New managing director at Baumer Optronic

AUGUST 3, 2007--Baumer Optronic (Radeberg, Germany; www.baumergroup.com), a member of the worldwide Baumer Group, is a manufacturer of digital image-acquisition components and smart vision sensors. On 1 September 2007 Dirk Rüttgerodt will become the managing director for commercial management at Baumer Optronic and will work closely with the long-time managing director for technical management, Joachim Ihlefeld. The most recent commercial manager, Oliver Vietze, has been appointed to the management board of the Baumer Group.