Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Career at thyssenkrupp | People at thyssenkrupp | If you need stamping dies for the automotive industry, Elias Friedrich – a tool engineer – is your man. He is well aware that fractions of a millimeter can make the difference between rejects and perfect parts in his work, but precision and skilled craftsmanship are right up his street.

Engineering | People at thyssenkrupp | How is steel, the most versatile material in the world, made? We were able to experience the blending beds, fires and giant boilers of our steel production plant in the north of Duisburg with all our senses.

Career at thyssenkrupp | People at thyssenkrupp | Sengül Pehlivanoglu (28) is the last stop for steering shafts produced in Liechtenstein. She joined thyssenkrupp four years ago and works with three other female colleagues in the final inspection department, checking 800 steering shafts per hour before they leave the factory.

Corporate culture | Digitization and Industry 4.0 | future of production | innovation | Knowledge is now more widely distributed, and innovation is happening more often in small companies. For the visionary Henry Chesbrough, this means the future clearly belongs to open innovation.

Career at thyssenkrupp | At two thyssenkrupp sites in Danville, Illinois, an innovative pilot project to tackle the skills shortage is turning into a real success story. Last summer the company’s “Youth Apprenticeship Program” has entered its fifth year.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Automotive-sector | People at thyssenkrupp | Michael Barth, Youth Apprenticeship Advisor at thyssenkrupp in Danville, Illinois, about his work: "I enjoy working with our Youth Apprentices. It gives me a chance to help them develop in the workplace and in life outside."