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The supplier of connection technology mbo Osswald has further expanded its online portal and supports customized services.

The automotive industry's requirements for additive manufacturing (AM) will be the focus of this year's Mobility Forum at Rapid.Tech 3D on May 16. Renowned automotive manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Honda and Mercedes-Benz as well as Tier 1 partners such as Brose, EDAG and Schaeffler have announced their participation in Erfurt.

Stratasys has appointed Amir Kleiner as Chief Operating Officer. He will lead the company's Global Operations, MIS and Quality teams while continuing to lead the Customer Success team.

The Kistler Group will be presenting new, modularly adaptable quality inspection and assembly solutions. There will also be customizable combinations of automation and testing solutions, precisely controllable assembly solutions for complex processes and innovations in screwdriving technology.

Control will take place in Stuttgart from April 23 to 26. The trade fair highlights all aspects in theory and presents the current range of usable technologies, processes, products and system solutions for industrial quality assurance in practice.

RS Components has expanded its RS-Pro range with the introduction of 4,000 new products. The expansion of the product range focuses on industrial automation applications.

Sensor company Sick has continued its growth trajectory in a challenging 2023 financial year: Turnover increased by 5.4 percent to 2,307 million euros.

A future ban on gasoline or diesel-powered engines and incentive systems will lead to a redirection. One consequence of this is that more and higher-quality cables will be needed. Trends and highlights from the wire, cable and tube industries will be presented at the Wire & Tube trade fairs in Düsseldorf from April 15 to 19.

Kuka met and even exceeded its ambitious targets in 2023. In addition to Group-wide incoming orders (€ 4.0 billion, 2022: € 4.5 billion), sales (€ 4.1 billion) also exceeded the four billion euro mark for the first time. EBIT also rose for the first time to € 158.2 million. At 0.99, the book-to-bill ratio was below the previous year's figure (2022: 1.14).

A jury consisting of members of the Femworx Congress Advisory Board has nominated three young female experts for the Young Engineer Woman Award. The winner will be announced on April 26 during the Femworx Career Congress.