During the opening event in the interior courtyard: Employees in the offices illustrated with post-its the motto of the HIC opening, ‘WE enable to grow’. Along with the sites around the world, the employees for whom no seats were available in the auditorium participated in the ceremony online.

Oliver Opitz, Freiham site manager of Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG: “The HIC is a growth space for ideas.”

Albert Füracker, Minister of State for Finance and Home Affairs, conveyed congratulations from the Federal State of Bavaria and expressed his thanks for the investment, which serves to strengthen the region. “Family businesses think in generations, not quarters.”

Thomas Schrott, CEO of Würth Elektronik eiSos, Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group's Family Trusts, Robert Friedmann, Spokesman of the Board of Directors of the Würth Group, and Albert Füracker, Minister of State (from left)

“Munich is the ideal high-tech site,” says Robert Friedmann, Spokesman of the Board of Directors of the Würth Group, while summarizing the success story.

Tech-talk discussion forum: Oliver Opitz, Freiham site manager of Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG (2nd from right) explains how the company reaches out from Munich to cultivate its partnership with IC manufacturers. The customer perspective was provided by Josef Lechner, Customer Advisory Board Würth Elektronik Group (1st from left) and Dieter Müller, owner of the BMK Group (2nd from left). Dirk Knorr, Managing Director of Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG (right) moderated the discussion.

Würth Elektronik eiSos CEO Thomas Schrott witnesses how Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group's Family Trusts, is the first to sign the High-tech Innovation Center guest book.

Focusing on growth, also in the raised bed: Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group's Family Trusts (right), sows seeds together with Thomas Schrott, CEO Würth Elektronik eiSos.

One stop on the building tour: the EMC chamber

Würth Elektronik High-tech Innovation Center: Workplaces designed in line with the most modern New Work approaches

The Würth Elektronik Hightech Innovation Center was designed by the architectural firm LRO from Stuttgart. Sustainability was carefully considered in designing the building. The solar system on the roof of the building produces enough energy for its own needs.

Depending on the angle of view, the depth of the concrete façade presented gives rise to a sheltering spatial effect from the inside, so despite the large amount of glass, nowhere is there the impression of sitting unprotected in a transparent glass box.

The basic temperature control of the building is provided by concrete core activation in the bare concrete ceilings.

The main spiral staircase painted in Würth red

The main spiral staircase painted in Würth red connects the levels and, with its closed stair stringers, forms its own space in the expansive foyer, which is entered on the first floor and is exited again on the upper floors.