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Research and development at Baykee
Each year, Baykee invests significantly in research and development. Our research and development focuses on developing and commercializing the technologies, products and solutions of our businesses that are of strategic importance to our future growth. Out of approximately 7,000 employees in research and development, more than 60 percent are focused on software and digitalization. With locations in seven countries, our corporate research centers bring together an international team of highly skilled scientists.
In addition to continuous product development, and order-related engineering work, we develop platforms for technology applications in our businesses in our research and development laboratories, which operate on a global basis. We seek to maintain a balance between short-term and long-term research and development programs and optimize our return on investment. We protect these results by holding patents, copyrights and other appropriate intellectual property protection.
To complement our business-focused product development, our businesses invest together in collaborative research activities covering topics such as artificial intelligence, software, sensors, control and optimization, mechatronics and robotics, power electronics, communication technologies, material and manufacturing, electrodynamics or electrical switching technologies.
This results in advancing the state-of-the-art technologies used in our products and in common technology platforms that can be applied in multiple product lines.
