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Get in TouchEngineer, entrepreneur, and university lecturer — with over 28 years of experience at the intersection of technology, standardization, and communication.
As Global Head of Norms & Standards at SMS group GmbH, I develop and implement innovative standards with my team that ensure the safety and quality of products and processes in mechanical and plant engineering.
My work focuses on creating clear and effective standards that help companies meet regulatory requirements and increase their competitiveness. I pursue the goal of promoting sustainable solutions and continuously advancing industry standards.
For over 13 years I served as Executive Managing Director of team b-quadrat — Engineers and Technical Writers GmbH, before bringing my expertise fully to SMS group. In parallel, I served as a lecturer for CE marking at TH Cologne from 2015 to 2024.
Extensive international experience in mechanical and plant engineering shapes my perspective on global markets and cross-border standardization requirements.
In-depth expertise meets decades of practical experience — from international standards to effective technical communication.
Development and implementation of technical standards at national and international level. Strategic alignment of companies with regulatory requirements in mechanical and plant engineering.
TÜV-certified CE representative for machinery. Conformity assessment, risk assessment and standards-compliant documentation — from directive to market.
Building and managing documentation departments for complex systems. Structured, standards-compliant technical communication as a strategic competitive advantage.
Safety concepts and Functional Safety in Electrical & Automation Engineering as well as global language services — multilingualism as a quality feature of technical documentation.
From founding a specialized engineering firm to global responsibility at a world market leader — a path defined by conviction and consistency.
Entrepreneurial success, professional recognition, and academic contribution to standardization in technical communication.
Winner of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate's entrepreneurship award for the founding of team b-quadrat.
Awarded at the WIN-WIN CUP 2008, sponsored by the trade magazine “absatzwirtschaft”.
Specialist article on standardization in technical documentation — contribution to the advancement of industry standards.
The title EUR ING (European Engineer) is the highest professional recognition for engineers in Europe. It is awarded by FEANI — the Fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales d'Ingénieurs, the umbrella organization of national engineering associations from more than 30 European countries.
Awarding the title requires an accredited engineering degree at university level as well as several years of proven professional practice at a high technical level. The title is officially recognized in all FEANI member countries and significantly facilitates cross-border professional practice — a decisive advantage in an internationally active field such as mechanical and plant engineering.
As EUR ING, Kai Bohn stands for technical excellence by European standards and for a level of quality that is recognized and valid across national borders.
Actively shaping norms and industry standards — nationally and internationally.
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