

Steute Technologies, backed by Battery Ventures, has acquired the industrial switching technology specialist and part of Kiepe Electric GmbH

Ad van de Noort has taken over the position of Chief Sales Officer (CSO) EMEA at the Lapp Group as of January 1, 2026.

With the integration, the company is contributing its experience to the development of a European Polyworks organization.

Unemployment in IT and engineering professions rose by 17.6 percent, while the total number of vacancies fell by 23 percent to 99,470.

Managing Director Marc Luksch emphasizes that the future of connection technology lies in the integration of ready-to-connect systems.