
Sheet metal processing industry with a focus on digitalization
The 25th technology trade fair for sheet metal working, Euroblech 2018, has come to an end after four days.

The 25th technology trade fair for sheet metal working, Euroblech 2018, has come to an end after four days.

Pull Beratung is expanding its training program and is now offering a two-day seminar on "Shopfloor Management" with a focus on implementation planning.

The 16th parts2clean has come to a successful close. From October 23 to 25, 2018, the 240 exhibitors presented their products and technologies.

Protolabs announces its financial results for the third quarter of 2018. Custom prototype manufacturer achieves record quarterly sales and net profit

Entrepreneur Renate Pilz receives the "German Mechanical Engineering Award" 2018 for her life's work. The award was presented to her on Tuesday, October 16 at the 10th Mechanical Engineering Summit in Berlin.

Investment in motion control software
Magna invests in advanced motion control software and has signed an agreement to acquire Haptronik.

John Schweitzer has been appointed by the Supervisory Board of Software AG as the new Chief Customer Officer and member of the Executive Board as of November 1, 2018.

Plastic plain bearing applications
Every two years, motion plastics specialist igus presents the manus award for applications with plastic plain bearings. The starting signal for the application phase for the next edition has been given.

The digital networking of systems enables companies to adapt their products more precisely to customer requirements. In addition to adaptable systems, employees are a key success factor. This is shown by a study conducted by KIT, LUH and acatech.

The upcoming edition of the trade fair duo Intec and Z is proving very popular: around four months before the start of the trade fair, 95 percent of the exhibition space at the trade fair alliance has been rented out.

Hahn+Kolb has received the Bosch Group's coveted Supplier Award for the third time.

The Zumtobel Group is equipping the prestigious FC Bayern Munich stadium with a new modern lighting solution. Completion is planned for 2019.

MES specialist Itac Software has appointed Stefan Brügge to the Management Board as Chief Financial Officer with effect from October 1, 2018.
Safety platforms and walking surfaces
Sheet metal specialist Graepel manufactures the safety platforms and running surfaces for all new wagons of the North American wagon giant and market leader Union Tank Car (UTLX).
Altair has acquired Simsolid. The company works on the basis of detailed CAD assemblies and offers fast, accurate and robust structural simulations that do not require geometry simplification, cleansing or meshing.

Prof. Dr. Carsten Steger, Director of Research at Munich-based MVTec Software, has been elected spokesman of the Technical Committee of the German Association for Pattern Recognition (DAGM).