In an interview with Industrial Production, Adrian Matenia, Product Marketing Director Smart Power at ABB Electrification, talks about current trends in industrial power distribution: networked systems, digital solutions, cybersecurity and sustainability.

Jessica Bethune, Vice President Industrial & Process Automation DACH at Schneider Electric, explains in an interview which technologies she will be focusing on at SPS and which trends are shaping the industry.

At SPS 2025, the ISW of the University of Stuttgart will be showing how virtual commissioning and AI-based error compensation make robots more precise. The demonstrator transfers virtual points directly into real robot programs.

Formnext 2025, which took place in Frankfurt am Main from November 18 to 21, showed just how dynamically additive manufacturing is developing. With numerous innovations and pioneering developments, the trade fair not only presented new solutions, but also concrete ways in which companies can optimize their production processes using AM and open up new business areas.

A perfectly planned trade fair visit to SPS 2025: With the interactive hall plan you are perfectly oriented with just one click. The compact trade fair planner is also available daily as a print supplement in the official trade fair newspaper THE OFFICIAL DAILY directly at the SPS in Nuremberg.

Conrad Electronic now generates 80% of its sales with business customers and has successfully developed from a traditional technology retailer into a B2B procurement platform. The company aims to become Europe's leading procurement platform for technical requirements.

Twelve companies, including Dassault Systèmes, are founding the European Sovereign Tech Industry Alliance (ESTIA). The initiative aims to strengthen Europe's technological independence and define requirements for sovereign cloud services. The start is 2026.

At SPS in Nuremberg, over a dozen start-ups and young technology companies will be presenting their own stands in Hall 6 over the three days of the trade fair.

Gravity-loaded axes in robotics applications must be safe. Mayr Antriebstechnik will be demonstrating at SPS how this can be reliably achieved in smart environments.

At SPS 2025, Wago will be presenting the certification of the Compact Controller 100 in accordance with IEC 62443-4-1/-2. This conformity proves compliance with international safety standards and supports the implementation of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

Gigabit Ethernet is becoming increasingly important in mechanical engineering. The scalable infrastructure enables a step-by-step approach in which the backbone is first implemented on Gigabit.

Eplan and Rittal will be demonstrating what is possible in plant engineering with AI using engineering use cases - be it the Eplan Copilot, agent concepts, automated 3D design and more.

At SPS, Copa-Data will be demonstrating how the Zenon software platform helps companies to make their production efficient, safe and future-proof without having to invest in new systems.

Flexible and dynamic production environments place high demands on automation technology in terms of functional safety. At SPS, Phoenix Contact will be presenting approaches for functional safety in dynamic production areas - including systems for flexible protective fields and human-robot collaboration.

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According to today's announcement by the Federal Statistical Office, German industry is losing over 120,000 jobs. The automotive industry has been hit particularly hard, but mechanical engineering, chemicals and metals are also recording significant declines. An overview of figures, classification and demands on industrial policy.

The Munich-based robotics company Agile Robots plans to start series production of its humanoid robot Agile ONE, which was specially developed for use in industrial environments, in 2026.

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The Rohde & Schwarz CMP180 Radio Communication Tester has been validated by Broadcom as a suitable test solution for devices with Wi-Fi 8 connectivity. The cooperation between the two companies offers device manufacturers integrated test routines and early access to essential resources to bring their products to market faster.

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Around 80 submissions, six categories, an independent jury: the winners of the productronica Innovation Award 2025 have been announced. From wire processing to semiconductors - an overview of all the award winners.

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At SPS, Steute Controltec will be presenting the revised RF IS FL series of wireless inductive sensors. These feature digital auto-calibration, which enables flush mounting and automatically adjusts the switching point to changing ambient conditions.

At SPS, Sick will be presenting solutions for end-to-end networked industrial automation. The focus is on sensor and system solutions for camera-based quality control, the automation of robots and autonomous vehicles as well as transparent material flow tracking.