With the SSI Piece Picking application, SSI Schaefer is launching a fully automated piece picking system with numerous innovative features.

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Schunk was presented with the Hermes Award for an AI-based project during the opening ceremony of the Hannover Messe on April 21, 2024. Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research, presented the award in the presence of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

In Hanover, Contact Software will be demonstrating how companies can accelerate their digital transformation. Visitors to the trade fair will experience the benefits of end-to-end networked processes live - from the initial product idea to production, operation and service.

At the Hannover Messe, Fischertechnik is presenting a factory simulation model - the Agile Production Simulation - which can be used to illustrate the processes of a state-of-the-art factory. The model contains a high-bay warehouse and various processing steps and is equipped with actuators, sensors, AI and a driverless transport system. Felix Witzelmaier, Industrial Sales at Fischertechnik, explains the details in an interview.

The IT company 21unity offers a range of hardware and software services, as well as traditional services. Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to Managing Director Anja I. Gondolf about the company's appearance at the Hannover Messe, its services and future developments.

In the course of digitalization, sensor technology must also grow with it. In an interview with Andreas Mühlbauer, Nico Müller, Product Manager Software at Jumo, explains the key issues and the direction in which developments are heading.

Numerous Fraunhofer Institutes conduct research and development in the fields of image processing and optical or acoustic testing for quality assurance.

Saving energy is the order of the day. However, reducing consumption requires valid data from which optimization potential can be derived.

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Augmented reality can play an important role in carrying out tasks without errors, making workplaces safer and training employees faster and better, says Jan Junker, Executive Vice President EMEA at Teamviewer.

The Austrian measurement technology manufacturer Bruker Alicona is offering the FocusX for live testing for the first time at Control. The device is equipped with the latest technologies in a compact format.

How do I get data from a system, machine or field device safely to the place where it is processed? Answers are provided by 60 member companies of Profibus & Profinet International (PI).

Chains, cables and assemblies: The Helukabel Group will be exhibiting durable drag chain cables with a robust TPE sheath and the new stainless steel version of the tried-and-tested SLE cable drag chain in Hanover.

SMC Germany is expanding the range of the ctrlX Automation modular automation system from Bosch Rexroth to include its pneumatic and electrical automation solutions. The 100th partner in the ctrlX World opens up new possibilities for users.

Igus acquired a majority stake in Portuguese company Atronia Tailored Sensing in March 2024. The sensor specialist has been teaching plastic products from Cologne how to feel for five years.

EFB-Elektronik presents a short and slim body keystone. The die-cast zinc housing is compact at 29.2 mm deep and 14.6 mm wide, making it easier for installers to fit into flat or narrow environments, such as data centers, offices, industrial environments or telecommunications.

The KGUTI capacitive label sensors from Di-Soric are used for the reliable detection, positioning and monitoring of transparent, film and paper labels. Two different designs with robust metal housings cover many fields of application in the packaging industry.

Traceability that enables precise identification and the targeted recall of individual products or batches is becoming indispensable in all industries. This is why precise, fast and economical component and workpiece marking is becoming increasingly important in series production.

The innovative strength of the companies at the Hannover Messe is higher than ever before. As is the presence of international politics at the industry's leading trade fair. The perfect mix for a spirit of optimism from Hanover.

To what extent can exoskeletons relieve employees and which exoskeletons are suitable for what? These questions are answered by a working group at the University of Innsbruck.

This year, the Hannover Messe is focusing on a number of different areas. However, they all point to one goal: the transformation of industry towards sustainable production.

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