MANN+HUMMEL joins the Maschinenraum innovation ecosystem

Ludwigsburg / Berlin

MANN+HUMMEL, a global leader in the field of filtration, is becoming part of Maschinenraum. The alliance of more than 40 medium-sized companies, as well as university partners and other innovators, is working together on the digital transformation of German Mittelstand. MANN+HUMMEL intends to use the dialog with other members of Maschinenraum to share ideas on how to deal with current and future challenges, including leadership and culture, branding and management, digitalization, strategy and innovation.

MANN+HUMMEL is a family-owned company with more than eight decades of experience in filtration - from oil, fuel and fine dust filters for vehicles, to air filters for indoor and heavily polluted outdoor areas, to membrane technology for cleaning industrial and municipal wastewater. Today, the company employs more than 21,000 people at over 80 sites worldwide.

Key technologies for a better, cleaner world

"We are in the middle of a dual transformation: changing environmental and mobility awareness require us to change and digitize our company and our products. At the same time, we are in the process of opening up new business areas. No one can do all this on their own. Sustainable success needs exchange among like-minded family businesses. Our joining Maschinenraum will certainly bring us many new impulses," said Thomas Fischer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at MANN+HUMMEL.

"MANN+HUMMEL is in the midst of an extensive transformation process and the accompanying cultural change - the company has already moved an incredible amount here. The Maschinenraum members will certainly be just the right sparring and cooperation partners in the further development," says Tobias Rappers, Managing Director of Maschinenraum.

About Maschinenraum:

Maschinenraum, a shared innovation ecosystem from SMEs for SMEs, unites German Mittelstand and family businesses to boldly shape the future. Already, more than 40 family-owned companies - including Viessmann, Fiege Logistik, Dussmann Service and Paracelsus Kliniken - have joined Maschinenraum to jointly drive the digital and sustainable transformation of Mittelstand.

About MANN+HUMMEL:

MANN+HUMMEL is a global leader in filtration technology. Headquartered in Ludwigsburg, Germany, the Group develops intelligent solutions under its two business units Transportation and Life Sciences & Environment that enable clean mobility, clean air and clean water. The company thus makes an important contribution to a clean earth and the sustainable use of limited resources. In 2020, over 21,000 employees at more than 80 sites generated sales of EUR 3.8 billion.