
Integrating AI-supported robotics
Markus Hees, Managing Director of Trumpf Deutschland Werkzeugmaschinen, gives an outlook on Blechexpo, which takes place from October 21 to 24 in Stuttgart, in an interview with Andreas Mühlbauer.

Markus Hees, Managing Director of Trumpf Deutschland Werkzeugmaschinen, gives an outlook on Blechexpo, which takes place from October 21 to 24 in Stuttgart, in an interview with Andreas Mühlbauer.

Multi-stage cold forming for individual...
Conform components are always customer or requirement-compliant components that are manufactured in a multi-stage cold forming process. With Conform Next, Arnold Umformtechnik is now going one step further: in addition to tool developments, existing systems are being further developed, optimized and adapted with a view to component specifics.

The Aloflex is a laser processing system for laser hardening, laser cladding and CMT welding. According to the manufacturer Alotec, it promises more flexibility with up to 10 kW laser power for laser hardening with zoom or scan optics, laser cladding with powder or wire for external & internal coating (powder) and CMT welding directly on site at the customer's premises.

Testing cold-formed components more precisely
An optical free-fall inspection system, which was developed as part of a research project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, inspects cold-formed components for geometric dimensional accuracy and surface quality with an accuracy of a few hundredths of a millimeter.

Consistently precise cutting edges
Otec surface treatment systems minimize surface roughness parameters and make process sequences more flexible.

INDUSTRIAL Production Products of the year...
Trumpf presents a fully automatic punch laser machine for networked production. The Trumatic 5000 enables greater productivity and part quality with reduced energy consumption. The production cell takes 2nd place in the metalworking category.

Software specialists Tset and Hexagon enter...
Hexagon's Forming Suite technology is now integrated into Tset's software. Customers of the two technology companies can now simulate the sheet metal forming process as well as the associated costs andCO2 emissions in one system.

Nomination Products of the Year 2024
Trumpf presents a fully automatic punch laser machine for networked production. The Trumatic 5000 enables greater productivity and part quality with reduced energy consumption. The production cell is nominated for the metalworking category.

The Ivos (Industrial Vision Operating System) solution kit from Schmalz simplifies the automated handling of various metal sheets.
At Blechexpo 2023, Trumpf will be showcasing a fully automatic punch laser machine for networked production. The TruMatic 5000 enables greater productivity and part quality with reduced energy consumption.
Blechexpo and Schweisstec 2023
The 16th Blechexpo, together with the 9th Schweisstec from November 7 to 10, 2023, will be the meeting place for sheet metal processing.

Machine tool manufacturer Soraluce will be demonstrating its position in the fields of milling, turning, multitasking and automation solutions at the EMO 2023 trade fair.

The motto of this year's leading EMO trade fair is "Innovate Manufacturing".
Laser systems according to customer requirements - this is what Arnold Maschinenfabrik from Ravensburg specializes in. The portfolio includes systems for laser welding, laser cutting, laser hardening and laser polishing.

To ensure smooth work processes, tools for processing enclosures and housings must function flawlessly and reliably. Häwa rounds off its punching range with the Multi-Press 500.
Partial temperature control of forming tools
Thermodynamics specialist Hotset and tool manufacturer Dornbusch have developed a system for partial temperature control of tools for sheet metal forming. It enables quality and process optimization in the production of cold-formed aluminium sheet metal parts with complex geometries. Older forming tools can also be optimized.

Air purity class 5 according to ISO achieved
In sensitive sectors such as medical technology, the optical industry or electronics, cleanroom-compatible components are required for all processes. This also includes drives. With the servo presses from the Electricdrive Core series, Tox Pressotechnik now has a solution: they comply with air cleanliness class 5 in accordance with ISO 14644-1.

CU-Flex copper processing center
Boschert also presented the revised CU-Flex copper processing center with its three stations for punching, bending and shearing in Hanover. This allows users to completely manufacture copper parts in just one work process.
Automating the loading and unloading of machines increases efficiency in production - especially if the subsequent manual visual inspection is also carried out automatically. AI-pro develops individual solutions for this and adds robots and artificial intelligence to machines such as the servo press from Tox Pressotechnik.

3D printing is a manufacturing technology that offers unprecedented flexibility for the geometric design of components and significantly shortens delivery times. Additive manufacturing also offers far-reaching possibilities in the area of fastening solutions.