Engineering | innovation | Worth knowing | For the fifth time in a row thyssenkrupp is among the 100 most active companies in the annual ranking of the European Patent Office. In 2019 alone the group filed more than 600 patent applications worldwide. For Intellectual Property Day, we present five remarkable thyssenkrupp innovations from 125 years of patent history.

Company | Historie | innovation | Worth knowing | For the fifth time in succession thyssenkrupp is among the 100 most active companies in the annual ranking of the European Patent Office (EPO). In 2019 alone the Group filed more than 600 first-time patent applications for inventions. With 300 patent applications to the European Patent Office, thyssenkrupp ranks 12th among Germany's most active companies in 2019. no wonder, as innovative strength and protection of intellectual property have a long tradition in the company: thyssenkrupp's patent department is one of the oldest in the country.

Automotive-sector | Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | innovation | With the help of innovative technologies, we are preparing the automotive sector for a digitalized and agile future for example at our BILSTEIN plant in Hamilton, Ohio. The complex facility for shock absorbers is the perfect test environment for a central IoT solution: Our Connected Factory.

Career at thyssenkrupp | Engineering | innovation | People at thyssenkrupp | Sustainability and climate protection | To date women are underrepresented in many areas - including in industrial companies such as thyssenkrupp. On the occasion of international women's day, we spoke to Dr. Anika Stein about her passion for special machinery. As head of Defense Systems at thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in Kiel, she heads a team of top-class engineers and technicians. Together with her colleagues, Dr. Stein builds submarines. She explains why each submarine is a unique result of technical expertise and teamwork - and why she pursues her career in a male-dominated industry.

Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | innovation | People at thyssenkrupp | Increasing digitalization has already changed our everyday work enormously. We have access to information anytime and anywhere. However, digitization on its own can only partly improve our everyday working life. There are further enormous possibilities to make processes more efficient, collaboration easier and development processes more creative. In February 2020, thyssenkrupp employees, therefore, launched an interactive fair on "New Ways Of Working".

Company | innovation | For the future of thyssenkrupp, our colleagues around the world are working to make our company more flexible, efficient, and powerful. Our #newtk strategy focuses on this performance idea. For example, in the implementation and observance of tax regulations within a major group like thyssenkrupp. The value added tax regulations alone are so extensive that from now on digital "tax advisors" will help us fight our way through the tangle of regulations and tax numbers. Switching to digital tools brings greater accuracy to the auditing process and gives our employees more time for planning and strategy tasks instead of having to spend hours on end checking invoices.