Industry 4.0 and Intralogistics 4.0. are changing the production environment and thus have an impact on AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots). In order to allow the industry to follow the trends with fast, cost-efficient development, Markus Fenn and Prof. Dr. Stefan May have developed Eduard, a teaching and prototyping platform that can be used to map the current trends. Markus Fenn talks about this in an interview with Andreas Mühlbauer.

We have compiled a market overview on the subject of drive technology: Who offers what?

38 nominees competed in six categories for the INDUSTRIAL Production Product of the Year 2023. The winners were awarded on the evening of March 30, 2023.

Gedore has introduced the new CrimpMax-360 Professional crimping pliers for crimping wire end ferrules on cables that are not under tension. The lightweight crimping pliers have a 360° rotatable crimping work area which, according to the manufacturer, can be optimally adapted to the application on the control cabinet, work table or workbench, for example.

LBI oil free offers oil-free lubricants that can be used in the machining of steel and high-strength steels. Classic fields of application are deep drawing and punching, but also the machining of stainless steels and aluminum.

The Hörmann Turbolux spiral door is available in two versions with a maximum width and height of 5,000 mm. The difference between the two versions lies in the balancing of the weights: the HS 5040 Turbolux S opens with spring weight balancing in over 4 m/s, making it the fastest spiral door in the world according to the manufacturer.

An independent jury has nominated three companies for the Hermes Award from among the submissions: ACS, Beckhoff and Bosch Rexroth. The winner will be announced at the opening ceremony of the Hannover Messe in the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

At Hannover Messe 2023, Helukabel will be presenting itself more than ever as a provider of complete system solutions.

The 4th BMWK Lightweighting Summit at the Hannover Messe is dedicated to the topic of "Lightweighting 2.0 in the Circular Economy". In an interview with Annina Schopen, Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, talks about the conference, recycling opportunities for composites and the framework conditions for the circular economy.

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clipx Engineer, the engineering software from Phoenix Contact, is the software for control cabinet construction that optimizes data consistency from the circuit diagram to the control cabinet.

The digitalization of the manufacturing and process industry is on the rise. Euchner's communication and network-compatible safety technology helps companies to shape this change.

ABM Greiffenberger will be presenting complete drive solutions at LogiMAT (April 25 to 27). The system provider adapts these to specific applications and customers - always in close and cooperative partnership with the customer.

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At embedded world, Voice Inter connect presented a kit developed in-house for industrial voice control and intercom modules for crystal-clear hands-free communication, even in noisy environments.

At embedded world 2023, the Hy-Line Group presented innovations and systems through to complete customer-specific solutions with hardware and software development.

Claus Bischoff will become the new CTO of the global automation specialist Lenze on May 1. He succeeds Dipl.-Ing. Frank Maier, who is leaving the company on April 30 after 14 years on the Executive Board and 18 years with the company.

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Safety screens in machine tools protect against flying particles and splashing cooling lubricant. It is therefore important that the screens are always fully functional. The Hema wheel service ensures this.

At this year's Hannover Messe, igus will be presenting digital products and solutions that help companies improve their applications and save costs.