
Continuously developing innovations
In the run-up to the Hannover Messe, Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to Oliver Winzenried, CEO of Wibu-Systems, about the innovations the company is presenting in Hannover and the technological trends at the trade fair.

In the run-up to the Hannover Messe, Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to Oliver Winzenried, CEO of Wibu-Systems, about the innovations the company is presenting in Hannover and the technological trends at the trade fair.

The constantly changing markets require flexible and innovative logistics. Processes must be continuously monitored and optimized. This requires products and solutions that can be used to optimize internal processes.
ProCase produces transport packaging for industrial goods and equipment. According to the manufacturer, the so-called flight cases are particularly robust and protect the technology with their individual fit.

Farasis Energy, developer and producer of high-performance battery technology and pouch cells for electromobility, is presenting innovative electric solutions at LogiMAT (April 25-27) in Stuttgart. The focus of the battery solutions is on material transportation.

Industry 4.0 and Intralogistics 4.0. are changing the production environment and thus have an impact on AGVs and AMR. Markus Fenn and Prof. Dr. Stefan May Eduard have developed a teaching and prototyping platform that can be used to map current trends in order to enable the industry to follow these trends with fast, cost-efficient development. Markus Fenn talks about this in an interview.

The Weidmüller Group, headquartered in Detmold, can look back on a successful 2022. The turnover mark of one billion euros was exceeded for the first time in the current financial year.

After German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opened the Hannover Messe on Sunday evening, the traditional tour of the trade fair began this year at the stand of the partner country Indonesia.
The Schmersal Group is focusing on automation and safety solutions for intralogistics. Marcel Bogusch explains the overall significance of this topic for Schmersal in an interview. The questions were asked by Inka Krischke.
Procentec devices now under the Anybus label
HMS Networks has assigned its network diagnostics product series, which previously bore the logo of the acquired company Procentec, to its main brand Anybus.
At 7 billion euros, Bosch Rexroth achieved the highest turnover in the company's history in the 2022 financial year. Compared to the previous year (6.2 billion euros), this was an increase of 14.1 percent. Order intake fell only slightly (-2.1 percent) to 7.3 billion euros - the second-highest figure to date.

The INDUSTRIAL Production team wishes you happy Easter holidays!

Ifm acquired CMS Automatisierungstechnik in Linz, Austria, on February 28, 2023. With this acquisition, ifm intends to strengthen its activities in the field of cloud-based machine diagnostics.

38 nominees competed in six categories for the INDUSTRIAL Production Product of the Year 2023. The winners were awarded on the evening of March 30, 2023.

An independent jury has nominated three companies for the Hermes Award from among the submissions: ACS, Beckhoff and Bosch Rexroth. The winner will be announced at the opening ceremony of the Hannover Messe in the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Claus Bischoff will become the new CTO of the global automation specialist Lenze on May 1. He succeeds Dipl.-Ing. Frank Maier, who is leaving the company on April 30 after 14 years on the Executive Board and 18 years with the company.

Sustainability report for 2022
Schneider Electric has published the latest figures on the progress of its sustainability measures. The report for 2022 states that digital solutions and services made it possible to save around 90 million tons ofCO2 last year.