Every company in the B.I.G. is an outstanding player in its field: GEFERTEC makes sure that defective German Rail locomotives can be quickly recommissioned; thanks to Lumics, doctors can use lasers to remove diseased tissue; Scansonic facilitates perfect welding seams in automotive chassis; and those are only three examples. We develop every single product in close collaboration with our customers. This approach results in precise solutions and convincing results.
Medical devices with diode lasers from Lumics can relax painful muscles, remove diseased tissue, support industrial plastic welding, and measure gas concentrations or wind speeds. Lumics is one of the few companies in the world with a complete inhouse value chain for laser diode development and manufacture – from wafer processing and chip production to the finished laser module, including control electronics and cooling solutions. This ensures the company’s independence from external suppliers and guarantees consistently high quality.
Visit websiteLasers are essential equipment in modern industrial production, including applications such as metal welding, brazing, or cutting. With its precise software, sensors, and production expertise, Scansonic´s processing opitcs are guiding the laser beam to their proper location. Scansonic’s expertise in this area has made it a global market leader for intelligent laser technology. Automotive manufacturing is one of the key industries to profit from Scansonic’s technology, with almost every vehicle in the world now being produced with Scansonic technology.
Visit websiteIn automated production lines, robots move independently over the workpiece, weld sheet metal or glue plastics. The optical seam tracking sensors from Metrolux ensure that the robot arm always follows exactly the right path, even with uneven component edges. This requires high-tech camera systems, image processing and precise regulation and control algorithms.
Visit websiteGEFERTEC offers complete manufacturing systems for the 3D printing of metal using the wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) process. This combines traditional gas metal arc welding with a high level of process expertise for the additive construction of components, a robust machine system, integrative CAM software and process-related quality assurance. The robust process, the high build-up rates, and the simple handling of wire as a feedstack make the process interesting for the production of medium-sized to large components.
Visit websiteMotionLab.Berlin is an integrated “maker space” for hardware solutions, providing young entrepreneurs with the ability to quickly bring innovative product ideas to the serial production stage. MotionLab.Marzahn GmbH, which works out of our location, supports all startups on site and provides optimized work conditions and workflows – including prototyping, co-working, and community.
Visit websiteEscarda is paving the way for efficient and pesticide-free agriculture, protecting the soil against destructive chemicals. Laser technology and artificial intelligence will keep fields free of undesirable secondary vegetation. This opens up an entirely new dimension for environmentally-conscious agriculture, even on a large scale.
Visit websitePragmatically speaking, the holding company is the office of the founder and shareholder. In fact, the colleagues work on:
Corporate strategy and planning, communication & organizational development, real estate management, crisis and risk management, investment and diplomacy, sustainability, innovation, sparring & consulting, coaching - as doers & implementers.
Together with the companies, they support and shape the strategy to combine inspiring start-up spirit with the world of a sustainable industry.
With its Corporate Services, B.I.G. offers a unique business service from a single source. From recruiting to the annual financial statements.
Tailor-made - exactly what is actually needed. For start-ups as well as for successful market leaders. Professional support; integrated, secure and from a single source. So that our companies can concentrate on what they do best: developing and selling great products.
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They are the link between our in-house experts and our customers: Technical sales clarifies which processes and products are best suited to the challenge. Technical customer service helps with commissioning, training and maintenance. In the Laser Application Center (LAC), engineers develop the optimum production strategy and test new products. And the in-house workshop supplies individual parts for prototype construction in development.