K (magazine)
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| description | Trade journal for designers, engineers, project managers, department heads and management in mechanical and plant engineering |
| language | German |
| publishing company | Henrich Publications GmbH |
| First edition | 2004 |
| Frequency of publication | 8 issues / year |
| Widespread edition | 24,061 copies |
| Editor-in-chief | Hajo Stotz |
| Web link | www.k-magazin.de |
| ISSN |
1869-7690 |
| ZDB | 2164078-6 |
Die : K (pronounced: "Doppelpunkt K") is a German-language specialist magazine in the field of industrial construction with a focus on mechatronics and machine safety . The focus of the reporting is on application-related design solutions. Furthermore, market and industry analyzes, company portraits, interviews and the presentation of product-related new and further developments are published. The : K is published eight times a year with a print run of 24,983 copies by Henrich Publications GmbH, Gilching.
history
In 2004, the first year of publication K: . The first editor-in-chief was Peter Schäfer. From the beginning, the unique selling point of the : K was the A4 plus format and also the special focus on a particularly appealing visualization of all contributions. In September 2008 Peter Schäfer was succeeded by Christoph Scholze as editor-in-chief, who moved from VNU Verlag in Munich. In 2011 Michael Kleine took over the editor-in-chief - he was previously the longstanding editor of the trade magazine automation , which is also published by Henrich. Hajo Stotz has been editor-in-chief of: K. The mechanical engineer was previously editor-in-chief of the specialist journal SCOPE from Weka Business Medien, Darmstadt , for many years .
Special publications
- Who does what? - Publication has been discontinued. (Published annually, from 2004 to 2008)
Other special publications:
- Partner for projects , Schneider Electric (9/2008)
- The new machinery directive 2006/42 / EG (11/2009)
distribution
The : K is delivered to a pool of 44,910 recipients known by name from various branches of industry. The control of the free alternating dispatch of every issue of : K takes place on the basis of their respective focus topics.
Crossover media
On the website of : K , a news ticker provides information about the latest news from the construction industry. Online : K offers designers and construction managers a wide range of information through podcasts and videos from trade fairs and events. Cross-industry events, cooperations, company takeovers and innovations are the subject of the top topics and product innovations that are interesting for designers are presented in the "Product of the Week". Interesting personalities from the industry have their say. Current news reports complement the information offered.
The weekly newsletter provides additional background information. In addition, all articles published in : K since 2005 are electronically archived in a database and can be found using subject, keyword and full-text searches.