{"id":4346,"date":"2022-12-22T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/?p=4346"},"modified":"2025-09-04T12:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:56:42","slug":"merry-christmas-our-review-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/en\/merry-christmas-our-review-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas! Our review of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What a year \u2026 But let us talk about the positive developments and the beautiful moments. At the end of the year, we would like to take the opportunity to thank our customers, partners and employees for the year. For this reason, we have put together a small review of the year with our highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer party, Hackathon(s) and a wonderful company outing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After several attempts and some cancellations of company parties (reasonably) we finally let it rip again (#RevengeCompanyParty). This time in a location straight out of a fairytale on the Theurerhof on the outskirts of Calw-Spe\u00dfhardt. With good vibes, great weather, delicious food and a great band we celebrated the warm July evening together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6adc2bdc2a6a5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6adc2bdc2a6a5\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"327\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_sommerfest-1024x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_sommerfest-1024x327.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_sommerfest-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_sommerfest-768x245.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_sommerfest-1536x491.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_sommerfest.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Internally, we held a hackathon to bring ideas and a breath of fresh air to our proprietary tools. The event was very well received and helpful prototypes were created \u2013 a continuation of the format will follow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6adc2bdc2ad4f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6adc2bdc2ad4f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"288\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_hackathon-1024x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_hackathon-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_hackathon-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_hackathon-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_hackathon-1536x432.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_hackathon.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Externally, we were invited by our partner and customer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kiwigrid.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kiwigrid<\/a>\u00a0to Dresden in October. For this we organized a small team consisting of developers, designers and project management. For three days we brainstormed, hacked and pitched together with other teams to convince the jury of the respective application concept. We took home a lasting impression of the open and innovative mindset of our customers and of the golden autumn in Dresden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6adc2bdc2b391&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6adc2bdc2b391\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"304\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_thingkathon-1024x304-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_thingkathon-1024x304-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_thingkathon-1024x304-1-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_thingkathon-1024x304-1-768x228.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of October, we went to Lake Constance for a two-day company outing. Once there, we visited a craft beer tasting together (cheers!), completed a geo caching team game through Constance, and delved into the history of airships at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeppelin-museum.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen<\/a>\u00a0. Well fed and tired from the packed program (some surely also from the long night into Sunday ????\u2026) we headed back to Ostelsheim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6adc2bdc2b973&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6adc2bdc2b973\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"366\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_betriebsausflug-1024x366-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_betriebsausflug-1024x366-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_betriebsausflug-1024x366-1-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_betriebsausflug-1024x366-1-768x275.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New employees and office refresh<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have hired a total of 9 employees, 4 permanent and 5 interns, further strengthening our development and administration teams. Our team is growing at a healthy pace and we are very happy about that! One of our large offices received an update to provide more ergonomics at the workplace (standing tables, Yeah!) and to improve the room acoustics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect with us in Real Life \u2013 SOTEC at trade fairs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were at the Hannover Messe together with Google, with our joint booth we were finally able to greet old and new acquaintances in person again. Here we could successfully present our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/solutions\/visual-inspection-ai?hl=de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visual Inspection AI<\/a>\u00a0Use Case to the interested visitors. In addition, our recruiter Sarah was present at 3 student contact fairs to engage with potential new employees and thrive interest in our topics and to bring new personalities and ideas into the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6adc2bdc2c08c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6adc2bdc2c08c\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"335\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_hmi2022-1024x335-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_hmi2022-1024x335-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_hmi2022-1024x335-1-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sotec.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/frame_hmi2022-1024x335-1-768x251.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year we were again at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.mcdonalds.com\/corpmcd\/our-stories\/article\/worldwide-recap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McDonald\u2019s World Wide Convention<\/a>\u00a0in Florida with a small booth and presented our software and hardware products and their new features. 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Topics such as the electrification of company vehicles, a PV system, the optimization of our heating, railcards for our employees, less and more sustainable advertising materials, home office and office equipment (high quality and durable) are currently being implemented with great commitment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"caption-attachment-5745\">In the social area, we were able to raise a donation of \u20ac10,000 for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tablerstiftung.de\/konvoi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tabler Foundation<\/a>\u00a0in April through an internal collection campaign using employee donations and a bonus from the company. Same procedure as every year \u2013 this year we will again forego employee gifts at Christmas and instead donate money to social projects, this time\u00a0<strong>\u20ac 5,000 each<\/strong>\u00a0to the following donation recipients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-color:#a8c3f9;border-width:1px\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dkms.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DKMS<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdw.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennental.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Dorfgemeinschaft Tennental<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcdonalds-kinderhilfe.org\/tuebingen\/unser-haus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ronald McDonald Haus T\u00fcbingen<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>To give as many blood cancer patients around the world as possible a second chance at life.<\/td><td>Climate protection is and remains an important issue and starts right on our doorstep: for reforestation and expansion of forest areas in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg.<\/td><td>The inclusion village offers meaningful work with care for people in need of assistance with workshops, gardens and residential units.<\/td><td>Extension of our partnership for a family apartment \u2013 Financed accommodation for parents and families whose child has to be cared for in the hospital in T\u00fcbingen for an extended period of time.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With all this and more in mind, we would like to thank everyone for the year and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023,<br>Your SOTEC Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a year \u2026 But let us talk about the positive developments and the beautiful moments. 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