BASF CEO Dr. Martin Brudermüller and CFO Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel have presented the figures for the 2022 financial year. The Group expects a decline in earnings for 2023. BASF's cost-cutting program and restructuring measures at the Ludwigshafen site were also explained.

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With the PXT, Schmalz launched a new option for individual grippers on the market last year. The vacuum expert now offers two starter sets for a direct and quick entry into the world of gripper construction.

With the second generation of the KMP 600-S diffDrive, KUKA is expanding its portfolio in the field of mobile platforms and opening up new avenues for intralogistics.

As an alternative to pneumatic tools, Kemapack is launching the OR-TR series of steel strapping tools that are powered by Li-ion batteries. They are suitable for both mobile and stationary use and are particularly robust.

At the world's leading trade fair for industry, around 4,000 companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical and digital industries as well as the energy sector will be showcasing solutions for the production and energy supply of the future.

At GrindTec, machine manufacturer Supfina will be focusing on double-sided grinding. The focus will be on providing advice on all challenges relating to the process and the newly developed SDC system.

Based on the current requirements in modern production companies, lean production is today's standard. In order to generate real competitiveness even in small and medium-sized companies, in addition to resource planning combined with deadline commitments, it is important to manage all required operating resources and tools digitally.

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The special show and expert forum "Additive Manufacturing - Evolution of a Modern Technology" will present current applications and promising ideas from March 7 to 10, 2023 as part of the international trade fair network Intec, Z and GrindTec at Leipziger Messe.

With the Traub TNX220 turn-mill center, Index is presenting another model based on the successful Index G series at Intec 2023.

The international trade fair alliance Intec, Z and GrindTec offers the key industrial technology of sensor technology its own platform: The special show and specialist forum "Sensor Technology - Application and Perspectives in Production" will showcase the use, effects and development perspectives of sensor technology in production at the Leipzig trade fair from March 7 to 10, 2023.

When the Leipzig trade fair opens its doors for Intec from March 7 to 10, 2023, Mapal can be found in Hall 3 at Stand B22/C21. On 100 square meters, Mapal will not only show tools and solutions for different industries and materials, but also present machining live to visitors.

Pneumatic conveying systems for bulk materials, such as those used in the food industry, chemical and process engineering, cement and lime industry and many others, have to reconcile a wide range of requirements - hygiene, explosion protection, robustness, product safety and efficiency.

Thanks to their sustainability, cardboard packaging is increasingly replacing plastic packaging. An important production step in the manufacture of folding boxes is the high-precision gluing of the cardboard blanks.

From March 7 to 10, 2023, the Intec, Z and GrindTec industrial trade fairs will be inviting visitors to the industry meeting point for production technology in the metalworking, supplier and tool industries.

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Dassault Systèmes and IBM are expanding their long-standing collaboration by signing a memorandum of understanding. The aim is to combine the technologies of both companies and use this as a basis for overcoming the challenges of plant-intensive industries in the area of sustainability.

The robots in Kuka's KR Fortec ultra family set new standards in the heavy payload range from 480 to 800 kg. They are ideally designed for high payloads and moments of inertia and meet the new requirements of electromobility in particular.

Augmented reality technology has the potential to redesign manufacturing processes and thus increase efficiency. As the technology is also becoming increasingly accessible, the area of application will continue to expand in 2023.

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Fruitcore Robotics has expanded its sales management team with Guido Resch as Vice President Sales and Tommy Swigart as Head of International Sales. Both functions have been newly created.

Hannover Messe 2023 will be held under the motto "Industrial Transformation - Making the Difference". As part of a joint roundtable with the VDMA, Dr. Jochen Köckler, Managing Director of Deutsche Messe, presented this year's focus topics at the end of January.

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The recent worldwide outage of Microsoft services illustrates the explosive nature of the dependence of companies and governments on Microsoft - according to Andreas E. Thyen, President of the Board of Directors of LizenzDirekt, in this guest commentary.

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