In the fall of 2023, the Motek/Bondexpo duo will be one of the industry's highlights. From October 10 to 13, 2023, the 41st Motek will open its doors together with the 16th Bondexpo. The focus will be on industrial production as an overall system - from components, assemblies and subsystems to complete systems.

Excitement and anticipation were in the air when 38 junior employees started their careers at automation specialist Lenze on August 1. The new Lenzians are starting their careers in ten commercial and technical apprenticeships and degree courses - and were given valuable insights on their very first day.

Due to the growing importance of the Japanese region of Owarisahi in Aichi, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is increasing its planned investments and announcing the construction of a second production building.

One Two Beer has developed an automatic beer dispenser to prevent queues at the beer stand from exploding on summer days. The centerpiece: a mobile dispensing head that moves to the bottom of the cups and enables filling in five seconds without foaming over - built with a threaded spindle from the Dryspin series from Igus.

Wooden stakes are driven into the ground blow by blow. It's annoying when the head of the wooden stake splinters badly when driven in with a normal sledgehammer.

Microchips are installed almost everywhere - whether in smartphones, washing machines or cars. With increasing digitalization, the demand for semiconductors has been growing rapidly in all areas of the economy for years.

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Stihl uses Nimak's portal projection welding systems to manufacture guide rails for chainsaws.

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At Automatica, Kistler demonstrated how precise test and measurement data can contribute to resource-efficient production. Among other things, the new piezoelectric force transducer 9172CD was on display.

Functional and powerful tools are essential for professional work on the construction site, in the workshop or when carrying out repairs.

Schubert System Elektronik (SSE) realized an SMD (Surface Mounted Devices) line concept for the production of electronic assemblies with the support of Fuji Europe Corporation a good one and a half years ago. With the production line, SSE has also increased its vertical range of manufacture and gained additional flexibility.

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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS have developed Surfinpro, a solution that uses artificial intelligence and optical measurement technology to detect, classify and visualize defects in real time and report them to the production system.

Visualization is the be-all and end-all in design. Tools such as printouts and sketches, PDFs or moving images in the form of animations and films were and are commonly used for this purpose.

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In sensitive sectors such as medical technology, the optical industry or electronics, cleanroom-compatible components are required for all processes. This also includes drives. With the servo presses from the Electricdrive Core series, Tox Pressotechnik now has a solution: they comply with air cleanliness class 5 in accordance with ISO 14644-1.

Together with partners from industry and research, Voith is developing a project for the optimization of energy and material flows in paper production. The aim of the research project is to develop a digital framework that enables effective process optimization and predictive benefit assessment.

The Research and Development division at ebm-papst is being restaffed. As Chief Technology Officer (CTO), the technology leader in fans and motors with around 15,000 employees worldwide and a turnover of 2.54 billion euros has been able to recruit Prof. Dr.-Ing Tomas Smetana (49), an internationally experienced manager.

Have you ever considered how your workwear affects your working day? The right gear can have a significant impact on the way we work, affecting aspects such as productivity, safety and well-being. It's more than a luxury - it's a necessity.

Lantek, provider of software solutions for the sheet metal processing and manufacturing industry, has announced the launch of a new module for its Lantek Expert Cut software.

Siemens and BayWa are working together to promote_{CO2-optimized} industrial production. As part of a pilot project, the two companies are linking Siemens' Sigreen emissions management software with BayWa's BayWa Carbon Connect emissions offsetting software.

Rising electricity prices, higher heating costs and the desire to make a contribution to greater environmental protection: More and more companies are addressing the issue of saving energy and taking the appropriate measures.

The demand for small goods-to-person robots is high, but the energy supply for autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and driverless transport systems is not suitable for large-scale scaling of fleets.