According to the VDMA, the economic consequences for mechanical engineering companies are serious and the order situation remains tense. However, the problems with broken supply chains are slowly being put into perspective.
read more...Touch displays, mobile apps and AR glasses require a new design with digitalization. With their company Goldschnitt, Philipp Gräßer and Thomas Techert develop HMIs for companies such as Festo, Beurer and Voith. We asked them what is important and where the trend is heading.
read more...June 28 is the submission deadline for the prestigious handling award. The following five tips will help you to enter successfully.
read more...AMB in Stuttgart will not be held as a traditional trade fair this year. Instead, a forum with an accompanying table-top exhibition is to be held from 14 to 18 September 2020. The next regular AMB is not planned until 2022.
read more...Digitization becomes practical
The trade fair duo Motek/Bondexpo, the leading trade fair for the world of automation, is in the starting blocks despite the difficult corona times and is preparing to open its doors in Stuttgart from October 5 to 8, 2020.
read more...According to the VDMA, machinery exports from Germany fell by 6.6% in the first quarter. The association expects a double-digit decline in exports in the second quarter of 2020.
read more...Industrial production + handling
A virtual trade fair appearance is not so different from a trade fair appearance with a personal presence and most of the material is already available. On the occasion of our virtual industrial trade fair "Industrial production + handling", we show you how to do it in five simple steps.
read more...INDUSTRIAL production + handling
From June 17 to July 3, 2020, the virtual trade fair INDUSTRIAL production + handling will offer all companies and visitors the opportunity to present themselves and obtain information despite cancelled and postponed trade fairs.
read more...VDMA survey on the effects of coronavirus
The mechanical engineering sector is now feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic across the board. According to the results of the latest VDMA flash survey, 90% of companies see themselves as affected by the economic consequences of the pandemic.
read more...According to the "Product Piracy 2020" study commissioned by the VDMA, counterfeit products cause annual damage of 7.6 billion euros. Many counterfeits also pose a risk to the operation of machines and systems.
read more...According to the German Engineering Federation, orders fell by nine percent in March, although the decline in the first quarter was only two percent.
read more...After two percent sales growth last year, Igus is currently seeing mixed signals from the market. While sales declined in the first four months due to the coronavirus situation, incoming orders have remained almost stable so far.
read more...Turkish mechanical engineering industry
MAKFED, the umbrella organization of mechanical engineering associations in Turkey, conducted a survey among its members in the last week of March.
read more...Preparations for the GGS trade fair are underway despite the current challenging times: From November 24 to 26, 2020, exhibitors will be presenting innovations for the transportation of hazardous goods, storage and intralogistics processes involving hazardous substances.
read more...Gerhard Schubert GmbH in Crailsheim specializes in robot-based packaging technology. The family-run company has most of its customers in the food and confectionery industry, but also serves all other sectors, from pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to beverages and technical consumer goods.
read more...In the current coronavirus situation, Bott is offering a new occupational safety standard: the Care Point. It helps to meet high hygiene requirements by positioning the mobile washbasin close to the employees. The Care Point can be used flexibly in companies of all kinds.
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