Together with Lauscher Präzisionstechnik and the company Spreitzer, the IFW at Leibniz Universität Hannover is researching a new, flexible clamping system for additively manufactured components with complex geometries.

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Lifting, stretching and bending are the order of the day at work. Stretch sections in workwear are becoming increasingly popular.

The appeal of Rapid.Tech 3D continues to grow. Numerous new partnerships at the pioneering additive manufacturing (AM) event, which will be held in Erfurt for the 20th time next year from May 14 to 16, are proof of this.

The requirements of manufacturing and the possibilities of additive manufacturing are both increasing. The two areas are increasingly converging - creating "points of contact" that generate innovation. Andy Langfeld, President EMEA at Stratasys, explains what this means for the technologies, the 3D printing and additive manufacturing industry and the future drivers of these technologies.

Every year, Deutsche Messe honors a female expert from the STEM sector with the Engineer Woman Award. Through her commitment, her ideas or her work, she should have set innovative accents in the technical environment of a company.

Arnold Umformtechnik has reached another important milestone with the inauguration of its new production building in Forchtenberg-Rauhbusch. The new building covers more than 3,400 square meters and creates space for additional production capacity and jobs in the future.

In the networked factory, everything has to mesh seamlessly and quickly. This also applies to the transportation and positioning of products and materials. The linear motion system ctrlX ^FlowHS achieves this through flexibility and high speed with reduced space requirements.

Omron introduces the new V460-H Direct Part Mark (DPM) industrial reader. This rugged handheld reader offers advanced decoding performance and Ethernet network connectivity.

Assuming an average machine hourly rate of 2,500 euros, the failure of an industrial robot is associated with high costs. For the first time, local AI makes it possible to reliably implement predictive maintenance from the gearbox to the gripper without expensive industrial PCs, as well as to take the collaboration, safety and intelligence of automated guided vehicles and cobots to the next evolutionary stage.

Among other things, Turck came to Nuremberg with a robust and compact multiprotocol Ethernet read/write head. The company is thus expanding its RFID portfolio with an efficient solution with unique features.

The partnership between Eureka System, a system integrator for industrial companies with a focus on automation, and Keba Industrial Automation is still in its infancy.

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Under this motto, Harting presented solutions at SPS 2023 to meet the challenges of social and technological megatrends.

Heat: undesirable in the enclosure. Filter fans ensure that hot air is transported to the outside and that the installed components function smoothly.

With around 200 employees, AMI Förder- und Lagertechnik produces complete solutions for intralogistics and corresponding components in Luckenbach (Westerwald).

The handy Series 3 hot glue guns from Steinel impress with their innovative technology and new design. In addition to the corded Gluematic 3011, the Mobileglue 3011 cordless hot glue gun is suitable for mobile work.

It is often the little things that make production more efficient and simplify processes. Such solutions are Erwin Halder's specialty.

The new aluminum handwheels from Kipp are designed to be visually appealing and bring more ergonomics and safety to operation. Users can choose between six versions of the user-friendly control elements.

Weidmüller presented solutions in the field of electrical automation technology at SPS 2023. The focus was on a new operating system, a new connection technology and solutions for renewable energies, for example for wind energy, hydrogen generation and energy storage.

At SPS 2023, everything at Balluff revolved around the topic of network technology. Industrial image processing and other solutions for the factory of the future were also on the agenda at the trade fair stand.

At SPS 2023, Sick presented itself as a solution provider and value-adding partner in a number of core industries.