Around 1,300 exhibitors are expected to attend the 32nd edition of the SPS - Smart Production Solutions - trade fair in Nuremberg from November 14 to 16, 2023. The booking figures show a significant growth of the trade fair compared to last year's event and thus a development towards pre-pandemic levels. The trade fair organizer is therefore expanding the exhibition space to 16 halls.

The Wohlhaupter fine boring short clamp holder can be used on special boring bars with 1-µm-precise fine adjustment in diameter using an external digital display module 3E Tech+. The ES Bore has been nominated in the Metalworking category of the Product of the Year competition.

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The SUMO automation systems from EGS Automation, economical standard solutions for automating a wide range of processes in plastics and metalworking, have been nominated in the Robotics category in the competition for Product of the Year 2024.

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This year's SPS is all about the automation megatrends: productivity, sustainability and connectivity. Baumüller is launching numerous new products on the market that address these trends - including new tools for smart energy monitoring, condition monitoring in the drive and new mechanical models for drive simulation.

The application phase in the competition for the INDUSTRIAL Production Products of the Year 2024 will run until October 31, 2023. Companies and readers can submit products and projects for one more week, after which the application portal will close and reader voting will begin.

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 from Bosch Rexroth achieves this through flexibility and high speed - with reduced space requirements.

The DuplexPress 8 from Schmidt enables a high force of 7 kN with a large stroke of 140 mm and ergonomic operation with minimal effort. The press has been nominated for Product of the Year 2024 in the Handling, Assembly and Production Logistics category.

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The new LinMot gripper module made of stainless steel enables precise gripping and moving of sensitive products in demanding environments. It has been nominated in the Drive Technology and Automation category in the Product of the Year 2024 competition.

R+W presents itself at the SPS as a solution specialist with a comprehensive coupling portfolio and integrated sensor technology.

ebm-papst will be presenting new approaches for air and drive technology at the SPS in Nuremberg. The focus will be on enclosure and electronics cooling as well as industrial drive technology and automation. An expert presentation on drives in AGVs rounds off the offerings for a networked future.

A short-term restructuring at the Unilever site in Heilbronn involved the maintenance of a large palletizing station.

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The use of mobile robotics in industry plays a central role in inspection and maintenance tasks in plants and in occupational safety.

The new Bodas DI5 display from Bosch Rexroth offers off-highway manufacturers a great deal of freedom in the design of mobile applications and facilitates on-site servicing of Rexroth RC40 control units.

Glass-based, haptic, embedded touch HMIs from Irlbacher, the specialist for processing and functionalizing flat glass, enable intuitive user interfaces that do not require a display and therefore no language.

Rockwell Automation has introduced new graphic terminals to customize machines and meet diverse application requirements.

Zebra Technologies has developed the robust Android tablets of the ET6x series for use in warehouses, production, field service and public safety.

CIM Database Cloud is a new out-of-the-box solution from Contact for end-to-end digital product development.

In industry, plant security and access control are not only important in terms of employee safety or theft protection, but also serve to protect intellectual property.

Sheet metal processing needs reliable marking for its processes. The systems from Rea Elektronik work even in the most adverse environments and on difficult surfaces. The systems from the Rea Jet product line will be on display at Blechexpo 2023.

The Ivos (Industrial Vision Operating System) solution kit from Schmalz simplifies the automated handling of various metal sheets.