
Successful Formnext 2021
Almost 18,000 visitors came to the trade fair for additive manufacturing under the Frankfurt Trade Fair Tower.

Almost 18,000 visitors came to the trade fair for additive manufacturing under the Frankfurt Trade Fair Tower.

Once the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) comes into force, companies will have to prove that their direct suppliers comply with internationally applicable CSR and environmental standards and take immediate action in the event of violations by 2023 at the latest.

Despite several cancellations, the majority of exhibitors will be on site.

Festo has opened its new Digital Sales Hub in Barcelona. The idea behind this is that purchasing decisions are now primarily based on the quality of the online presence.

Rumors of exhibitor cancellations for the physical SPS in Nuremberg keep surfacing. Martin Roschkowski and Sylke Schulz-Metzner from the organizer Mesago Messe Frankfurt answer the most important questions about SPS 2021 under pandemic conditions.


productronica, the world's leading trade fair for the development and production of electronics, will take place in Munich from November 16 to 19. You can already prepare for it now with the e-paper of the trade fair newspaper.

Strong growth in the third quarter
Universal Robots (UR) increased its revenue in the third quarter of 2021 by 46% compared to the third quarter of the previous year, exceeding the Q3 figures for 2019 by 31%.

The economic situation in the testing technology sector has improved noticeably since the spring. Nevertheless, the industry has not yet fully overcome the coronavirus crisis.

On November 1, Dr. Klaus Geißdörfer (47) will take over as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ebm-Papst Group.

The 15th Blechexpo - Trade Fair for Sheet Metal Working - will take place together with the 8th Schweisstec - Trade Fair for Joining Technology - from October 26 to 29 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Center.

VDMA East was able to announce good business figures for its members today, but there is a lack of resources.

Rockwell Automation and Ansys have announced that the enhanced Studio 5000 simulation interface can now be connected to the Ansys digital twin.

Stabilus advances its motion control digitization strategy and enters into a partnership with technology company Synapticon

INDUSTRIAL Production handling award 2021
On behalf of the jury, IP Editor-in-Chief Daniel Schilling presented the trophies to the 2021 winners virtually today

The increasing importance of cleaning processes in the age of Industry 4.0 and AI became clear at parts2clean in Stuttgart.