We, the S.I.E. team, are convinced that digital solutions must always focus on people and their needs. Therefore, everything we do serves to sustainably generate real added value along entire value chains, all the way to the end users of digital products and services. Together, we realize our vision of a human-centric digitalization.
We believe that our core values are of great importance. We regard it as an essential task of every individual to live by them, to protect them and to make them tangible for every employee and partner.
We communicate as equals at all times and take all our decisions on the basis of facts, irrespective of hierarchy.
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Josef Krojer
CEO
Strategic Leadership and Innovation at S.I.E
Strategic Leadership and Innovation at S.I.E
As CEO of S.I.E, Josef Krojer significantly shapes the strategic direction, technological development, and market-oriented positioning of the company. With over three decades of experience in the embedded computing industry, he brings deep market knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities in this sector.
Throughout his career, Krojer has achieved significant successes, including leading key projects and implementing strategic realignments at leading providers in the embedded systems field. His role in transforming companies from traditional distributors to innovative system providers has not only impacted the companies involved but also sustainably shaped the industry. Through his strategic foresight and ability to anticipate market trends, Krojer has successfully positioned S.I.E in a dynamic environment with diverse competitors and set the course for long-term growth.
Since becoming part of the S.I.E family, he has significantly contributed to strengthening the company’s position by focusing on sustainable relationship building with customers and partners. This strategy has enabled S.I.E to establish itself as a trusted partner in the industry and differentiate itself from competitors through quality, innovation, and customer proximity.
In his role as CEO, Josef Krojer specifically oversees the sales, central services, and engineering departments. This clear division of tasks, with the COO responsible for operational units such as production and logistics, allows for focused leadership and efficient implementation of the company’s strategy. Krojer’s commitment and leadership skills in these key areas are crucial for the further development of S.I.E’s market position and ensuring the company’s future-oriented alignment.
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Burkhard Alfter
COO
Catalyst and Trailblazer at S.I.E
Since joining in 2000, Burkhard Alfter has proven to be a key driver for the development of S.I.E. His role in transforming the company into a specialist for manufacturing and quality management, marked by the successful realization of over 300 projects, reflects his commitment and expertise.
Burkhard Alfter’s advancement of quality standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and IEC 62304 has significantly contributed to S.I.E setting benchmarks in reliability and longevity of its systems. His focus on sustainability, digitalization, and agility highlights his effort to keep S.I.E viable and competitive.
For Burkhard Alfter, robust supplier relationships and forward-looking supply chain management are key components to proactively meet market conditions. Customer centricity is his top priority, driven by the desire to not only satisfy but truly excite customers through a deep understanding of their needs. This attitude makes Burkhard Alfter a valued member of the S.I.E family, whose actions are deeply embedded in the philosophy of every project.
more about MarkusIt is our aim and shared ambition to shape the digital future. This ambitious goal is only achievable together with like-minded qualified partners. For us, our participation in various technological clusters and organizations of specialists is self-evident. We want to evolve together with a professional and ambitious network and contribute to the world’s digitization.
Aside from classic business organizations and medical technology clusters we cooperate closely with colleges, to actively work on the next generation’s solutions with that next generation. At the same time that makes it possible to show perspectives and working fields in our exciting business sector.
In 2022, the Austrian fittings manufacturer Blum enteres into a strategic partnership with S.I.E., also based in Vorarlberg, acquiring a 75.1% stake in the company (expanded to 89% in 2024). New synergies will arise in the areas of mechatronics and digitalization for products for electrified and digitally equipped furniture. Blum is a globally active family business that specializes in the manufacture and sale of furniture fittings. Its main product groups are flap, hinge, pull-out, and pocket systems for furniture.
The company has eight plants in Vorarlberg, Austria, production facilities in Poland, Brazil, China, and the USA and 33 subsidiaries and representative offices around the world. Blum employs 9,400 people worldwide, 7,000 of whom work at the headquarters in Vorarlberg alone.
Blum supplies innovative functional fittings to customers in over 120 countries. Turnover in the 2023/2024 financial year amounted to 2,297.16 million euros.
Since 2009 System Industrie Electronic Ltd. has acted under the roof of FT AG. The PLC’s high-tech network currently incorporates seven companies in five countries.
Aside from System Industrie Electronic Ltd. and its German subcompany System Industrie Electronic Deutschland Ltd, Qualis Electronics from Serbia, GBS Tempest & Service from Diepholz in Germany, as well as the Austrian S.I.E Connect GmbH. with its subcompanies in Hong Kong and The USA are held by FT AG.
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