for horizontal rotary machines. Today, Ger-
man packaging technology specialist SN Maschinenbau
GmbH is a company with a solid past and excellent pro-
spects for the future.
SN Maschinenbau is a strategic supplier for multinational
companies like Nestlé, Kraft Foods or Unilever.
The Company
Dr. Christian Kettler is the part of the management that
primarily controls the fate of the company on site, whe-
reas managing partner Dipl.-Ing. Olaf Clemens is on the
road a lot. Dr. Kettler: “He is the motor of innovation for
SN Maschinenbau. There is no stopping Mr Clemens. He
always provides news ideas and impulses when coming
back from his journeys and establishes a lot of interes-
ting and important contacts.” It is probably thanks to the
unstoppable thirst for action of the entire SN Maschinen-
bau team that the company continues to grow. While the
company had 45 employees in 2010, the number has in-
creased by 230 until today. “This rate of growth is above
average and very, very fast,” Dr. Kettler states. While the
increasing demands of such a strongly growing compa-
ny were integrated into and handled in day-to-day busi-
ness in the past, the graduate engineer now sees it as
one of his tasks to implement new, optimized processes
that need to be adapted. “What has been compensated
for by the great diligence of our employees until now,
needs to be compensated for by optimized processes
in future. There is an enormous identification with the
company and the employees are proud of what we have
achieved. That is the only reason why we could carry on
this workload for such a long time,” Dr. Kettler looks back
to the recent past.
For more information see the website
of SN Maschinenbau:
www.sn-maschinenbau.de
▶ The assembly hall at the company’s location in Wipperfürth
“ There is an enormous
identification with the company
and the employees are proud of
what we have achieved
„

Contact
Management: Guido Faßbender
Hoher Weg 13 ∙ 46325 Borken-Weseke ∙ Germany
Tel.: +49 28 62 / 91 31 19
Fax: +49 28 62 / 91 36 00
Email: automation@lanfer.de
www.lanfer-automation.dewww.google.de/maps
Photo credits: SN Maschinenbau
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One of the first optimizations the management perfor-
med in the last year was to outsource the switch cabinet
construction. “Lanfer Automation is a specialist in this
field and supports us to ensure stable processes. Besi-
des, outsourcing single elements in a clever way gives us
the possibility to further grow in line with the market at
a moderate pace,” says Dr. Kettler. The so-called “soft fac-
tors” are of high importance for a successful cooperation.
Clean communication prevents costs and ensures optimal
workflows. The details of the cooperation were put down
in a “Letter of Intend” in 2015, which represents the basis.
“One goal should be to integrate Lanfer Automation
as an extended workbench, with everything that comes
with that,” says Dr. Kettler. “For order reasons, the single
parts are still delivered by us. However, the aim should be
to outsource all subtasks included in the long term and
to have a completed switch cabinet delivered in the end.
There is still a lot to be done to determine the course.”
A Common View
of the Future
Besides, Lanfer Automation offers support regarding
software matters. “After having signed the Letter of In-
tend last year, we trained two employees and have been
another Rockwell Solutions Partner beside Siemens ever
since,” Markus Kuhlmann explains. “This would allow us to
also support SN Maschinenbau in software development.”
SN can imagine making single employees of Lanfer Au-
tomation familiar with “the heart of the machines” in the
long term so that they are also able to provide support
that exceeds the construction of switch cabinets. Markus
Kuhlmann:“It is a trustful cooperation and that is what you
need to develop ideas like this. We are very proud to have
such a partner.”
▶ The filling of paint bombs
“It is a trustful cooperation and that is
what you need to develop ideas like this.
We are very proud to have such a partner
„
▶ A rotary-type machine

Contact
Managing director: Guido Faßbender
Hoher Weg 13 ∙ 46325 Borken-Weseke ∙ Germany
Tel.: +49 28 62 / 91 31 19
Fax: +49 28 62 / 91 36 00
Email: automation@lanfer.de
www.lanfer-automation.dewww.google.de/maps
Photo credits: Lanfer Automation GmbH & Co. KG
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N
ever stand still, continuously develop further
and use synergies through partnerships. The
company Lanfer Automation expands its part-
ner programme by: Lenze “Performance Partner
for System Integration”. As a global specialist for the auto-
mation of machines, Lenze support their customers in all
stages of the development process – ranging from the idea
through to after-sales, in the optimization of an existing or
the development of a new machine.
Drive and Automation Solutions
Lenze describes this as Motion Centric Automation and is
one of only a few suppliers on the market that offer an ex-
tensive product and service portfolio, ranging from control
and visualisation via electric drives and electromechanics
through to software and engineering services from one sing-
le source. Together with the customers, Lenze experts deve-
lop continuous drive and automation solutions that facilitate
the implementation, production and servicing of machines.
Lanfer Automation
Performance Partner 2016
Lanfer Automation now actively supports the Lenze group
as a Performance Partner for System Integration in the areas
of automation technology, industrial automation, intralogis-
tics and switchboard production.
« Lanfer Automation Performance Partner
for System Integration at Lenze »
M
athias Barbett and Dominik Papenberg of
Lanfer Automation have completed a one-
week basic training for the programming of
Kawasaki robots.
Thanks to the training, both of them are now able to im-
plement Kawasaki robots and to optimize robot processes.
“In addition, the training provided basic knowledge of robots
so that the participants are able to better estimate whether
Lanfer Automation expands its engineering and service
portfoliobythecurrentcontrolsystemfromRockwellAutoma-
tion that is called the Allen-Bradley system. SPS programming
team manager Peter Sieverding and SPS programmer Martin
Nürenberg have now completed a training of the VDT Engi-
neering & Service GmbH Institute. The training provided tools
(programming software) and handling skills (components) for
the new control platform. Moreover, the participants also used
the skills acquired in different test exercises. This knowledge
can now be put into practice in customer-specific projects.
Further training: SPS programmers
of Lanfer Automation participate in an
RSLogix 5000 programming
refresher training
« Further training: Lanfer Automation »
the use of a robot is efficient,”Mathias Barbett explains. With
the knowledge acquired, the programmers can now also
provide their colleagues with technical support.

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At 1640 metres above sea level, the Alpenhaus Katschberg
was built against the backdrop of a breathtaking winter
landscape. The doors of the apartment building come from
the door and frame manufacturer LEBO located in Bocholt.
« Doors from Bocholt in the
province of Salzburg »
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or the experts of LEBO, too, there was a lot to do in
the Austrian city of St. Michael in the Lungau region
until the opening of the apartment building in De-
cember 2015. “We have shipped 208 doors in total
from Bocholt to Austria and equipped the entire apartment
building with them,”explains sales representative Michael Ar-
nold who supported the project.
The Alpenhaus Katschberg was opened last year and is
a high-quality lifestyle aparthotel with around 34 holiday
apartments for two to eight people. As it is located directly
at the ski slope and in the middle of a hiking area, the Al-
penhaus is perfectly suitable for
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both winter sports enthusiasts and summer
holidaymakers. Beside lovingly furnished apart-
ments, the building also offers the APLEN.VEDA.
SPA with a sauna, an indoor pool and recreation
rooms to relax.
Bardolino Oak Grey doors from the supplier Eg-
ger perfectly complement the modern alpine de-
sign of the building. “Moreover, we have fitted fire doors
from our own product range,”Michael Arnold says.
▶ The interior doors come with an Oak Grey surface
▶ Fire doors by LEBO

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Photo credits: Lebo GmbH
« Do it yourself: Renovation made easy! »
R
eplacing doors yourself? Sounds more com-
plicated than it actually is. In this video, you’ll
see how to quickly and easily replace doors
as a layman with a bit of craftsmanship. When
carefully planning the project and choosing the right
tools, it will be no problem at all for hobby mechanics to
replace doors on their own. Enjoy renovating!
Sustained cooperation
with the investor
The contact for this project was established via a Russian
investor who has built the Alpenhaus Katschberg.“All parties
involved were very satisfied, which is why we will also equip
the investor’s future buildings. Therefore, this project was
successful for us in many ways,”Michael Arnold sums up.
After the first winter season ended at the beginning of Ap-
ril, the new summer season will already start on 4 June 2016.
▶ The ALPEN.VEDA.SPA
▶ Door replacement made easy: Watch this video to see how it works

Lebo GmbH
Managing director: Maximilian Löhr (chairman of the
board), Burkhard Hessing
Händelstraße 15 ∙ 46395 Bocholt ∙ Germany
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 9 50 31 00
Fax: +49 28 71 / 9 50 31 09
Email: mail@lebo.de
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“All parties involved were very
satisfied, which is why we will also equip
the investor’s future buildings
„
Contact

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LEBO products are export-oriented and popular abroad.
At the moment, the company is furnishing apartments in
Bucharest.
« A high-quality home environ-
ment miles away from run-of-the-
mill apartments »
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ucharest. A metropolis with 1.9 million inhabitants
in the south of Romania. This is where the Sun-
flower Grand Apartments will be built in the fol-
lowing months – equipped with doors by LEBO.
“In 2014, we were already involved in a similar project. The
Turkish investor and building contractor that built the ob-
ject back then is also responsible for the construction of the
apartment building in Bucharest,” LEBO manager Burkhard
Hessing explains. “He got in touch with me and so we are
working successfully together for the second time already.”
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Three door models to choose from
The 55 apartments are located near the centre of the
city, offer exclusive living space and definitely represent an
eye-catcher in the cityscape of the large city. The investor
wants to offer his customers and the people who are going
to live there high-quality central living space, but also safe-
ty and functionality. The apartment buyers have the choice
between three door models from LEBO.
▶ Exclusive living quarters equipped with LEBO doors
▶ A sample ground plan

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« Organisational changes »
T
here have been some organisational changes at
LEBO: The former internal sales team manager (in-
land) Björn Tepasse is now working as a project
manager in the sales department. Nico Niehaves
has taken over his position.
You are looking for an exciting qualified job? You like to
work with the material wood? In the following video, we’ll
give you a little insight into the work of a wood mechanic.
We have looked over Cedric’s and Niklas’ shoulder and will
show you what their work as apprentices looks like and what
they like most.
And who knows, maybe you want to become a wood me-
chanic, too!
▶ High-quality apartments in the centre of Bucharest
▶ Apprenticeship: Wood mechanic

Lebo GmbH
Managing director: Maximilian Löhr (chairman of the
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 9 50 31 00
Fax: +49 28 71 / 9 50 31 09
Email: mail@lebo.de
Hessing: “In addition to white lacquer and cottage doors,
we also offer all-glass doors that are individually fitted in dif-
ferent apartments.”
A successful cooperation
that will continue
Whereas German investors only rarely examine every sin-
gle building progress personally, it is a natural course of ac-
tion for investors in Rumania and for the Turkish investor, too,
to gain an impression,” Burkhard Hessing says. “He regularly
commutes between Istanbul and Bucharest and is perso-
nally responsible for the building supervision,” says Hessing.
The construction in the centre of Bucharest will probably be
completed by the end of 2016. However, the investor is alrea-
dy planning his next project and he is also interested in wor-
king together with LEBO. Hessing: “It feels great whenever
someone takes the initiative and contacts us. We are already
looking forward to further joint projects.”
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EBO has equipped the “Silva Peak Residences” loca-
ted in a wonderful ski region – 18 apartments and
31 door elements in Quirin Knotty Oak. “We were
already in contact with the investor and client in
2014,”LEBO salesman Michael Arnold remembers.“Back then
we delivered door blanks for a building in Zell am See. In
2015, we could finally offer complete doors.”
The building consists of 2- and 3-bedroom apartments of
which the front doors come with fire protection elements by
LEBO.
Alpine Design Realized
in a Modern Way
The doors were delivered in Quirin Knotty Oak. In the midd-
le of the mountains, the investor wanted to create an alpine
feeling by using both modern and traditional elements. The
apartments are furnished and fully equipped. The customers
can individually decide whether they prefer their apartment
to be furnished traditionally or modern. “Our door model fits
in perfectly with the overall design concept and adapts to the
different options,”says Arnold.
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▶ A modern design with...
▶ ...traditional, alpine elements
« Galtür Ski Region:
LEBO Equips Apartments »

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The apartments in top-quality location were completed at the
end of 2015: With 40 kilometres of ski slopes in the immediate
vicinity and 240 additional kilometres that can be discovered
on skiers in Ischgl just a 10-minute walk away.
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Contact

Lebo GmbH
Management: Maximilian Löhr (chairman of the
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 9 50 31 00
Fax: +49 28 71 / 9 50 31 09
Email: mail@lebo.de
▶ Galtür: Beautifully situated in the middle of attractive ski slopes
“Our door model fits in perfectly with the
overall design concept
„
▶ LEBO equipped 18 apartments
“Our investor as well as our client, Baustoff & Metall Niederlas-
sung IBK, are both very satisfied with our work which we really
appreciate. We are looking forward to further joint projects,”
says Michael Arnold who looks positively into the future.

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« 145 years of LEBO – Reflections
on the Past & Visions of the Future »
T
his year, Lebo GmbH celebrates its 145th anni-
versary. The company LEBO was founded in the
city centre of Bocholt in 1871 and has been a
family-owned, long-established business ever
since. After the building was completely destroyed during
a fire in 1958, a new building was built on Händelstraße –
which is where the company’s headquarters are still located
today.
In June 2006, LB GmbH absorbed the company and
LEBO Türenwerke GmbH & Co. KG became Lebo GmbH.
Since then, the company has developed further in large
steps. We have met managing director Maximilian Löhr
and talked with him about the past, the power of innova-
tion and visions of the future.
▶ In the interview: Maximilian Löhr
LB Plus: LEBO is a company with a tradition – founded in
1871. A part of LB GmbH since 2006. Let’s look back on the
company’s development: What milestones can you name?
Maximilian Löhr: Looking at the period since 2006, one
of the first milestones surely is the expansion of our range
of white lacquer products. Back then, the trend was rather
towards doors with a wood look, no great future was pre-
dicted for white lacquer doors. However, contrary to all pre-
dictions, we have even expanded our range of white lac-
quer doors. Today, LEBO is known for a high-quality white
lacquer product portfolio covering all price ranges. I would
say that 2013 was a milestone, too. That year, we accele-
rated export activities by building representative offices
abroad and by creating dealership structures. In the same
year, we launched our fire protection product group, which
made us a full-range trader.
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▶ Historical: The former location of LEBO on Uhlandstraße
Here you’ll find out more about
the drilling line!
bit.ly/1RYjqma
R
R
S
ommerliche Temperaturen, der Geruch von Ge-
grilltem in der Luft und überall kleine Gruppen,
die sich angeregt unterhalten – so sah es beim
diesjährigen LEBO-Sommerfest auf dem Gelän-
de an der Händelstraße aus.„Alle zwei Jahre laden wir nach
Möglichkeit unsere Mitarbeiter und deren Familien zum
Sommerfest ein“, erklärt Karoline Wolf aus der LEBO-Mar-
ketingabteilung.„Im Tagesgeschäft kommt man aus seiner
Abteilung kaum raus und weiß auch gar nicht so richtig,
was jeder andere tagtäglich dazu beiträgt, LEBO zu dem
zu machen, was es heute ist: ein moderner Industriebe-
trieb, der zu den führenden Türen- und Zargenherstellern
der Branche zählt. Das Sommerfest soll auch die Chance
geben, sich im eigenen Unternehmen umzuschauen“, so
Wolf weiter. Während die Kinder die Hüpfburg und die Tor-
wand nutzten, hatten die Erwachsenen die Gelegenheit,
sich durch den Betrieb führen zu lassen.
Wer macht eigentlich was?
Jeden Tag verbringt man einen Großteil bei der Arbeit, läuft
vielen Leuten tagtäglich über den Weg, aber was macht
derjenige eigentlich? „Das Sommerfest kann dann auch
helfen, Kontakte zu knüpfen, sich kennenzulernen – auch
über die Abteilungsgrenzen hinweg. „In lockerer Runde bei
einem kühlen Bier und leckeren Grillspezialitäten kommt
man dann schnell ins Gespräch“, so Wolf.
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« Interessante Gespräche, gutes Essen
und Spaß für die Kleinen:
Sommerfest bei LEBO »
Kontakt
Lebo GmbH
Geschäftsführer: Maximilian Löhr (Vorsitzender),
Burkhard Hessing, Andreas Rogall
Händelstraße 15 • 46395 Bocholt
Tel.: +49 2871/9503100
Fax: +49 2871/9503109
E-Mail: mail@lebo.de
www.lebo.de
www.google.de/maps
Bildnachweis: wm.mediapro GmbH
▶ Torwandschießen und eine Hüpfburg
▶ Auch kulinarisch wurde einiges geboten
▶ Entspannt im Garten bei LEBO in Bocholt
« Die Bohrstraße: eine Dokumentation »
B
ereits zu Jahresbeginn wurde in den LEBO-Pro-
duktionshallen aufgerüstet. Eine neue, moderne-
re, leistungsfähigere und präzisere Bohrstraße
wurde angeschafft. Vormontiert beim Hersteller
Kraft in Rietberg, wurde die Bohrstraße Stück für Stück in
Bocholt montiert und schließlich in Betrieb genommen.
„Die Bohrstraße ist eine sehr große Investition und ein
wichtiger Schritt in diesem Jahr. Deshalb haben wir die
wm.mediapro mit einer Dokumentation beauftragt, die
diesen Meilenstein festhält“, erzählt die Marketing-Beauf-
tragte Karoline Wolf. Hinter dem Bild verbirgt sich der ent-
standene Film. Mehr zur Bohrstraße können Sie auch in
der ersten Ausgabe der LB Plus lesen.
In addition to numerous single investments, we also made
a big investment last year and integrated a new drilling line
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“We work with the raw material wood.
So it’s our obligation to use
this raw material responsibly.
„
LB Plus: It usually takes more than just one person or
one department to unleash the power of innovation and
the desire to develop further. How does the work at LEBO
look like?
Maximilian Löhr: We all try to drive the company forward
together. LEBO benefits from a proactive cooperation bet-
ween the employees, which is supported by different insti-
tutions. There are for instance product committees where
employees from all departments come together regularly
to exchange ideas and innovations regarding our products.
What’s more – and this is our finger on the pulse of the mar-
ket – we have a dealer council. Here, improvements concer-
ning production and customer service are discussed.
With the recently implemented energy management
system that meets the requirements of the DIN EN 50001
standard, LEBO GmbH received the respective certificate
from TÜV Rheinland in October 2015. With the help of
energy monitoring, energy flows have been documented
and analysed since then, which will result in energy saving
measures over the long term. “In the long term, it also se-
cures the company’s competitiveness and saves electricity
and energy costs,”LEBO energy manager Frank Wennema-
ring explains.
See here for more information on energy monitoring.
LEBO successfully
certified
For some time, lean management has played an impor-
tant role within the entire group of companies, too. Daily
shop floor meetings promote exchanges and employee
input while ensuring fast and uncomplicated problem
solving as well as a potential increase in all areas.
Above all stands our“Strategy 2020”that specifies milesto-
nes as well as our great visions of the future.
LB Plus: The new image film that was realized in 2015
focuses on nature and with that on subjects like “Clima-
te protection” or “Energy efficiency”. How do you practice
those topics at LEBO?
▶ Ever-changing...
Congratulations!
Sven Löffler successfully passed his final exam and now
works as a technician for industrial engineering at LEBO.
Nadine Bleker successfully completed her apprentice-
ship and will now support LEBO as an industrial ma-
nagement assistant
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Photo credits: Michael Deutz
▶ The location in Bocholt in 1982
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Maximilian Löhr: We work with the raw material wood.
So it’s our obligation to use this raw material responsibly. We
are for instance PEFC-certified for the support of sustainable
forestry.
At the end of 2015, we also started to deal with energy
management and thanks to the implemented energy mo-
nitoring system, we are also ISO 50 001 certified.
The monitoring process allows us to determine energy
peaks and thus to work out measures to save energy. In
this way, we counteract energy waste in all areas.
LB Plus: Keeping in mind the above-mentioned mentali-
ty, we’ll surely hear a lot about the development of LEBO in
future.Doyoualreadyhaveconcreteplansaboutwhatthe
customers can expect in the near or distant future?
Maximilian Löhr: We would like to position ourselves to-
wards Batch Size 1. We want a tailor-made production – for
Contact

Lebo GmbH
Management: Maximilian Löhr (chairman of the
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 9 50 31 00
Fax: +49 28 71 / 9 50 31 09
Email: mail@lebo.de
▶ ...LEBO on Händelstraße
all customers whatever they order. Another challenge we will
take up is to increase the export rate.
In near future, our customers will already benefit from
the optimization of our product range. We have the aim
to create a well-structured product portfolio, which is why
we’ll make it clearer for our customers. A lot will be done
in the next time, as we will sharpen the entire market pre-
sence in 2016.
LEBO will be much influenced by digitalization and Indus-
try 4.0. We have already made new investments in the area
of robotics and will implement the new solutions together
with Lanfer Automation. It’s worth staying curious. I’m sure
much will happen and it’s especially our customers that will
benefit from it.
LB Plus: : Thank you very much for the interview.

Logata
Media Solutions
Logata
Media Solutions
« A Film as a‘Silent Sales Assistant’»
I
n autumn 2015, the Logata Media Solutions team recei-
ved a special image film order –in many respects. The
customer: Reifen Fricke GmbH. Tyre specialist dealer,
professional motor vehicle workshop and paint shop.
“With the growing range of services we offer our customers,
we see ourselves as a service provider for all aspects of mo-
bility. This is also what we want the image film to convey,”
managing director Sebastian Wedemeyer explains.
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The Idea: A Film Shot from
First-Person Perspective
“The team of Reifen Fricke had already done some
thinking about the image film beforehand and had a
very specific idea of how it should look like,” production
manager Peter Wecking remembers. The first screenplay
draft came from the customer himself and was used as a
basis to quickly write a final screenplay and make a con-
crete production schedule. “Due to the fact that the film
should lead the customer through the different depart-
ments of the company, many details had to be taken into
consideration beforehand. All scenes were shot from va-
rious perspectives and every little detail shown had to be
just right for editing,” says Wecking. The film was shot at
six different shooting locations in three days and almost
the entire staff of Fricke was involved. “Of course, many
of them were a bit sceptical about standing in front of
a camera first. However, all scepticism disappeared du-
ring the shooting and everyone was very impressed by
the professionalism,” says Sebastian Wedemeyer in retro-
spect. “It was exciting for us to have a look over a film
team’s shoulder.”
Animation as a Central
Design Element
Back in Bocholt the post-production started. Scenes had
to be sorted and the best ones had to be selected, edited
and put together to a film. A special characteristic of the
film is the fact that there is no off-text. “The film will par-
ticularly be shown in our sales area – without sound, as
a silent sales assistant so to speak,” Sebastian Wedemeyer
explains.“That is why it had to be comprehensible without
sound, too.” This is where Thomas Reiser came into play.
Among others, he is a specialist of animations at Logata
Media Solutions.Logata
Media Solutions
▶ Numerous employees and extras were involved
The Company
Since its foundation in 1927, our company has always realig-
ned towards the rapid development of vehicles. As the oldest
tyre specialist dealer with two locations in Essen, we are per-
fectly prepared for the ever-increasing demands of technolo-
gy and mobility.
For four generations already, it has been our philosophy to
understand your wishes and needs and to respond to them
to your satisfaction.
As a local tyre specialist dealer and professional motor vehicle
workshop, we are always there to help you with know-how
and personal commitment. Your satisfaction is our goal and
our commitment!
For more information see:
www.reifenfricke.de
http://bit.ly/1Mr3R4X

Logata
Media Solutions
Logata
Media Solutions
Contact
Logata Media Solutions GmbH
Management: Ann-Kathrin Löhr
Tel.: +49 1 73 / 2 82 71 34
Email: ann-kathrin.loehr@logata-media.com
www.logata-media.com
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“I have developed a design – apart from the intro – that
foregrounds the employees in question for a short time to
introduce them,” the audio-visual media designer explains.
In addition, the film contains inserts that show up in diffe-
rent scenes for information. “We seldom have so many ani-
mations in an image film that has actually been shot in real
life. That is what makes this film so special for us,”says Reiser.
The result is really good and has already been used suc-
cessfully on site since the completion a few months ago.
“Logata Media Solutions is currently working on shorter
sequences that can be integrated into our website as well
as into a YouTube Channel – our cooperation thus already
continues,”Sebastian Wedemeyer says.
“We seldom have so many animations
in an image film that has actually been
shot in real life. That is what makes this
film so special for us
„
▶ Thomas Reiser was responsible for the animations
▶ Also animated: the logo At the beginning of the year, there was a significant
change for wm.mediapro GmbH. Since 1 January
2016 we are – the well-known team with the usual
services – Logata Media Solutions. With the change of
name, Logata Media Solutions has become a part of
the IT division and offers moving images as an impor-
tant element of digitalization. With the focus on In-
dustry 4.0, moving images are individually integrated
into processes e.g. in the form of apps, employees are
trained and all processes continuously further opti-
mized. This is what we do and these are the synergies
we offer you, too.
Logata Media Solutions
– wm.mediapro GmbH
with a new name

« Congratulations! »
M
any employees of LB GmbH are long-term employees who celebrated their
service anniversary in the last months. Whether 10 years, 20 or 35 years
– each one of them has seen and contributed to some changes and de-
velopments. The shareholders of LB GmbH would like to take this opportunity to
thank those employees: to thank them for all the years they have spent together, for
their loyalty and their trust into the group of companies.“Together with their colle-
agues they work from day to day, from year to year, for the success of the company
and the entire group. Thank you,”the shareholders of LB GmbH say.
From now on, all readers of LB Plus will find all employees celebrating an anni-
versary here. In the first issue of 2016, we will present you all employees who ce-
lebrated their service anniversary between January and May 2016.
„Chooseajobyouloveandyouwillnever
havetoworkadayinyourlife.“(Confucius)
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Photo credits: Ievgeniia Lytvynovych, Thinkstock
Januar - Robby Schubert (LanferSystemhausGmbH&Co.KG)
Januar - Andre Demming (Lebo GmbH)
Januar - Michael Strupp (Lebo (Krakow am See) GmbH)
Januar - Mechthild Tunney (WM GROUP GmbH)
Januar - Uwe Gärtner (WM GROUP GmbH)
März - Peter Tepaße (Lebo GmbH)
April - Peter Jürgens (Lebo GmbH)
April - Maik Höhne (WM GROUP GmbH)
Mai - Heinz Peschkes (Ipacenter GmbH)
Mai - Johann Ciecior (Lebo GmbH)
Mai - Arkadius Bialas (WM GROUP GmbH)
Mai - Tobias Kaes (WM GROUP GmbH)
Mai - Muhammad Cheema (WM GROUP GmbH)
April - Anke Hülsken (WM Services GmbH)
April - Christian Hilfert (WM GROUP GmbH)
Januar - Michael Föcking (Lanfer Automation GmbH & Co. KG)
Februar - Harry Ortmann (Lanfer Systemhaus GmbH & Co. KG)
Januar - Alexander Loser (Lebo GmbH)
Januar - Gerd Falkenberg (Lebo GmbH)
Januar - Friedhelm Klamet (Lebo (Krakow am See) GmbH)
Januar - Karin Ölke (Lebo (Krakow am See) GmbH)
Januar - Bernd Skobski (Lebo (Krakow am See) GmbH)
Februar - Carsten Möbis (Lebo GmbH)
Februar - Roswitha Amler (WM GROUP GmbH)
März - Dirk Keull (Lebo GmbH)
März - Detlev Methling (Lebo GmbH)
März - Josef Spree (WM GROUP GmbH)
Februar - Johannes Baten (Lebo GmbH)
35years
15years
10years
20years
25years
„Choose a job you love and you will never have to
work a day in your life.“ (Confucius)
40years
Mai - Johann Ciecior (Lebo GmbH)

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January
Mechthild Tunney (WM GROUP GmbH)
Since 1996, MechthildTunney has been working for WM GROUP. She has been wor-
king in the commercial area of the customer Samsonite – and started her career at
the location on Hindenburgstraße. A special moment during her time spent with
the company was the move into the WM GROUP location in Bocholt, Schlaven-
horst, in 2012. Mechthild Tunney: “A highlight for me are my colleagues as well as
the working environment in general. I would appreciate if things would just remain the same.”
15years

Experiences are tailor-made.
They fit only the person who made them
(Carlo Levi)
February
Harry Ortmann (Lanfer Systemhaus GmbH & Co. KG)
Harry Ortmann has been working for Lanfer Systemhaus since 2006. After having
worked as a support employee in the data centre for the first years, he was tem-
porarily involved in a big rollout project of the company Flender before he used the
opportunity to get familiar with Voice-over-IP telephone systems at the location in
Borken-Weseke. Harry Ortmann: “In 2012, the company’s locations in Bocholt and
Borken were merged which was really exciting for me.” For the future he wishes for nice colle-
agues, exciting tasks within the company and the 2016 European Championship Title.
10years
Roswitha Ammler (WM GROUP GmbH)
Since 1991, Roswitha Ammler has been working at the location of WM GROUP in
Bocholt, Schlavenhorst. Here, she is responsible for value added service in the area
of logistics. She has already been very satisfied with her job for 25 years now and
hopes that things won’t change in future.
25years
March
Josef Spree (WM GROUP GmbH)
Josef Spree celebrated his 25th service anniversary in March. Since 1991, he has
been working at the WM GROUP location in Bocholt, Schlavenhorst. He really ap-
preciates to hold a permanent job at the age of 62. Josef Spree:“For the future, I just
hope that nothing changes until I retire.”
25years

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April
Maik Höhne (WM GROUP GmbH)
Maik Höhne has been working for WM GROUP since 2 April 2001. He started his
career as a warehouseman before he became a team manger in 2002 and a shift
leader in July 2007. After the closure of the location in Vreden, Maik Höhne has
been working as a shift leader at the logistics location in Mussum. Maik Höhne: “A
special moment for me clearly was the day when I was appointed a shift leader.”
15years
Anke Hülsken (WM-Services GmbH)
Since 1 April 1996 Anke Hülsken has been working for WM-Services. She has always
been responsible for accounting and has had a large number of different clients in
the last 20 years. Today, she is responsible for the complete accounting of WM GROUP,
including the preparations for the monthly and annual settlements. The accountant
met her husband at work and has been happily married for 12 years now. Anke Hüls-
ken:“For the future I hope that I will stay fit to manage this challenging yet very varied work.”
20years
Tiring is the work we don’t
accomplish, not the work we finish.
(Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)
May
Heinz Peschkes (Ipacenter GmbH)
Heinz Peschkes has been working for the company since 2001 and thus celebrates
his 15th service anniversary. Since his first day in the company, the former weaver
has taken care of the green spaces at the headquarters on Gut Baarking as a gar-
dener. Heinz Peschkes: “I have met a lot of people during my time here and I still
maintain a friendly contact to everyone working here.”
Arkadius Bialas (WM GROUP GmbH)
Arkadius Bialas has been working at the logistics location in Voerde ever since he
was employed on 2 May 2001. As an experienced employee he takes care of eve-
rything that needs to be done.
Tobias Kaes (WM GROUP GmbH)
In May,Tobias celebrated his 15th service anniversary. Since 2001, he has been wor-
king in the warehouse of WM GROUP’s location in Bocholt, Schlavenhorst. Tobias
Kaes:“I enjoy the work and I hope that I can stay here as long as possible.”
Muhammad Cheema (WM GROUP GmbH)
On 21 May 2001 Muhammad Cheema started as a temporary worker before he was
permanently employed as a packer forWM GROUP. During his time in the company,
he has changed location several times and since the end of 2015, he has been a
part of the team in Mussum. Muhammad Cheema: “I came to Germany from Paki-
stan. Thanks to my job I have learned German and integrated quickly. I hope that I
can continue to advance my career and show that I’m a capable worker in future.
15years
15years
15years
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At that time, we implemented the first swap body system. It
was a roll-on system that allowed us to easily swap the swap
bodies. Back then, this system was ultramodern and set new
standards,”Löhr says.
Step by step, the company that had been founded ten years
ago further developed itself and arrived in the age of container
shipments in the mid 60s. From Rotterdam, Amsterdam and
Bremerhaven, 20’and 40’containers were shipped to New York
and Montreal.
1966 – The next generation
In 1966, the so-called “White House” – a former residential
building of the German Bundesbahn (German Federal Railway)
located near the first office building – was bought.This is where
the national, the import and the forwarding department have
been located since then.“After my time as a soldier for the Ger-
man armed forces, I entered into my father’s business in 1966
T
his decade was characterized by eco-
nomic growth throughout the whole
country. While looking at the photos
of that time together with Hans-Wil-
helm Löhr, the shareholder of LB GmbH clearly
remembers the formative events of that time. “At
that time, internationalization was already a big
issue even though you cannot compare the situ-
ation with today. In those days, it was a real ad-
venture when a truck rode to France,” Hans-Wil-
helm Löhr laughs.
« A spirit of optimism and
the economic revival – the 60s »
1962
1960 - 1967
1966
1967
1965
1960
1961 – A company grows
In the beginning of the 60s, the first garage with
a work platform was built for the first vehicles. “It
really was a small workshop,” Hans-Wilhelm Löhr
remembers,“and it still exists today. However, the
small building is now used as a parking area for
the bikes of our employees – which best descri-
bes its size.
Photo credits: LB GmbH Archive
where I was responsible for truck scheduling at first. After some
time, I was also responsible for the expansion of international
business,”Hans-Wilhelm Löhr explains.
1967 – A second garage is built
In the end of the 60s, a second motor vehicle workshop was
built where office and order picking areas can still be found
today. Compared to the first one, this one had four work plat-
forms where the employees could repair vehicles. At that time,
the company’s fleet of vehicles had already grown to 35 tractor
units. The one-man business from 1951 has developed into a
company with more than 120 employees over the years.
Read it in the next issue : The 70s.

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W
e congratulate all mothers and fathers within LB GmbH on the birth of their babies. We are proud
to present you no less than seven new babies who where all born a short time ago. Let them stay
curious and grow and discover the world with their eyes wide open.
Mother: Tanja Bußmann
(WM GROUP GmbH)
Date of Birth: 16.11.2015
Length: Ella 46 cm und Hugo 52 cm
Weight: Ella 2.020g und Hugo 2.760g
Edda Hitpaß
Mother: Melanie Hitpaß
(Lanfer Systemhaus GmbH & Co. KG)
Length: 51 cm
Weight: 2.875g
Milla Lisa Renzel
Father: Björn Renzel
(Lanfer Systemhaus GmbH & Co. KG)
Length: 56 cm
Weight: 3.680g
Amy & Jax Dröge
Parents: Kathrin Spaan (Lanfer Au-
tomation GmbH & Co. KG) & Dieter
Dröge (WM-Services GmbH)
Length: Amy 40 cm und Jax 43 cm
Weight: Amy 1.410g und Jax 1.385g
Hugo & Ella Bußmann
Kjell Reiche
Mother: Bianca Reiche
(WM GROUP GmbH)
Length: 56 cm
Weight: 4.050g

« One day in the life of... »
10:30 a.m. – Together with Ann-Kathrin Löhr, the two talk
about all projects and tasks for 2016. Beside the already
mentioned concept, practical issues like maintenance and
analysis of personnel data, controlling and compensation
systems are discussed, too.
L
B GmbH is a group of companies with four divisions, 13 companies and more than 800 employees. In our new
section, we would like to give you an insight into different departments. Who does what? A question we will
answer bit by bit in every issue.
76 77
Since October 2015, Melanie Wolbring and Dr. Julia Pradel have centrally managed the human resources department of
LB GmbH. As their responsibilities cover a wide range of fields within the entire group of companies, no day is like the
other. Numerous appointments out of the office, job interviews and meetings determine their daily routine. The offices of
the two human resources managers can be found at Gut Baarking. Here, they are dealing with all areas of human resour-
ces management in the company LB GmbH. We have spent one day with them.
08:00 a.m. – Melanie Wolbring starts her working day at the
desk. “Today, I’m going to write recommendation letters for
different employees. Of course, it’s the immediate supervisors
who evaluate the employees’performance, however, I always
have to write the final letter of recommendation. What’s
more, I have to draw up employment contracts before I have
a meeting with the shareholder Ann-Kathrin Löhr who is
responsible for human resources management. This is also
part of my job,”Wolbring says.
Meanwhile, Dr. Julia Pradel is planning an employee survey
in the office next door. “This employee survey is just one of
the many measures we planned for 2016 apart from the daily
human resources activities. We want to further improve our
human resources work in the group, which is why we are
currently planning group-wide concepts. The central issues
here are human resources development and staff retention.”
▶ Together, Dr. Julia Pradel and Melanie Wolbring
manage the human resources department
12:30 a.m. – Before lunch, employment contracts and
recommendation letters are sent out. In the late afternoon,
Julia Pradel will have another meeting with the works
council of LEBO – a company of the LB Group – and Melanie
Wolbring will have some staff meetings at another location.
This is why they have to gather all relevant documents
together first.
...Melanie Wolbring and Dr. Julia Pradel,
human resources department

15:00 p.m. – At around 05:00 p.m. the two finish work for
the day. “We don’t finish work at the same time every day.
Sometimes, we also have appointments in the evening or a
meeting that takes a bit longer than planned,”says Dr. Pradel.
“No day is like the other.”
12:00 p.m. – Now it’s getting creative. The two are standing
at a flip chart to prepare a workshop for machine operators
working for LEBO. “It’s about mutual training in the setup of
machines – the keyword is internal transfer of know-how,”Dr.
Julia Pradel explains.
Contact
LB GmbH
Human resources manager: Dr. Julia Pradel
Am Gut Baarking 21∙ 46395 Bocholt ∙ Germany
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 28 94 19
Fax: +49 28 71 / 28 94 10
E-Mail: julia.pradel@lbgmbh.com
www.lbgmbh.com
▶ Dr. Julia Pradel deals with human
resources development and added value
Photo credits: Torsten Hänsch, Logata Media Solutions GmbH
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▶ Responsible for law, administration
and health: Melanie Wolbring
LB GmbH
Human resources manager: MelanieWolbring
Am Gut Baarking 21∙ 46395 Bocholt ∙ Germany
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 28 94 12
Fax: +49 28 71 /28 94 10
E-Mail: melanie.wolbring@lbgmbh.com
www.lbgmbh.com
13:30 p.m. – Melanie Wolbring is on her way to the near-
by location at Schlavenhorst. Here, she will take care of the
operational integration management after a long illness. “If
an employee is sick for more than 30 days, we’ll do our best
to facilitate a reintegration into work. This may include the
search for an alternative job, the reduction of working hours
or changes regarding the working environment,” Melanie
Wolbring explains. “The solutions we find are all very indivi-
dual.”

« Imprint »
Hans-Wilhelm Löhr,
Matthias Löhr (v.i.S.d.P.)
Publisher:
Head of Marketing:
Editors:
Editor:
Graphic Artist:
Pictures:
Emilia Balda
Lisa Fastring
Louisa Kampshoff
detailed photo credits can
be found in the corres-
ponding article
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Head of Marketing Editor Graphic Artist
Emilia Balda
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 2 8 94 18
Fax: +49 28 71 /28 94 10
E-Mail: emilia.balda@lbgmbh.com
Lisa Fastring
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 23 82 03 20
Fax: +49 28 71 /2 19 27 99 93
E-Mail: lisa.fastring@logata-media.com
Louisa Kampshoff
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 28 94 14
Fax: +49 28 71 / 28 94 10
E-Mail: louisa.kampshoff@lbgmbh.com
LB GmbH
Am Gut Baarking 21
46395 Bocholt
Tel.: +49 28 71 / 28 94 18
Fax: +49 28 71 / 28 94 10
E-Mail: emilia.balda@lbgmbh.com
www.lbgmbh.com
LB GmbH

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