We are ATH.
Regina Reuscher

Our team consists of specialists and all-rounders, thinkers and doers, technicians and business experts – And everyone makes a crucial contribution within the overall scheme of things. We are KROENERT, COATEMA and DRYTEC. We are ATH.

Regina Reuscher

Director of Projects at COATEMA

Ms Reuscher, what did you do before you started working at COATEMA?

Textile laboratory assistant + study of textile technology-technical textiles.

How did you hear about COATEMA?

It was through my professor at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences.

What do you think makes a good employee in your field of work?

Committed, motivated, able to work independently, flexible.

What keeps you going on a day-to-day basis?

A desire to get the best out of the day.

What is your motto in life?

Don’t wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it perfect.

What was your most exciting project?

LS 09 (2-level system, with 4 printing stations and register control etc.)
SM 34 (high-precision coating).

How much freedom do you need at work?

A lot – so as to be able to multitask and get everything done as quickly as possible.

The buzzwords digitalization and Industry 4.0 are on everyone’s lips, and they’re key issues at COATEMA, too. What was your first encounter with the digital age?

Smartphone, smart home.

Oh no, power failure – what do you do now?

Identify the cause and move on – there’s always plenty of offline work to be done.

Favourite gadget?

Alarm clock with projection.

To work in the morning – bicycle, car or train?

Unfortunately by car (bicycle is not possible).

Just woken up – what happens next?

Get up.

Your tip for the Dormagen region and surrounding area:

Guided tour of the town of Zons or wakeboarding on Lake Straberg.

You are a bottle of Gaffel Kölsch. Where do you want to be opened?

In Cologne, of course.

The app that changed my life:

Outlook Calendar, WhatsApp.

I’ll start on it tomorrow:

Learn to play the piano.