New department

"Data & AI"

Date: 30. January 2026

Since October 2025, Matthias Kratz has been heading up the new Data & AI department within our IT division. This includes the Data & Analytics Competence Center and the newly created virtual AI team, headed by Mathias Ziegler.

Why did we establish the Data & AI team?

Artificial intelligence is a topic that will continue to accompany us in the future – and without high-quality data, there can be no good AI. With the introduction of a central data platform, we are creating the basis for analyzing company data in a structured manner and generating real added value from it.

Areas where AI can offer us a tangible added value:

  • Early detection of production disruptions
  • Optimization of wheel distribution on production lines
  • More efficient administrative processes and project management
  • Secure internal AI use with RONAL GPT

Looking ahead:

The topic “Technology and innovation” is one of the four pillars of our Strategy 2030. We are currently building an interdisciplinary AI team to pool ideas and promote AI in a targeted manner within the company. AI helps us to save time and reduce repetitive tasks – always with a critical eye on quality and results.