Family

We create space for new ideas to emerge.

Constant change has made WITTENSTEIN successful. To live this change, we create a fertile environment in which diverse perspectives can come together and unusual innovations can emerge. As active partners, we think far ahead into the future, provide essential impetus, and constantly reinvent ourselves.

What could be decisive in the future?
Where are the lines of development emerging?
We look at the world with unrelenting curiosity, regardless of which generation of the entrepreneurial family we belong to.
 

Dr. Manfred Wittenstein

Pirna Dialogue: What makes WITTENSTEIN shine?

The family listens and actively participates in the WITTENSTEIN company.
The first meeting of the annual event series took place in Pirna in 2022.
The occasion was the casting of the logo sculpture at the Schmees foundry. Discussions between the family, the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board repeatedly focus on how we can work together to maintain WITTENSTEIN's brilliance in the long term.

Wittenstein Foundation

The initiator of the foundation is Manfred Wittenstein. The purpose of the Wittenstein Foundation is to promote education and training as well as science and research. Its focus is on clarifying the interrelationships between people, technology, nature, and society, as well as clarifying the economic, technological, social, and ecological prerequisites for preserving the basis of life for future generations, and promoting understanding of the role of entrepreneurial activity in society.
 

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Our approach to entrepreneurial activity is holistic.

It is part of our self-image to think and act beyond the boundaries of our family business. On the one hand, this involves local commitments such as the MINT Region Main-Tauber youth technology school or the WITTENSTEIN scholarship. On the other hand, it involves promoting cutting-edge research in future-oriented fields. Another area is our involvement in associations and organizations such as VDMA and Fraunhofer. Our intention is to create a healthy environment in which we can grow and thrive together.

What makes us special: the entrepreneurial family.

Through a variety of activities, the family drives innovation, promotes technology-driven developments, and engages in a targeted manner wherever it can help shape the future.
 

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