{"id":10101,"date":"2025-03-07T17:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kdriu.hu\/?p=10101"},"modified":"2025-03-07T17:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:38:00","slug":"innovation-is-test-automation-from-close-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/2025\/03\/07\/innovacio-es-automatizacio-testkozelbol\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation and automation up close \u2013 professional visit to KNAPP AG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the one-day programme&nbsp;<strong>participants gained insight into the intelligent logistics and automation solutions of the company near Graz<\/strong>, which make the operation of corporate value chains efficient to an unprecedented degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the day, participants in the programme were able to enrich themselves with numerous interesting and valuable experiences.&nbsp;<strong>In the first part of the visit, J\u00f3zsef Veisz, Managing Director of Knapp Hungary Kft., presented the Knapp Group.<\/strong>&nbsp;KNAPP AG is an internationally recognised company that develops and manufactures intelligent logistics systems for a wide range of industries (pharmaceuticals, fashion, manufacturing, retail and wholesale, etc.). The group of companies not only produces goods, but also develops the software for them, thereby providing a comprehensive service to its clients.&nbsp;<strong>At the heart of KNAPP's corporate philosophy is innovation.&nbsp;<\/strong>As early as the 1950s, the company's founder, G\u00fcnter Knapp, was coming up with solutions that revolutionised the warehousing processes of the time. This commitment to innovation has been maintained to this day, with the company management placing great emphasis on R&amp;D activities. The goal is to provide simple, efficient, safe and economical technologies and automation solutions for the entire value chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovacio_es_automatizacio_1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovacio_es_automatizacio_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovacio_es_automatizacio_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovacio_es_automatizacio_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovacio_es_automatizacio_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovacio_es_automatizacio_1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Austrian-headquartered company now has 49 locations and more than 8,300 employees worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A<strong>&nbsp;Knapp Hungary Kft.&nbsp;<\/strong>Established in 2021, it has since become a key member of the Knapp Group. At their site in Nemesv\u00e1mos, they manufacture conveyor systems that are used in numerous logistics centres worldwide. The Hungarian plant&nbsp;<strong>its main activity is mechanical and electronic assembly, which plays a key role in the company's global supply chain.&nbsp;<\/strong>Following the philosophy of the parent company, the Hungarian unit also places emphasis on innovation and efficiency, continually seeking new solutions to optimise logistics and manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At the heart of Knapp's company culture are diversity, innovation, and quality.&nbsp;<\/strong>The company has employees from all over the world who, despite having different backgrounds, are nevertheless bound together by a shared ethos.&nbsp;<strong>The company places strong emphasis on quality assurance, occupational health and safety, and information security.<\/strong>, which is also certified by several international certificates.&nbsp;<strong>Knapp is committed to supporting young talent<\/strong>&nbsp;(99% of the apprentices are based at the company), runs its own apprenticeship programmes, through which around 140 young people gain professional experience each year in fields such as metalworking, mechatronics, information technology and application development.&nbsp;<strong>Sustainability also plays an important role in the company's strategy<\/strong>employees are supported in environmentally conscious commuting with green transport solutions and modern electric vehicles, and energy supply at the operational units is also provided by solar power. Furthermore&nbsp;<strong>Knapp actively supports corporate social responsibility initiatives&nbsp;<\/strong>and, for example, helps local communities through voluntary work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the plant tour&nbsp;<strong>J\u00f6rg Bergmann, Managing Director of Knapp Hungary Kft., presented the production processes and plant units.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second half of the visit, the so-called.&nbsp;<strong>Knapp Showroom<\/strong>-ban, azaz bemutat\u00f3teremben a c\u00e9g term\u00e9keinek \u00e9s szoftverszolg\u00e1ltat\u00e1sainak sz\u00e9les spektrum\u00e1t (automatiz\u00e1lt rakt\u00e1roz\u00e1s megold\u00e1sok, \u00f6nj\u00e1r\u00f3 sz\u00e1ll\u00edt\u00f3eszk\u00f6z\u00f6k, fel\u00fcgyeleti szoftverek a divatiparban, nagy- \u00e9s kiskereskedelemben, gy\u00f3gyszeriparban) ismerhett\u00e9k meg \u00e9s pr\u00f3b\u00e1lhatt\u00e1k ki a r\u00e9sztvev\u0151k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The professional visit not only provided valuable experiences for the representatives of domestic businesses, but also served as inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further information:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbmjk.hu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.bbmjk.hu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"10103\" src=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovacio_es_automatizacio_3-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10103\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"10104\" src=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovacio_es_automatizacio_4-1024x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10104\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VKIK and the Bakony-Balaton Mechatronics and Automotive Cluster organised a unique professional visit in cooperation with Knapp Hungary Kft. to Knapp AG in Austria, which develops and manufactures intelligent logistics systems.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-klaszter"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10101"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}