With over 730 exhibitors and a gross area of more than 50,000 m² booked, Formnext has already significantly exceeded last year's figures in September.

Attention soccer experts: The betting game for the 2022 World Cup of the media brands materialfluss, INDUSTRIAL Production, KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZIN, LABO and Baugewerbe is online.

Planar systems offer enormous potential for a wide range of industrial segments. With ctrlX ^Flow6D, Bosch Rexroth presents a new solution for high performance non-contact conveying and positioning.

ABB is automating the internal transport logistics of its production facility in Ratingen in 2023. In a first expansion stage, the company is optimizing the transport of gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear using automated guided vehicles (AGVs) from Safelog.

Igus is investing in the expansion of its activities in low-cost automation and has now acquired a majority stake in Commonplace Robotics, based in Bissendorf near Osnabrück.

Ganter is expanding its range of indexing plungers with the GN 817.7, which is pneumatically actuated and detects both end positions with just one sensor. It is therefore a further development of the manually operated indexing plunger GN 817.

The SREH-50-IOL smart rotation module from Afag relies on embedded technology. The module is equipped with an integrated controller and an IO-Link interface with a maximum communication speed of 230.4 kBd.

Blickle presents solutions for in-plant transportation. The electric drive systems in the ErgoMove series make material transportation easier. They support the operator when starting, steering and braking all types of transportation equipment.

The interactive software solution Active Cockpit from Bosch Rexroth is ready for widespread use. Following a successful market launch, the front end of the software has been optimized and expanded based on user feedback.

This year's Motek from October 4 to 7 in Stuttgart not only marks the 40th anniversary of the event, but also the 60th anniversary of trade fair organizer P.E. Schall. Daniel Schilling spoke to Managing Director Bettina Schall about highlights past and present and the direction in which the trade fair is set to develop.

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Speed and precision count in intralogistics. A manufacturer of innovative storage and retrieval systems therefore relies on rack and pinion gears from Leantechnik in its equipment. They enable the high-precision positioning of transport boxes in a supporting structure of stacked load carriers.

Gefran is expanding its range of solutions for Industry 4.0: the new pressure sensors in the KS-I series have a digital IO-Link 1.1 output and advanced diagnostic functions. They measure pressure and temperature at a high sampling rate of 1,000 s/s. This allows them to communicate with the IO-Link master at the maximum available speed for IO-Link communication of 230.4 kBaud or COM3.

Euchner celebrates the topping-out ceremony for its new main building at its headquarters in Leinfelden-Echterdingen. This marks an important step in the family-owned company's construction project, which will provide more space for further growth. The first workstations should be ready for occupancy in fall 2023.

ANT Antriebstechnik has significantly expanded its selection of types and variants of worm gear screw jacks and high-speed screw jacks. Together with platform specialist TraceParts, the company is currently developing a CAD-compatible online configurator for design engineers, which will go live at Motek.

Where high voltage is present, every detail counts. Burrs on insulators are therefore not a cosmetic problem. Until now, the burrs had to be removed by hand. A system from the Franconian special machine company Potzi now automates this process as far as possible.

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At Formnext, ULT will be presenting a new solution for effective and flexible process gas cleaning as well as concepts for dedusting during post-processing.

The growing degree of automation in production is creating new requirements for machine safety and the associated safety technology. The topic of connectivity plays an important role here.

The 40th Motek will take place from October 4 to 7 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Center at the airport. It is flanked by the Bondexpo bonding technology trade fair.

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Small shock absorbers protect linear axes in the semiconductor industry.

At Motek, Weiss will be presenting solutions for the linear and rotary movement of workpieces that can be easily integrated into the overall system of hardware and software.