Gerhard Pramhas, Author at Dr. Gerhard Pramhas F&E KG

Organizational development in research and development environment

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 18. March 2022

I am currently working on an exciting project: The perfect R&D organization. What is it all about? It is about efficiency in product development. Many R&D organizations are slow and therefore not very economical. I was asked the following question in advance: Can I demand from my development to take in more than it costs, […]

New welding technologies provide cost efficiency in production

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 25. February 2022

Right now, I am working on a pretty exciting project: New welding technologies for more cost efficiency in medium-sized production facilities. What is so special about these new welding technologies? Not that much, it is only about overcoming innovation resistance, which as one knows, is a natural thing to do. You can read now how […]

Which vehicle is most environmentally friendly? (Part 2)

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 31. October 2021

The question whether a vehicle is environmentally friendly or not is not an easy one. I have already dealt intensivly with this topic in another blog post. The search for the most environmentally friendly vehicle continues on the basis of literature: You will now read why vehicle technology plays an important role. Petrol engine, diesel […]

Which vehicle is the most environmentally friendly? (part 1)

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 5. September 2021

Anyone who is concerned with technology and also with environmental protection cannot avoid this question: Which vehicle is the most environmentally friendly? For me as a management consultant with the expertise of an engineering firm, this is one of the most important questions for the upcoming years. Politicians are undoubtedly in the process of fixing […]

Geometrical product specification – tolerance values in the sense of form, direction, location and run-out

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 21. August 2021

Today I want to address the most important topic of a technical orientated business: tolerances. Every engineer is deeply informed about the word ,,tolerance’’. There is not a single structural component in technical systems and products that can be produced exactly that way the designer plans it. Endless combination possibilities & variations While mastery of […]

Tax research bonus

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 5. July 2021

At 14 % of expenditure on research and experimental development, the tax research premium is an essential instrument for promoting research and from my point of view a good thing. It is a premium that promotes genuine research performance. This tax research premium is tax-free honoured by the Ministry of Finance and thus by all […]

‘Corona forces digitalisation’

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 5. July 2021

You might have read the article with this title in the daily newspaper ‘Kurier’ on the 7th December 2020. Or perhaps you have read one of the many other articles that blame the Corona crisis for the enormous leap in digitalisation. But did a global pandemic really have to emerge before such progress could be […]

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 19. April 2021

Since the turn of the millennium a boom has taken place regarding innovation labs in the industry. Every enterprise founded an innovation lab. Since then a lot has happened. The review is disillusioning. Read more about the balancing act between success and failure in innovation labs in this blog post. In the recent decades a […]

The world of SME (small and medium enterprises) after the corona crisis

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 14. February 2021

In many scopes one would ask himself: How will life be after the corona crisis? What was changed by corona and when will this ,after’ be? First and foremost: How will the situation of SMEs in Austria look like after the corona crisis? The corona pandemic and the consequences will accompany SMEs for a long […]

Austria runs out of skilled workers

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 7. December 2020

Today I have read an interesting article in the newspaper ,,Der Standard’’. In a nutshell: There are less craftsmen in Austria. Less people start a vocational training and apprenticing companies in the industrial sector drop out. – that is shocking and worrying at the same time. Why have skilled workers such a huge importance for […]

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