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Omron, a specialist in automation and robotics, presents the new OL-450S: a flat, omnidirectional autonomous mobile robot (AMR) designed to make material handling processes more efficient, safer and smoother.

The German economy grew much more strongly than expected in the first quarter. This is largely due to the USA's aggressive trade policy. Nevertheless, 2025 threatens to be another year without growth.

The Jumo Group officially opened the new Plant 2 ('Sensilo') in Rodges near Fulda on May 22, 2025. At around 48 million euros, the new building is the largest investment in the company's history. In addition, around 21 million euros will be invested in machinery and equipment by 2027.

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The automation specialist Gefran is investing in the Italian software company 40Factory and acquiring 22% of the company's shares as part of an equity investment. The investment amounts to four million euros.

The Pilz Group had to take the generally difficult economic situation into account in the past financial year. In 2024, the automation company achieved a turnover of 341 million euros. This corresponds to a decrease of 21 percent compared to the previous year.

Spectra, a provider in the industrial PC and automation sector, has acquired the Munich-based company Compmall. With the integration of the industrial PC specialist, which has been established on the market since 1993, the company is expanding its portfolio in a targeted manner.

Lenze and Rittal have entered into a technology partnership to jointly lead power distribution and drive technology into the future. RiLineX as the new standard platform for busbar systems and market-leading compact inverters from Lenze form the basis.

The Bühler Group, headquartered in Switzerland, is a technology group that is now in its fifth generation of family ownership. The company specializes in technologies and processes for the production of food and solutions for mobility.

A leading German medical technology company has comprehensively modernized its intralogistics - with an individual AGV overall concept from ek robotics. The aim was to achieve a consistently safe, efficiently synchronized material flow along the process chain - from sterilization to storage.

Production is running at full speed, the team is working to the limit, deadlines are looming - and suddenly the plant comes to a standstill. Unforeseen situations like this put everyone involved under pressure.