DiIT expands its management team

Gilching, November 22, 2024 – DiIT, a specialist for integrated software systems used in wiring harness production and member of the Komax Group, has expanded its management team. With immediate effect Martin Weickgenannt is now the second Managing Director of the company alongside Bernd Jost. Jost will leave DiIT at the end of 2024 and will be succeeded by Hendrik Blei.

At the same time as starting his role as the new Managing Director of DiIT, Martin Weickgenannt is assuming a further leadership role in the Komax Group. He is also running the Komax Competence Center for Smart Factory Solutions where he has specific responsibility for the development of digital factory solutions. Before joining Komax the degree-educated technical cyberneticist Weickgenannt worked in leadership positions for Dürr und Heidenhain, amongst others.

Bernd Jost, the second Managing Director of DiIT, will leave the company at the end of 2024. He has been the Managing Director of DiIT since 2016 and has made a significant contribution in developing the company into a leading worldwide supplier of integrated software systems for wiring harness production. Jost will be succeeded at the start of 2025 by Hendrik Blei who has worked for DiIT since 2017 and is currently working as Technical Manager.

DiIT was founded in 1990 and was taken over in 2017 by the Schleuniger Group, a manufacturer of machines and solutions for wire processing. In 2022 Schleuniger merged with Komax, the world’s leading supplier of solutions for automated wire processing and since then DiIT has been a member of the Komax Group.

DiIT GmbH, based in Gilching near Munich, is the world’s leading provider of integrated software solutions for manufacturing execution (MES), customized wire harness production and logistics. DiIT‘s competencies are bundled in the “4Wire Solutions” software suite, which is primarily used for the production of wire harnesses and wiring systems in the automotive industry and other industrial sectors. By digitalizing the value chains, the company‘s innovative software optimizes and controls complex manufacturing and logistics processes and supports quality assurance and traceability. DiIT was founded in 1990 and has a subsidiary in Berlin. DiIT is also represented in the key markets Mexico and China. The company offers a comprehensive services package to both large and small customers which covers consulting, project management and customized implementation and training. The DiIT support line is available during 24 hours and 365 days. Part of the Komax Group, DiIT operates as an autonomous company. Komax is a global technology group and a leading supplier in the wire processing industry.

More information:
Patricia Lange
DiIT GmbH
Ferdinand-Porsche-Str. 3
D-82205 Gilching
Tel.: +49 89 8932500
info@diit.de