The Swiss company Aquatec succeeded in establishing a fully automated production chain for large parts by intelligently integrating an acquired company.

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The German electrical and digital industry increased its exports in May 2022 by 11.9% year-on-year to 19.1 billion.

Quiet fans allow heat pumps to perform better, even when operating at partial load at night.

During maintenance and repair work, there is often not enough space to use a hammer optimally. The knockers from Erwin Halder ensure safe, low-noise work that is easy on the joints - even where access is limited.

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The major industrial trade fairs in May and June have shown it: The pace of innovation in Germany has not slowed down - quite the opposite. The editorial team is therefore announcing the new "INDUSTRIAL Production Products of the Year 2023" competition.

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The new NexX multidirectional reach truck from Hubtex is ideal for use in confined storage spaces and narrow aisles. In addition to long goods, users can also transport standard formats of up to 3 tons with this industrial truck.

EQT portfolio company BBS Automation accelerates its MedTech/Life Sciences strategy with the acquisition of Kahle Automation, an Italian provider of high-speed automation equipment for the MedTech and Life Sciences industry.

Single Pair Ethernet is the technology that enables migration from various legacy networks to a universal physical layer. This is a further step towards making data available from the individual edge sensor through production to the desktop or laptop.

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The new edition of the installation standard IEC 61918:2018/AMD1:2022 Amendment 1 was published in March. The standard now also includes important key points on cabling structures based on Single Pair Ethernet (SPE).

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In-situ calibrations continuously monitor quality-relevant production steps and guarantee the highest safety standards. In this way, they support economical and quality-oriented process control.

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With Omnimate 4.0, Weidmüller offers a consistent and efficient solution in connection technology to future-proof devices and their development for the IIoT, the Industrial Internet of Things.

The Group is expanding its management team. The aim is to consistently implement the transformation through additional resources and expertise.

The "5i.Maintenance" application improves transparency and occupational safety during machine maintenance.

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With the Scoria M240, Werock Technologies presents a new fully robust mobile computer with powerful scanning functions, seamless connectivity and ergonomic design.

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Ansys and the BMW Group are expanding their collaboration to realize the first end-to-end toolchain specifically aligned with safety principles for the development and validation of ADAS and automated/autonomous driving functions.

After exploring the market, a plastics processor decided in 2019 to have WSW Software develop a new MES. The web-based ME system called Valeris is now in productive use and is marketed as an industry-neutral standard solution.

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Comsol announces a major update to Comsol Multiphysics software version 6.0. The update extends the Model Manager Server with a web interface - an asset management system - that makes it easier for Comsol users and non-users alike to manage models, simulation apps and additional and supplementary files.

Adler Pelzer is the world's number two in acoustic and thermal vehicle components. The company has improved cross-functional collaboration in the development phase and increased cost transparency with globally standardized project management software.

At the end of the production chain of a newly constructed production line for tit dumplings, the animal feed manufacturer Eggersmann lacked the personnel for palletizing. Robot-based automation quickly proved to be the best solution.

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Digital networking and Industry 4.0 can now also be easily introduced for small and medium-sized companies. In view of the current shortage of skilled workers, one key lies in the simple programming of production processes.