Dr. Bettenhausen studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt, and graduated in 1996 with a doctorate. Previously, Dr. Bettenhausen held the position of "Chief Technology Officer and Chief Digital Officer" at Schunk GmbH & Co KG in Lauffen am Neckar, a company specialized in clamping technology and gripping systems.
Dr. Bettenhausen is active in numerous committees. He is chairman of the VDI "Digital Transformation" committee, member of the board of the VDI/VDE Society for Measurement and Automation Technology and member of the advisory board of the journal atp (Automatisierungstechnische Praxis).
The HARTING Technology Group is one of the world’s leading providers of industrial connection technology for the three lifelines of Data, Signal and Power and has 14 production plants and 44 sales companies. Moreover, the company also produces retail checkout systems, electromagnetic actuators for automotive and industrial series use, charging equipment for electric vehicles, as well as hardware and software for customers and applications in automation technology, mechanical and plant engineering, robotics and transportation engineering. In the 2018/19 business year, some 5,300 employees generated sales of EUR 750 million. Founded on 1 September 1945, the company is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
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