Special for EMO

The demands on handling performance in the logistics sector are constantly increasing. In order to meet these challenges, modular storage and retrieval machines in a modular system for pallets, containers or small parts are a decisive success factor.

On January 26, 2024, the Plagiarius campaign awarded its dreaded "Plagiarius" negative prize for the 48th time to manufacturers and retailers of particularly brazen counterfeits and fakes.

Ivalua, provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, announced the winners and innovations of the first Generative AI Innovation Cup. The competition took place in December 2023. It was open to all Ivalua partners and employees - more than 100 participants from 25 teams took part, four of which were awarded prizes.

Spindel Full Service, the spindle repair specialist from Baden-Württemberg, can look back on its second-best financial year in its history - with 15% growth compared to the previous year. And the further forecast also looks good.

Green hydrogen is a key element for industry, mobility, electricity and heat supply in order to achieve climate targets and implement the energy transition. Efficient electrolysers are required for the cost-effective, decentralized production of this climate-neutral gas. One such solution is Ecolyzer, a modular system for alkaline pressure electrolysis, for which Ecoclean has recently started series production.

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Paul Horn will be presenting a new generation of its M475 grooving and parting system at Nortec. The tool system enables high economical and productive milling performance.

The founder and CEO of SVS-Vistek, Walter Denk, has taken his well-deserved retirement at the end of 2023. Robert Franz, who has already assumed the role of CEO for the German 2D vision companies within the TKH Group, will take over the management role of the innovative camera manufacturer SVS-Vistek.

Messe Düsseldorf is expanding its competence in Turkey and is gaining three new, strong satellites for its global metal trade fair portfolio with the internationally important trade fairs for the metallurgy, foundry and aluminum industries - Ankiros/Turkcast and Aluexpo.

Dr. Michael Berger has been appointed Managing Director of IDS Imaging Development Systems with effect from January 1. Jürgen Hartmann, founder and shareholder of the industrial camera manufacturer, is stepping down from the management board after 27 years at the helm of the company.

Students from Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm visited the Igus plant in Cologne to deepen their knowledge of automation technology. Last July, they had already traveled to Bordeaux as Team Autonohm to take part in the 26th RoboCup World Championships with the low-cost cobot ReBeL from Igus.