Nord Drivesystems has developed its Nordac ON decentralized frequency inverter series for smaller power ranges up to 2.2 kW. The inverters are characterized by an integrated Ethernet interface, complete pluggability and an extremely compact design.

Hecht Kugellager offers a wide range of bearing technology for use in the automotive industry, commercial vehicles and mobile machinery.

Within three years, Coca-Cola has invested around 50 million euros in one of its largest plants in Mannheim, Germany. KHS is contributing a returnable glass line that also handles highly complex sorting tasks.

Jungheinrich can look back on what it describes as a decent first half of the 2022 financial year. The intralogistics group was able to increase incoming orders and sales.

TeamViewer and RealWear, provider of wearable assisted reality solutions in the industry, are intensifying their collaboration. The TeamViewer remote access software will be integrated into the new RealWear cloud as standard.

To make machines and systems for the food industry even safer, igus is launching a new standard as a spherical cap material for the igubal Food Contact joint system with the high-performance plastic iglidur A181.

Supply bottlenecks have been a major problem for the economy since the start of the pandemic. The war in Ukraine and the resulting energy crisis have further exacerbated the situation. However, there are ways and means of preparing for difficulties with the supply chain. A networked supply chain that can be tracked in real time is considered particularly promising.

The acquisition of Covestro's additive manufacturing materials business is expected to enable Stratasys to offer customers more comprehensive solutions and accelerate the development of next-generation materials for manufacturing with partners.

The global market for goods in the electrical and digital industry amounted to a nominal 4,967 billion euros in 2021. "The resulting growth of ten percent compared to the previous year reflects the strong recovery of the global electrical market after the first year of the pandemic," said ZVEI expert Jürgen Polzin.

With the new PGL-plus-P, Schunk presents a flexible and robust gripper with certified safe gripping force retention.

Customer requirements are constantly changing and the growing shortage of skilled workers poses a major challenge. To counteract this, industrial companies are increasingly looking for ways to make their intralogistics processes more flexible and efficient. Omron provides support with extended functions of its Fleet Operations Workspace (Flow) core software for the product portfolio of autonomous mobile robots (AMR).

Phoenix Contact offers a wide range of hand tools. New to the range since 2022 is the Crimpfox Duo 16S crimping tool, which is now also available on the Conrad Sourcing Platform. The highlight is the rotating die, which can be used to pick up wire end ferrules from the side as well as from the front.

At AMB 2022, Euchner will be showcasing its latest safety solutions that can communicate in an Industry 4.0-capable manner. Product highlights include the new compact CTS guard locking and the flexible all-rounder in the field of key systems: the new CKS2 for machines and systems.

Dr. Steffen Haack has been at the helm of the drive and control specialist since August 1.

Matthias Cöster has 14 years of professional experience as CFO.

On September 28, Martin Guserle from U.I. Lapp will speak at the online conference about the safe disconnection and connection of cables.

Transparent production planning and control for the digital factory - 5thIndustry presents the real-time app 5i.Progress. The latest development from the software experts enables intuitive order management for employees in production.

Despite the crisis, business was excellent for the German-Japanese manufacturer DMG Mori in the first half of 2022.

Despite difficult conditions, the automation specialist can present a very good result. However, supply chain problems are making it more difficult to process orders.

On September 28, Hermann Diebold will explain practical approaches to climate-neutral investment at the online conference.