The solution is the key – Managing Director Klaus Kräher gives an interview to the business forum
»No one has waited for our products.« That is what Klaus Kräher, Managing Director and COO of NILES-SIMMONS Industrieanlagen GmbH, says about the new start of the machine tool company after the reunification. Today, the company with around 400 employees and an export quota of 85% ranks under the top ten in the German industry. In particular, the aviation, railway and automotive industries are the company’s main sectors. „Of course, there were already enough market leader in our branch after the reunification, but through our flexibility and complete production concepts,…
We move – NSH Group with a new image spot
Whether crankshafts in cars and trucks, turbine disks in aircrafts or wheelsets in trains – all these workpieces are produced on machines from our holding company the NILES-SIMMONS-HEGENSCHEIDT Group. In this way, the Group moves a billion people in over 100 countries every day. The new image film emphazises the non-technical facts of the Machine Tool Group. The audience should get an impression of how often the technologies of the NSH Group are found in everyday situations and how diverse the company has positioned itself. We are proud to be part…
Charity soccer tournament »Chemnitzer Firmen-Cup«
Our company team had a particularly challenging time at this year’s charity football tournament »Chemnitzer Firmen-Cup«. Many strong teams were assigned to Group C, including both teams that won first place (SODECIA Powertrain Oelsnitz GmbH) and second place (Aumann Limbach-Oberfrohna GmbH), as well as last year’s tournament winner (HTM Härtetechnik und Metallbearbeitung GmbH). In the first game our team experienced the highest defeat with 0:5 against Aumann. A second loss was suffered against the later tournament winner SODECIA with 0:2, but no more games were lost in the group phase:…
Running against cancer – 210km in 2.5 hours
They ran from our location in Chemnitz to Berlin. Not in 45 hours as suggested by Google Maps, but in only 2.5 hours. Furthermore Google did not take into account the very warm temperature of 35°C. This can only be achieved as a strong team. 22 runners from our staff ran a total of 524 laps in the running against cancer. This is equivalent to about 210 km – once from Chemnitz to Berlin. A super performance. The leader among the women was Silke Weizel, who ran a strong 16.4km…
We congratulate on 100 years of RASOMA – A success story of the courage to rise up again.
About 100 invited guests, including Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer, NSH shareholder and Chairman of the Board Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hans J. Naumann and the Mayor of the City Döbeln Hans-Joachim Egerer, accepted the invitation to the 100th anniversary of RASOMA Machine Tools GmbH – which was for good reason. RASOMA not only celebrated an anniversary, but also its history of courage to rise again, even after serious setbacks. We take this as an opportunity and take a look at their history. This begins with Johannes Liebert and Arthur Gürtler. On…
NILES-SIMMONS as exhibitor at METALLOOBRABOTKA in Moscow
Metalloobrabotka is one of the most important international trade fairs for the machine tool and metalworking industry. With the holding company NILES-SIMMONS-HEGENSCHEIDT-GROUP we will exhibit our high-precision machine tools and innovative technologies. Attached is a small insight into our booth.
A tailor-made career at NILES-SIMMONS
On 19.08.2019, 11 new trainees start a new phase of their lives at NILES-SIMMONS Industrieanlagen GmbH. On #WelcomeDay, they were already able to get to know their training company and their new colleagues better. We wish them a good start and great success in their final exams!
Scholarship holders regulars table at NILES-SIMMONS
Today the scholarship holders and sponsors of the German scholarship of our cooperation partner TU Chemnitz were guests at NILES-SIMMONS Industrieanlagen. After a short introduction by our shareholder Prof. Naumann, the visitors marvelled at the production area and strengthened themselves at the buffet during the final Meet & Greet. Thank you very much for your visit!
Participation of NILES-SIMMONS employees in the Erzgebirgs-Biathlon-Company Cup
One reason for the good working atmosphere at NILES-SIMMONS is the regular team events. Whether within or across departments, fun is inevitable. This year some colleagues took part in the Erzgebirgs-Biathlon-Company Cup for the first time. Our colleagues are quite satisfied with the times achieved. The first participation should now become a tradition. See you next year!

