2026

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The Bernd Agents in Conversation

Today, AI can do much more than just answer questions. Our Bernd Agents combine AI, engineering expertise, and compliance into a unified development platform that spans the entire V-model. In this interview, our AI expert Stefan Maier explains why there isn’t just one Bernd, but several.

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When Innovation Starts with People

What happens when people with different strengths come together to create something meaningful? Our collaboration with Astholzwerkstatt demonstrates how appreciation, sustainability, and teamwork can turn ideas into products with purpose and why our customers benefit from this approach as well.

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Why Compliance Begins Today, Even Before Certification

New technologies, stricter regulatory requirements, and global markets are increasing the pressure on manufacturers across industries. With the new EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 coming into force in 2027, CE compliance is becoming an even greater focus. Companies must not only develop products, but also provide increasingly comprehensive evidence that they are safe, compliant, and ready for market. In many cases, this has become the greater challenge.

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Interoperability makes the difference.

More vehicles, more charging points, more software versions: electromobility is becoming more diverse and more complex. To keep up, technology alone is not enough. What is needed is reliable interoperability. We ensure that vehicles and charging infrastructure work together seamlessly—across manufacturers, worldwide, today and tomorrow.

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ASPICE: Mandatory Exercise or a Real Success Factor?

ASPICE is a given – but far from fully understood. Why projects don’t fail because of processes, but because of the mindset behind them, and why “fixing it later” is not an option: Dr. Barbara Buth-Lhotzky and Björn Balecke from Bertrandt share their perspectives in this interview.