
Inauguration of the Cuna production facility (www.polyformnext.de)
Starting signal for research into bioplastics production
A cooperative of ten partners has formed around the AI real laboratory, which is funded by the BMWK with two million euros, to jointly develop and operate the digital and sustainable plastics production of the future in the Smart Factory OWL in Lemgo. This was officially opened on January 26.

Various assistance functions (www.industrial-production.de)
Modular assistance system
Fraunhofer has presented XTEND. The assistance system combines the advantages of various input and output systems and expands the user's physical working environment with process-related digital (additional) information in the immediate vicinity of the work area.