Germany’s hidden AI boom

Germany may be losing the race to build the world’s most powerful AI models. But its industrial companies are cashing in on the infrastructure boom behind them.

Aug 23, 2026

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Dear Reader,

If you were to picture the next company to make a fortune from the AI boom, a family-run business that specialises in off-the-shelf handles, knobs and levers probably wouldn’t spring to mind.

But Ganter Norm, a decidedly unassuming company from the Black Forest, might just be one of them. Last year, the company received an order for 26,000 ha…

Germany’s hidden AI boom

Germany may be losing the race to build the world’s most powerful AI models. But its industrial companies are cashing in on the infrastructure boom behind them.

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