
Weidmüller: Site in Canada expanded
Weidmüller has expanded its presence in Canada. At the open day at the end of September, Chief Sales Officer Dr. Timo Berger opened the completely renovated site in Markham, Ontario.

Weidmüller has expanded its presence in Canada. At the open day at the end of September, Chief Sales Officer Dr. Timo Berger opened the completely renovated site in Markham, Ontario.
The VDW has withdrawn its production forecast for 2019. The moderate decline in production envisaged for the current year can no longer be maintained. percent.
Making complex products understandable
Almost two years after the start of construction, Torwegge officially inaugurated its new world of experience. In addition to presentations on warehousing, production and intralogistics, the program included an interactive tour of the facility.

Batam, Beijing, Singapore, Paris, Lahr - a Schneider Electric Innovation Hub is now also open to customers, partners, pupils and students in the Black Forest.
Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler and Audi want to continue to form a powerful team in Formula E in the future. The joint development of the Audi e-tron FE07 for the seventh season starting in fall 2020 has already begun.

At its annual press conference in Mülheim an der Ruhr, the automation specialist Turck gave an outlook on its plans for the coming year - and took stock of the past year.

The leading trade fair for smart and digital automation is taking place for the thirtieth time. Start-ups and global market leaders alike will be in Nuremberg from November 26 to 28 to present their products and solutions at SPS.

The Supervisory Board of the Norma Group has appointed Dr. Michael Schneider as Chairman of the Management Board on a permanent basis. He had already assumed the duties of CEO ad interim on August 1 in addition to his responsibilities as CFO.

The Italian family-owned company BTE Automazione and Eckelmann entered into a strategic sales partnership in October.

In the third quarter of 2019, incoming orders in the German machine tool industry fell by 25% compared to the same period of the previous year.

Karl Haider takes over the role of Chief Commercial Officer for the European business units of Tata Steel. He succeeds Henrik Adam, who was appointed CEO of Tata Steel in Europe in June.

Automation and robot solutions
The Hahn Group, a provider of automation and robotics solutions, acquired REI Automation, Inc. on November 1, 2019. With the company from Columbia, South Carolina in the USA, the manufacturer is tapping into an important industrial area in the south-east of the USA and strengthening its presence in the region.

Order intake mechanical engineering
An 11% increase in orders from euro partner countries brightened the picture for the German mechanical engineering sector in September, the VDMA announced. Overall, companies recorded a decline in orders of four percent in real terms in September 2019.
Siemens defies the weak economy and presents a good annual result. All annual forecasts were met. Nevertheless, the Group is also expecting a challenging new fiscal year.

Contact Software and Shandong Xuanji Industrial Automation have opened China's first "Digital Virtual Simulation Lab". PLM and IoT solutions run in the virtual environment, using examples from industry to demonstrate the concrete application benefits.

Prof. Andrea Büttner took over as Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising on November 1, 2019.