Trumpf presents a fully automatic punch laser machine for networked production. The Trumatic 5000 enables greater productivity and part quality with reduced energy consumption. The production cell takes 2nd place in the metalworking category.

Schmalz automates sheet metal handling with the ivOS Sheet Metal Solution Kit. Companies can use it to automate the loading of machines - simply, flexibly and economically. The kit was awarded 3rd place in the metalworking category.

Cold Metal Fusion is a 3D printing process in which SLS 3D printers from Sintratec are used to produce metal components. The process took 2nd place in the Additive Manufacturing category in the competition for Products of the Year 2024.

The MOVIKIT CombiTelescope software module from SEW-Eurodrive wins in the Drive Technology and Automation category in the competition for the Products of the Year 2024. It enables motion- and time-optimized control of load handling attachments of the CombiTelescope type.

The HMIs of the MES9000 series from ADS-TEC Industrial IT are versatile industrial PCs for a modern manufacturing and production environment. The customizable terminals took 2nd place in the drive technology and automation category of the Product of the Year competition.

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ABB now offers an IE5 ultra-premium motor for potentially explosive atmospheres. It works with 40 percent less energy loss even under the most difficult conditions - for example in potentially explosive atmospheres - and came third in the competition for the products of the year 2024 in the drive technology and automation category.

The flexible robot cell ZiMo enables a safe and cost-effective entry into process automation. The solution for small, medium and varying batch sizes is the winner in the competition for Product of the Year 2024 in the Robotics category.

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The KASTOsort tower is a space-saving, highly productive solution for pre-processing including sorting, which automates the sawing and storage process in 24/7 operation. The system was awarded 1st place in the competition for Product of the Year 2024 in the Handling, Assembly and Production Logistics category.

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Industry in Germany continues to see the maintenance and servicing of modern machines and systems as a challenge.

The failure of an industrial robot is associated with high costs. For the first time, local AI makes it possible to reliably implement predictive maintenance from the gearbox to the gripper without an expensive industrial PC and to take the collaboration, safety and intelligence of automated guided vehicles and cobots to the next evolutionary stage.

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Electric linear actuators improve ergonomics in the workplace by automating repetitive, dirty or dangerous tasks.

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ArtiMinds Robotics will be exhibiting in the Application Park at the Hannover Messe from April 22 to 26. As a leading provider of software solutions and engineering services for sensor-based robot automation, ArtiMinds will be presenting an innovative cable handling application for precise cable harness assembly at its stand.

The Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence, or IPAI for short, is a 23-hectare circular campus in the north of Heilbronn. This is where companies, start-ups, research and science come together to work on promising AI solutions. IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has been contributing its expertise in the field of artificial intelligence in image processing to the network since the beginning of the year.

Labor shortages, increasing cost pressure and new sustainability requirements - Knapp will be addressing these issues at Logimat 2024. The aim of the mission: zero touch. Even complex orders are fulfilled in a highly automated manner thanks to the harmonious interaction of robotics, software, AI and humans.

At this year's Logimat, Galler Lager- und Regaltechnik from Kulmbach is presenting a comprehensive range of solutions based around the Omega shelving system. It can be used in a variety of ways, whether as a manually operated warehouse or as a fully automated high-bay warehouse.

Hubtex is bringing the new generation of the Hubtex Load Manager (HLM) to Logimat. The assistance system has been specially optimized to meet the requirements of drivers handling long loads.

At Logimat, Vanderlande will be focusing on the warehousing of tomorrow. In Stuttgart, the company will be providing an insight into Fastpick, a goods-to-person order processing system, among other things.

Harald Behnstedt, Managing Director of distributor ICP Germany, talks in an interview about the "Green IT" corporate strategy and what his company is doing to become more sustainable in many areas.

Automation, sustainability and artificial intelligence are omnipresent topics and have a massive impact on the future viability of supply chains. At Logimat, IGZ will be presenting pioneering solutions at two trade fair stands to make the supply chain fit for the future.

With its new ultrasonic position sensor, Balluff has developed an innovative solution for monitoring hydraulic clamping elements.

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