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Sensor+Test 2026

Technologies for precise data and analytics

From June 9 to 11, 2026, Sensor+Test once again brought together trade visitors from the fields of sensor technology, measurement, and testing in Nuremberg. With its focus on these core technologies and the wide range of application areas, the trade show offers a comprehensive overview of current developments and trends in the industry. The focus is on technologies that enable the collection and use of measurement data in industry, research, and development.

IT/OT integration

Software at the heart of modern production

Transportation systems

Standardized in design, flexible in use

Integration Meets Reality

OT meets IT – the two worlds are meant to converge, data is meant to flow, and production is meant to become smart. Yet the reality in industry often remains stubbornly contradictory: while systems have long been technically interconnected, they remain organizationally separate.

In-house exhibition Bielefeld 2026

How DMG Mori thinks about the factory of the future

DMG Mori will be showcasing turning and milling expertise, automation solutions and additive manufacturing along the Machining Transformation (MX) at the Bielefeld 2026 in-house exhibition.

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Entrepreneurial personalities

Uwe Ziehl died at the age of 79

Vertiv and Nvidia link physical infrastructure with digital twins

Five security risks and how companies can protect themselves

Mounted quickly

Conveyor technology without control cabinet

New materials, more efficient components and digital control concepts are increasingly changing traditional conveyor technology. The focus of many developments is primarily on one goal: reducing overall costs. Considerable expenses are often incurred on the construction site in particular, which, according to industry figures, can account for more than 30 percent of the total costs of a conveyor system.

Building application submitted for plant...

Hummel invests 35 million euros in the Denzlingen site

Hummel AG is expanding its plant in Denzlingen with an investment of 35 million euros. The building application includes new buildings, electroplating and modern recovery technology.

Filter system for combustible dusts

With the ULT 2500.1, ventilation technology specialist ULT is launching a new extraction and filter system for larger dust volumes.

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Change of management at...

Benoît Thooris takes over the presidency

Benoît Thooris takes over the management of UniversalAutomation.Org and the organization expands its Board of Directors with two new members.

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Special Hanover Fair

Articles and background information on the topic

All about the topic

AI-supported smart factory and energy...

Key drivers of the industrial transformation

Award for Schaeffler

German Innovation Awards for Schaeffler's Industrial Metaverse

Students show Smart Factory and Industry...

Merz visits the next generation of the electrical and digital industry at the Hannover Messe

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Most read articles

Five security risks and how companies can protect themselves

Change of management at...

Benoît Thooris takes over the presidency

3D printing innovations

These are the finalists for the Formnext Awards 2025

Additive manufacturing

Stratasys takes over MarkForged

Stratasys is acquiring MarkForged from Nano Dimension for USD 42.5 million, thereby expanding its portfolio in the field of fiber-reinforced composites. The acquisition also strengthens the company's software and materials expertise in industrial 3D...

Timo Göbel, Head of BMW Additive Manufacturing

"Clearly on course for broad industrialization"

The BMW Group's Additive Manufacturing Campus (AMC) is setting the course for the next stage of industrialization. Under the leadership of Timo Göbel, additive manufacturing is being further integrated into all stages of the vehicle life cycle. In...

rapid.tech 3D 2026

Forum Solutions 4AMIndustry shows ways into industrial application

Additive manufacturing has developed dynamically in recent years and has long outgrown its status as a purely innovative technology in many industries. Nevertheless, companies still face the challenge of integrating AM into their production...

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Drive technology

Drive technology

Triton Partners takes over Flender

Global investment firm Carlyle has signed an agreement to sell Flender, a provider of mechanical drive technology, to Triton Fund 6, advised by Triton. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of...

High-precision ball bearing

Family-owned company invests 28 million euros in Nuremberg site

Anyone talking about German industry at the moment is often talking about uncertainty: a weak economy, high costs, global upheavals. A different story is being told in Nuremberg.

More than 900 exhibitors already registered

Around six months before the start of the trade fair, more than 900 companies have registered for SPS 2026 in Nuremberg. The trade fair focuses on industrial AI, cyber security and digital transformation.

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Handling technology

Factory planning without compressed air...

How vacuum becomes mobile

Modular factories, mobile robotics and rising energy prices are fundamentally changing automation. One solution: into the future without compressed air. Electric vacuum systems reduce costs, save energy and support flexible manufacturing and...

Synergy in the special machine

Highly automated production line for scaffolding standpipes sets standards in efficiency and process reliability

How is one of the most modern scaffolding tube production lines in Europe created? At MJ-Gerüst, a fully networked high-tech line produces six finished standpipes every 60 seconds. With automation, robotics and precision technology from Schunk. How...

Electronics production

Fast assembly with high precision

Electronics production in the automotive industry is facing increasing quantities and ever more complex product variants.

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Industrial communication

IT/OT Integration Summit 2026

Open automation ecosystems: How collaboration becomes a competitive advantage

How can collaboration between IT, OT and mechanical engineering become a real competitive advantage? Hans Michael Krause shows how open automation ecosystems are advancing brownfield integration, AI and cyber resilience in practice.

IT/OT Integration Summit 2026

Adaptive robotics: how intelligent systems react flexibly to their environment

Industrial production is increasingly developing in the direction of networked, intelligent and flexibly adaptable systems. The IT/OT Integration Summit shows how companies can strategically use the combination of information technology and...

AI-supported smart factory and energy...

Key drivers of the industrial transformation

Delta is showcasing at Hannover Messe how its AI-powered smart manufacturing, digital twin technologies and integrated energy infrastructure solutions are accelerating the transformation of industrial operations. At its press conference, the company...

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Industrial robots

Humanoid robotics from Germany

Igus launches service robots for everyday industrial use

Humanoid robotics: With the Iggy Rob Home, igus presents a service robot for industry and everyday life. What's behind it.

Practical test in Erlangen

Siemens uses humanoid robots in its plant

Humanoid robots working in factories has long been considered a vision of the future. Siemens, Nvidia and the British start-up Humanoid have now brought this moment a little closer - with a tangible practical test under real conditions.

Humanoid robots in the test

6 Criteria for the objective comparison of humanoid robots in industry

A new benchmark from Fraunhofer IPA is intended to enable the first standardized and neutral analysis of humanoid robots for industrial use based on six key criteria.

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Software

Quality controls in production

Robots check car floor pans fully automatically

How can complex components in automotive production be inspected fully automatically and in real time with the help of machine vision and robotics? The case study shows how floor pans are measured and inspected fully automatically.

New platform facilitates chip design

Siemens opens access to EDA software in Europe

Siemens is cooperating with the Chips JU within the framework of EuroCDP and is facilitating access to modern EDA software for chip design, development and innovation for European companies. The aim is to strengthen start-ups, SMEs and research...

Cybersecurity provider strengthens top...

Frank Kölmel becomes CRO in Bitdefender's B2B business

Bitdefender has appointed Frank Kölmel as Chief Revenue Officer of the Business Solutions Group. The experienced cyber security manager will assume responsibility for global growth, sales, marketing and the partner strategy in the company's...

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Linear technology

Safe and economical handling processes

Systematically simplified

In Munich, IEF-Werner is presenting its gantry system with the toothed belt axis module 115/25, which can be used to safely handle trays or small load carriers weighing up to 40 kg.

Linear transfer systems

Focus on linear workpiece transport

At Automatica, Weiss will be focusing on linear workpiece transport. With the automation specialist's linear transfer systems, a large number of process stations can be accommodated in a very small space.

Weiss at the Automatica

Focus on linear workpiece transport

At Automatica, Weiss will be focusing on linear workpiece transport. With the automation specialist's linear transfer systems, a large number of process stations can be accommodated in a very small space. At the same time, the linear transfer...

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HRC + Cobots

Universal Robots and Scale AI rely on imitation learning

Universal Robots (UR) presented the 'UR AI Trainer' at GTC 2026 in Silicon Valley. The solution was developed together with Scale AI and, according to the company, marks a turning point: robots are evolving from rigidly programmed systems to...

Humanoid robotics

Schunk founds tech spin-off for humanoid robot hands

Schunk is bundling its activities in humanoid robotics by founding its own spin-off at the beginning of January. The aim of the new company is to develop modular humanoid robot hands for industrial applications.

Partnership for humanoid robotics

Schaeffler and Neura Robotics jointly develop humanoids

Schaeffler and Neura Robotics will work together in the future to develop and supply key components for humanoid robots. The systems will also be integrated into Schaeffler's global production network.

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Company Connectory

Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG

Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG

Bredenoord GmbH: Ihr Experte für mobile Strom- und Notstromversorgung

Bredenoord GmbH: Ihr Experte für mobile Strom- und Notstromversorgung

Friedemann Wagner GmbH

Friedemann Wagner GmbH

ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH

ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH

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Control technology

IT/OT Integration Summit 2026

Virtual PLCs in practice: How vPLCs make production systems more flexible and scalable

The increasing networking of IT and OT is fundamentally changing industrial automation. The IT/OT Integration Summit shows how modern technologies can make production environments more efficient, flexible and future-proof. The event will focus on...

IT/OT Integration Summit 2026

Experience with virtual control systems in real production environments

The end-to-end networking of IT and OT is considered one of the key levers for industrial transformation. The IT/OT Integration Summit addresses precisely this area of tension and brings together experts from production, automation and IT. The focus...

Beckhoff at the Hanover Fair

When machines learn with natural language

At Hannover Messe 2026, Beckhoff will be demonstrating how artificial intelligence and conventional control technology can be combined to create a new system approach. In hall 27 at stand G56, it's about more than just new functions - it's about the...

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Machining

Up to 50 percent higher cutting speeds

The current market situation is putting pressure on companies that rely on carbide tools: Rising raw material costs, volatile supply chains and limited predictability are putting pressure on the industry. Fette Werkzeugtechnik, a member of the LMT...

Manufacturing technologies

Efficient machining of precious metals

Gold and platinum are among the most technically important precious metals. They perform important functions in industrial processes, electronics and the jewelry industry.

Manufacturing technologies

A robot for all occasions

Industrial robots take on many tasks. Even milling with accuracies in the sub-millimeter range is now possible.

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Award ceremony: The winners of the INDUSTRIAL Production products of the year 2024

On Wednesday, 13 March, INDUSTRIAL Production, KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZIN and materialfluss jointly awarded the prizes for the Products of the Year 2024 competition for all three magazines. 31 companies were nominated as award winners for INDUSTRIAL Production. There were only winners on the day of the awards, so the numerous guests who attended were eager to see how their product would fare. We would like to congratulate all the winners and thank them for a wonderful evening together!

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