Dr.-Ing. e. h. Dietmar Harting has been honoured with the
Karmarsch Medal of the Leibniz University Society Hanover
e.V. for his outstanding commitment as a shaper and
supporter of technology, science and industry. The speech of
congratulations was given by former German President
Christian Wulff.
Dietmar Harting, longstanding CEO and personally liable
partner of the HARTING Technology Group, was actively
engaged as president of national and international
associations and bodies for norm setting, standardisation
and innovation, thereby contributing significantly to the
positive development of the German electronics and
electrical engineering industry. Harting’s commitment was
emphasised at the official ceremony at Herrenhausen Castle (Hanover)
by the Chairman of the Board of the University Society, Dr.
med. Volker Müller, and by former German President Christian
Wulff. From 2003 to 2009, Dietmar Harting headed the German
Institute for Standardization e.V. (DIN), and from 2008 to
2009 he was at the helm of the European Committee for
Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC). In addition,
from 1998 to 2004 he led the Central Association of the
Electrical Engineering and Electronics Industry (ZVEI). Many
of the normative foundations that Industry 4.0 and
industrial digitalization today are based on were created
during this time. From 1995 to 1998, Harting was on the "Council
for Research, Technology and Innovation" of German
Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and between 2004 and 2008 he was a
member of the "Partners for Innovation" initiative of German
Chancellors Schröder and Merkel.
The medal was donated in 1925 by the Hannoversche
Hochschulgemeinschaft (now known as the Leibniz University
Society Hanover e.V.). The medal is in memory of Karl
Karmarsch, the first director (1831-1875) of the Hanover
University of Applied Sciences, later the Polytechnic School
and Technical College, forerunner of today’s Leibniz
University. The medal, which bears a picture of Karmarsch
(1803-1879) and a dedication on the reverse, is bestowed in
odd-numbered years. The award is given to individuals who
have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of
technology and business. Previous winners have included e.g.
former presidents of the Federation of German Industries (BDI),
Hans-Olaf Henkel and Tyll Necker, CEOs Prof. Ferdinand Piëch
(VW), Jürgen Großmann (RWE), Bernhard Plettner (Siemens) and
Wulf Bernotat (E.on), as well as Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler,
shareholder of the Schaeffler AG.
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The
HARTING Technology Group is one of the world's
leading providers of industrial connection technology for
the three lifelines of Data, Signal and Power and has 14
production plants and 44 sales companies. Moreover, the
company also produces retail checkout systems,
electromagnetic actuators for automotive and industrial
series use, charging equipment for electric vehicles, as
well as hardware and software for customers and applications
in automation technology, mechanical and plant engineering,
robotics and transportation engineering. In the 2018/19
business year, some 5,300 employees generated sales of EUR
750 million.