Nagarro, a digital engineering company headquartered in Munich, and Addverb, a provider of robotics and warehouse automation solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The aim of the partnership is to jointly provide advanced robotic automation solutions and digital twins.
Business takeover in mechanical engineering
The fastening technology specialist Böllhoff is taking over the business operations of Stöger Automation. The consulting firm Baker Tilly supported the international investor process.
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The NIS2 directive significantly increases the requirements for OT security. This article shows how companies can combine structure, verifiability and practical relevance with IEC 62443-2-1 - from governance to auditability on the store floor.
Interpack 2026 draws a strong balance
With record numbers and international participation, Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf highlighted the current transformation of the packaging industry. The focus was on integrated solutions relating to PPWR, automation and new competence requirements in production.
Opening the store floor for data rooms
At its spring conference, the Scientific Society for Production Engineering (WGP) focused on the digitalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular. Against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in the industry, the researchers invited representatives from companies, politics and associations to discuss ways of transformation together.
B&R, the Machine Automation Division of ABB, will be presenting new solutions for machine and plant engineering at the all about automation trade fair in Wels. The focus will be on drive technology and industrial image processing.
With its platform economy, Conrad Electronic enables simple and fast procurement from a single source and acts as a solution provider to make it as smooth as possible for business customers to cover their technical needs.
Association of the German Turned Parts...
Rising order intake, new members, cautious optimism: the members of the Association of the German Turned Parts Industry are confident. At the spring conference in Leipzig, around 150 participants discussed current market developments, strategic challenges and specific solutions - from brand management to energy and cybersecurity.
There are several innovations at Conrad: Following the launch of the Conrad PRO loyalty program, the new B2B catalog is now appearing. Further offers and services for business customers are also planned. The aim is to digitize the procurement of technical requirements to a greater extent and to make processes more centralized and efficient.
How can collaboration between IT, OT and mechanical engineering become a real competitive advantage? Hans Michael Krause shows how open automation ecosystems are advancing brownfield integration, AI and cyber resilience in practice.
New management at injection molding machine...
Artur Metzler will become the new Managing Director of Arburg Poland on June 1, 2026. The sales and service expert is focusing on growth with Allrounder Trend, automation and digitalization.
The WinControl measurement software from Ahlborn is designed for the acquisition and processing of measurement data with Almemo measuring devices and offers functions for complex calibration tasks. A graphical user interface and context-sensitive help support operation and project customization.
Systems constantly generate measured values - but many of them disappear into systems that nobody actively uses. The problem is not the amount of data, but how it is collected. Only when information is available without detours and converges in a meaningful way can measured values be turned into reliable decisions.
RFID-based track-and-trace system
Around 90,000 tons of packaging waste are separated into 13 different waste streams at Veolia's highly automated sorting plant in Ochtendung, Rhineland-Palatinate. To test the sortability of new packaging under real conditions, Circpack relies on an RFID-based track-and-trace system from Turck Vilant Systems.
The student racing team at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences is developing an autonomous driving system for the electric racing car "F26" with expertise in image processing and computer science.
There are countless occasions and events that people like to capture as memories in photo books. In many cases, the machines on which they are produced come from the Swiss company Imaging Solutions. For demanding detection and measurement tasks during automatic book production, the provider of solutions for the image post-processing industry relies on the OD200 laser distance sensor from Sick.
New platform facilitates chip design
Siemens is cooperating with the Chips JU within the framework of EuroCDP and is facilitating access to modern EDA software for chip design, development and innovation for European companies. The aim is to strengthen start-ups, SMEs and research institutions and make the European semiconductor industry more competitive.
Digital sales offensive in machining
Walter and Sparepartsnow enter into strategic partnership. Machining tools are sold more digitally, and the platform expands its range to include tools for the first time.
Industrial production is increasingly developing in the direction of networked, intelligent and flexibly adaptable systems. The IT/OT Integration Summit shows how companies can strategically use the combination of information technology and operational technology to future-proof their production. The event focuses on practical solutions, technological innovations and specific application examples from the industry.
Environmental technology as the industry of...
Ifat Munich 2026 records record numbers with 3,400 exhibitors and 142,000 visitors The circular economy and water technologies are becoming key global industries.
