Augmented reality (AR) technologies are increasingly being used in an industrial context. AR glasses can be used to augment the real environment with virtual objects. These are anchored in the real environment.

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In 2022, achromatic colors will continue to dominate the global automotive market. However, in BASF's Color Report for Automotive OEM Coatings, designers found that colors such as yellow, orange, green and violet are now also gaining market share.

Digital platforms are springing up like mushrooms. Every company involved in digitalization and Industry 4.0 has at least considered the potential benefits of its own digital platform, and many are already on the market. There are numerous providers, the technology is mature and proven a thousand times over.

Endress+Hauser Mexico has invested around 10 million euros in its own building. The new sales and service center is located in Naucalpan in the greater Mexico City area.

This year, Indonesia is the partner country of the Hannover Messe. The Indonesian President Joko Widodo has confirmed his personal participation in the world's most important industrial trade fair.

Igus aims to lower the barriers to entry into the automation age with its low-cost automation offering. The robotics marketplace RBTX helps interested parties to find the right automation solution for their application quickly, easily and cost-effectively. To date, RBTX has been available in eight countries. Now Igus is expanding its offering and launching the robotics marketplace in ten additional countries.

New forms of work are in demand. The transformation of processes within the industry towards more digitalization gives companies the opportunity to make their workflows faster, safer and more individual.

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Diamant is Germany's oldest bicycle brand - the manufacturer from near Chemnitz has been around since 1885. Up to 1,500 bicycles and e-bikes are handmade there every day. Efficient workflows and good communication play an important role in the production processes.

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Rescue blanket, knife, crowbar: all this is part of the inventory of the new emergency box from Deguma. With these tools, rolling mill operators are prepared for an emergency and can react quickly and correctly.

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The seventh axis is used in manufacturing and production systems to make robots more agile and increase their reach. As an additional traversing axis, this linear axis brings robots quickly into the workspace or guides them precisely to parallel path-controlled operations.

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Robots can be found in industry in a wide variety of
designs, including classic industrial robots,
cobots and autonomous mobile robots. There are also
components and accessories such as grippers, drives and safety technology. You can find an overview in our robotics market overview.

Nowadays, nobody can avoid "sustainability": In addition to a far-reaching presence in the media, it is also becoming increasingly important for companies in the tool and mold making industry to develop and implement appropriate concepts.

Lenord+Bauer, a specialist in the measurement of speeds and positions in high-speed spindles, offers a plug-and-play solution with mini encoders and matching ferromagnetic precision target wheels.

In the world of music, Beyerdynamic is known for its good sound. Among other things, the company manufactures high-quality headphones. In order to remain competitive, the level of automation in production is to be continuously increased.

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The high-precision 23SXc series pressure transmitter from Keller compensates for temperature dependency and non-linearity using a mathematical model in the microcontroller. With the CANopen interface, the pressure transmitter is suitable for a wide range of automation solutions.

When applications were moved to the cloud, the issue of licensing was thought to have been resolved. But not everything is in good hands in the cloud, and now licensing has become even more important when operating containers due to the associated scaling.

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In the coming years, Mapal expects a large increase in machining solutions for electric vehicles. The tool manufacturer has set its sights on sophisticated components that will be produced in large quantities in the future.

The Hicon mini hydraulic power pack from Hawe Hydraulik is waterproof and therefore resistant to splash water or temporary immersion in water during use. The encapsulated design in three chambers achieves protection class IP67.

The Semil-1700GC series from Bressner Technology now also supports the Nvidia RTX-A2000 Ampere GPU card. The device with fanless IP67 housing can offer the same GPU performance at a lower price.

The online voting for the products of the year 2023 will run until the end of January and participation is possible until January 31.