Senior Arburg partner Eugen Hehl received the Richard Vieweg Medal of Honour for Lifetime Achievement from the Association of German Engineers (VDI) at the annual VDI conference ‘Injection moulding 2020’.
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Arburg partner receives lifetime achievement award
Juliane Hehl, Managing Partner of Arburg,accepts the award on behalf of her father, Eugen Hehl, alongside Dr.-Ing. E. h. Herbert Kraibühler.
Arburg Managing Partner Juliane Hehl accepted the award conferred by the VDI’s plastics technology division from Chairman Dipl.-Ing. Kurt Gebert on her father’s behalf.
Alongside his brother Karl Hehl, who sadly died in 2010, 90-year-old Senior Partner Eugen Hehl has been responsible for transforming the company – now run by the third generation of the family – into one of the world’s leading manufacturers of plastics processing machinery.
Gebert said: “[Eugen Hehl] has dedicated his life to advancing the development of injection moulding technology, while also promoting new technologies outside his industry. In allowing many of his employees to sit on the committees of the VDI plastics technology division, he enabled their expert knowledge to be incorporated into the technical and scientific collaborative work carried out by the VDI.”
Passion for engineering
Former Arburg MD Dr.-Ing. E. h. Herbert Kraibühler added: “Eugen Hehl is a passionate entrepreneur who has made an outstanding contribution to the global plastics industry over the past 60 or more years, from mechanical engineering and the use and application of plastics to training and environmental protection. He has truly been a global ambassador for German mechanical engineering and has had a lasting impact on the industry. We all owe him a great debt of gratitude.”
Juliane Hehl sent her father’s best wishes and gave thanks on his behalf for the honour and for the moving and kind words: “My father has never gone in search of awards and prizes – for him, substance has always been more important than style. However, the Richard Vieweg Medal of Honour is a truly special distinction which he is delighted to accept.”
The Richard Vieweg award was first presented in 1978 by what is now known as the VDI Society Materials Engineering. Named in honour of the scientist for his outstanding and pioneering achievements, it is awarded to members and volunteers who merit particular commendation, or to engineers who have made a special contribution to the fields of plastics technology.
