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Thousands of motorbikes with a green ribbon on their mirrors, fluttering gently in the wind. The parade, which Biker4Kids organises every year in support of the outpatient children’s and youth hospice service in Düsseldorf, is a special kind of charity event. One of the many helpers is Ralf Hoffmann, Vice President AMS Transformation Management at

750 women, one mission: The Women@Rheinmetall network wants to actively help shape the future of the technology and defence group – with project ideas from its own community. The bottom-up approach promises a range of benefits for both Rheinmetall and the women themselves. Diversity opens up new perspectives for businesses. It makes teams more agile,

Exoskeletons are making life easier for production workers in Kassel. When Tony Stark puts on his legendary Iron Man suit, the engineer and defence industrialist turns into a superhero who can save the universe with his superhuman powers. Although the exoskeletons currently available on the market may not quite be able to compete with the

Even as a young professional, Frank Pape demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit in the booming call centre industry. That was just the start of a meteoric rise that saw him working as an advisor to governments and corporate boards. Today, the former jet-setter works in a voluntary capacity supporting terminally ill people and those in need at

Beat Imhof knows Eastern Europe like the back of his hand. An employee of Nitrochemie in Wimmis, Imhof takes time out of his vacations to volunteer for an organization called Licht im Osten, delivering aid to the poorest regions of the continent. Since war broke out in Ukraine, every trip has become a challenge, but

Exchanging knowledge, engaging in conversation, sharing advice – Rheinmetall employees can do all this in the Women@Rheinmetall network. Connections cultivated in this forum can have a positive impact on their entire professional lives. “This industry is simply fascinating,” says Monica Wertheim, “it revolves around human mobility and security – two topics that I can totally

Imagine you woke up one morning and found yourself in the year 1022, without electricity, sewage systems or modern medicine – and as a modern human being were exposed to all the dangers and threats of that era. Would you survive? Rheinmetall engineer Dieter Bohn – a passionate amateur author in his spare time –

Television motoring maven Jean Pierre Kraemer is no stranger to high-performance vehicles, but it’s rare that he gets the chance to drive one that weighs 13 metric tons! In any case he jumped at the chance to get behind the wheel of the Survivor-R, Rheinmetall Defence’s new protected law enforcement vehicle. Together with Klaas Krause,