
Phoenix Contact E-Mobility expands
Phoenix Contact E-Mobility is expanding its production and administrative capacities in Germany at its main site in Schieder-Schwalenberg and in Poland at the Rzeszów-Dworzysko Technology Park.

Phoenix Contact E-Mobility is expanding its production and administrative capacities in Germany at its main site in Schieder-Schwalenberg and in Poland at the Rzeszów-Dworzysko Technology Park.

Logimat, the trade fair for intralogistics, will be "postponed from March to early summer 2021 as a precautionary measure due to the current corona situation", reports the organizer Euroexpo.

Item has been represented by a subsidiary in France since the beginning of July. The specialist for profile and linear technology offers the French market more than 4,000 components for the construction of machine frames, workstations, automation solutions and lean production applications.

Mann+Hummel expands its product portfolio in the field of elastomer and activated carbon technology for special industrial applications and acquires helsa Functional Coating.

Castrol and the Leadec Group announce a pan-European fluid management partnership for industrial customers.

Messe Frankfurt is canceling all of its own physical trade fairs at the Frankfurt venue up to and including March 2021.

Strong mechanical engineering exports
The VDMA is certain that strong mechanical engineering exports need strong industrial trade fairs and supports the German government's efforts to make it easier for trade fair visitors and exhibitors to enter Germany.

In mid-September, automation specialist Lenze received the Industry Global Award label for innovation.

Accenture has acquired the technology consultant Salt Solutions. Organizationally, the company will be integrated into Accenture Industry X.

AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement
The AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement has surveyed its members on economic development in the second quarter. According to the survey, the industry generated an 8% drop in sales in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter.

The trade media handling and SCOPE have joined forces to create INDUSTRIAL Production. The first issue of the joint magazine will be published on September 25.

Automation trade fair in Essen
On September 9 and 10, all about automation took place again in Essen. A successful re-launch, as the organizer announced.

Trade fair for image processing
Messe Stuttgart will be holding the next Vision from October 5 to 7, 2021. The new date in the odd-numbered trade fair year, parallel to Motek, is to be retained in the long term.

The Crate.io Board of Directors has appointed Eva Schönleitner as CEO. She replaces co-founder Christian Lutz in this position.

The former head of Universal Robots Germany, Helmut Schmid, has sought a new challenge: Schmid is now supporting start-ups with his new company HS Auxsilium.

Incoming orders in mechanical engineering
Incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector also fell by a double-digit percentage in July, although the decline has slowed noticeably, the VDMA announced.