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Productronica 2023 Review
After three years of absence, a very successful productronica 2023 fair came to an end for MCD last week. From 14th to 17th of November, the most important representatives from the fields of electronics development and production met at the Neue Messe Munich area. Around 42.000 visitors came to find out about the latest...read more
Successful Pfinzquellenlauf participation again
For the third time in a row, the MCD Elektronik GmbH signed up for a six-person team for the „Straubenhardter Pfinzquellenlauf 2023" minithon of the VfB Pfinzweiler. The MCD runners started in the 5,3 km track of this well-organized event and ranked in both individual and team categories.Dennis Rayker came in 6th place...read more
MCD Elektronik GmbH expands Management
Since MCD Elektronik was founded forty years ago, Bruno Hörter has managed the company and made it as successful as it is today. However, Mr. Hörter had already announced some time ago that he would take care of the responsible continuation of the company. For this purpose, Dr. Thomas Däubler, who gladly accepts this new...read more
SmartMeter EOLT delivered
To accurately measure the energy usage of wallboxes, the latest smart-meters are integrated into the systems. These smart-meters allow for precise energy monitoring and make it easier to calculate the associated costs, ensuring reliable and certified billing. Our company has developed an EOL Test System specifically designed to...read more
Support for purchasing and commissioning
In the middle of the year, the MCD team can look forward to further support. The medium-sized company in Birkenfeld is welcoming the new members, Mr. Bernd Söhnle and Mr. Jürgen Gebert.Mr. Söhnle will take over the management of MCD purchasing department and will be responsible for the procurement of all relevant parts of MCD's...read more
Ranga Yogeshwar honors MCD as "Top-Innovator 2023"
Last Friday, the MCD management travelled to Augsburg to participate in the "TOP100 Mittelstands-Summit" organized by compamedia GmbH at the Kongress am Park. The evening program was elegantly hosted by TV presenter Julia-Niharika Sen. CFO Petra Noske-Mahseredjian, managing director Dr. Thomas Däubler and company...read more
Voluntary practical internship
Motivated junior employees are always very welcome at the MCD Elektronik GmbH. If parts of holiday are voluntarily spent for the own future, it is all the more impressive. Thus, the MCD Team is very happy to welcome Mr. Jan Wagmann for a practical internship during this week. Mr Wagmann currently visits the Konrad-Adenauer...read more
"Girls' Day" visit of future junior employee
At todays "Girls' Day", the young woman Ms Nele Szegedi was welcomed to have a look behind the scenes of the MCD Elektronik GmbH. This "future day for girls" is a campaign for female pupils from 5th grade onwards to get to know about a classical "male profession". Thereby, Ms Szegedi plunged into...read more
Employee awarding with "MCD Wall of Heroes"
To honor employees with outstanding performances ("Performance Heroes") or contributing the company development by product or process innovations ("Innovation Heroes"), the "MCD Wall of Heroes" was launched. Mr. Markus Ams, Mr. Eduard Diewold and Mr. Reinhold Szegedi are actually the first MCD...read more
New employees at the start to spring
A short while ago, three new employees arrived at the MCD headquarters together with the Spring. The team is happy to welcome Mr. Fernando von Reichenbach, Ms. Julia Ehrlich and Ms. Layla Ottendörfer at MCD. Mr. von Reichenbach will support the MCD manufacturing department with his manual skills of an electronics technician,...read more
MCD Elektronik GmbH hosted "Chef-Erfa 2023" event
Shortly before the Easter holidays, MCD Elektronik hosted the event "Chef-Erfahrungsaustausch" of the wvib Schwarzwald AG (business association of industrial companies from Baden), in other words, a management experience exchange. CEO Bruno Hörter welcomed various shareholders and CEOs from industrial, medium-sized...read more
Success story continued
February has become an exciting month in recent years, as compamedia GmbH selects the "TOP 100 innovators" of the year during this period. And now it can finally be announced here as well: MCD Elektronik GmbH continues to be one of the most innovative middle-sized enterprises in Germany for the sixth consecutive...read more
Trainee visits MCD Elektronik
Fabian Brenig actually visits the MCD Headquarter for his internship. Mr. Brenig is a pupil of the Carl-Dittler secondary school in Remchingen and is given insights into MCDs IT department and the informatics activities of the MCD development department. During this internship he works with a B.O.B3 robot what imparts...read more
Review of MCD's annual kick-off
Last saturday, MCD's annual kick-off event with mulled wine, music and delicious food as an open air party took place. It was a nice start into the new year which was opened by CEO Bruno Hörter in his usual relaxed manner. The kick-off developed into a cosy get-together and was supported by constant snowfall. At this point,...read more
Official cooperation with dual universities
For many years there is a cooperation between the MCD Elektronik GmbH and the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Karlsruhe as an education partner. Now, the company from Birkenfeld was officially named a "Corporate Partner" for the course of study "business informatics". The same applies for...read more
MCD team extended at the beginning of 2023
The MCD team is very happy to welcome their new colleague, Ms. Mona Gabler, at the beginning of 2023. She compliments the administration department and will primarily support MCDs project management. Thereby, the trained saleswoman for office management benefits with her years of experience in the area of project assistance...read more
Happy New Year 2023
MCD Elektronik GmbH wishes a Happy New Year to all employees, suppliers, customers, friends and followers and a healthy start into 2023. The whole company looks happily forward to exciting new projects and the innovative solutions that are used for them!read more
MCD Elektronik wishes a Merry Christmas
After many exciting, exhausting but overall very succesful months, the year 2022 is coming to an end. Reason enough for the MCD team to thank you sincerely. Because of all the support and trust in multiple ways, it was possible to implement various future-oriented projects with Artificial Intelligence and Robotics tasks....read more
Trophy handover to MCDs betting game winners
Shortly after Lionel Messi lifted the trophy last sunday at Lusail, the winners of MCDs FIFA World Cup 2022 betting game were honored. MCDs dual student Dennis Rayker won the first place by three points after a suspenseful final. Project manager Stephan Söhnle predicted the World Cup winner Argentina and finalist France at the...read more
Job campaign in late 2022
At the end of the year 2022, the MCD Elektronik GmbH is looking for specialists and young talents who want to take on a new challenge. At the earliest possible date, MCD searches fpr electronics / mechatronics technicians (m/f/d) and a commercial project assistance (m/f/d). Further details about these job offers can be found...read more
Strong MCD runs at "Pfinzquellenlauf 2022"
Despite of changing weather conditions, five MCD employees started in a good mood at "2. Straubenhardter Pfinzquellenlauf" of VfB Pfinzweiler a few weeks ago. The running squad competed for a distance of 5 km at this well-organized event, which also qualified them for the team classification. Dennis Rayker took the...read more
First dual student of "Interantional Business" courses
The wish and motivation for permanent education are very welcome at MCD Elektronik GmbH. Therefore, the company from Birkenfeld is very happy that its former trainee, Ms. Paulina Britsch, visits the course of studies "International Business" at the DHBW Stuttgart to reach the next step on her career. After...read more
Extension of MCD construction department
MCDs construction department grows: Mr. Chris Hagenbucher strengthens the team in the sectors of conception and construction of mechanical elements for the customer-specific test systems. Based on his engineering studies with specialization on product development at Hochschule Pforzheim, he will design test fixtures, adaptions...read more
3. MCD Health Day was a huge success
Last friday, there was a MCD Health Day again for the first time since two years. Therefore, an exciting program was offered, consisting of digital speeches, posture diagnosis and thera band trainings as well as activities like Nordic-Walking, herbal walk and a cooking course. MCD's employees showed interest in these offers,...read more
Career guidance for secondary school pupil
With Mr. Felix Schmid from the "Heinrich-Wieland-Schule" in Pforzheim a further trainee is welcomed to MCD Elektronik GmbH during this week. During the occasion of his BOGY internship (so-called career guidance at secondary schools), Mr. Schmid gains insight of the development and manufacturing departments and works...read more
Practical semester at MCD Elektronik GmbH
Aspiring industrial engineer Ms. Anastasiya Yavorska is a part of the MCD team for the following five months. During her studies at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Pforzheim, Ms. Yavorska absolves a practical semester and gets to know about MCDs technical sales, project management, business development and software...read more
Delivery of End-of-Line test system for automotive battery management
A reliable battery management system is important to control, save and monitor the battery usage of electro vehicles. For testing these electronic components at the end of the manufacturing process, an End-of-Line test system was developed and delivered by MCD to a german customer. Amongst others, the test system carries power...read more
2022 starts with a further triumph
Only two months ago, the MCD Elektronik GmbH was honored as a "TOP 100 innovator" of the year 2021. The competition organizer compamedia GmbH communicated simultaneously, that future awardings will be performed at the beginning of the respective year with immediate effect. And despite great time pressure and the...read more
MCD Elektronik wishes a Merry Christmas
The year 2021 also brought its challenges. Due to the huge involvement of MCD's employees, customers and suppliers, suitable solutions were found. Therefore, the whole MCD team thanks for the shown trust and wishes their business partners, suppliers and of course their families a contemplative Christmas time and a successful...read more
10th anniversary of MCD Headquarters at IKG Dammfeld
On the 1st of November in 2011, the time had come: the new built MCD headquarters in the industrial park in the "Dammfeld" area in Birkenfeld was ready to use. Because this milestone had its 10th anniversary, the MCD management reminds of this historic moment with a glass of sparkling wine and a jubilee pretzel....read more
MCD congratulates on the company anniversary
Since loyal employees make a decisive contribution to the successful development of companies, MCD is proud to be able to regularly honor long-term employment. In the past year, a publication of the anniversaries with a group photo was caused to pandemic issues, unfortunately not possible. Therefore, MCD Elektronik GmbH is even...read more
MCD welcomes new dual students
A new education year begins, and with that MCD Elektronik GmbH welcomes two new dual students. The two young employees started their dual curriculum in the beginning of October and are specializing in computer science. Maximilian Bräuer (left) and Dennis Rayker will support the software development department.Both were able to...read more
For our environment: New MCD e-charging station
MCD Elektronik GmbH is also taking a small but significant step towards a sustainable and environment-friendly future. Due to the exponentially growing electric car market, an e-charging station has now been installed on the MCD company premises. In this way, MCD also takes part to improving the opportunities for an...read more
Delivery of PCB test systems to Poland
Overall, five large systems were delivered from MCD Elektronik to a customer in Poland. The test systems are used for the check of printed circuit boards for infotainment systems used in the automotive industry. Electrical tests are executed with the help of MCD test systems so that, for example, GPS communication is checked...read more
Turn three into four: MCD is top innovator 2021
For the fourth time in a row, MCD Elektronik was honored as a top innovator of the innovation competition TOP 100 in 2021. The company from Birkenfeld continues to belong to the innovative elite of the german medium-sized businesses. Despite a very difficult year, MCD was able to convince a top-class jury with a leading...read more
MCD wishes Happy Easter
We all miss the personal contact amongst our team, our customers and our suppliers during this difficult time consumed by home office and social distancing. For the digital Easter Greetings of 2021, some of MCDs employees were brought together in a rather unusual way. During the Easter week, the MCD's headquarters was...read more
