An expert advisory board supported the German Standards around co-founder, publicist and entrepreneur Dr. Florian Langenscheidt and the ZEIT publishing group: together they identified and listed the most important German industrial companies for the publication series "Best of German Industry". Over 50 companies were presented and awarded the seal of the same name, including the HARTING Technology Group. The subtitle "Between tradition and innovation - German industry in transition" underlines the intention of the book: to show how German industry is shaping transformation and the future.