Blum-Novotest is presenting FormControl X for process-reliable automation at AMB. The new software is a solution for machining centers with which more knowledge can be gained by continuously measuring workpieces during the machining process.

Handling and automation play an important role in the modernization of the industry. In an interview with Daniel Schilling, Dr. Kurt Schmalz explains the most important trends and technologies for the coming years.

Innovations in pipe connection technology and linear technology will take center stage at Motek this year. The new products that RK Rose+Krieger will be presenting in Stuttgart include articulated joints for the industrial staircase and working platform system (ITAS), an anti-rotation device for system superstructures, a multi-axis modular system for gantry constructions and the RK MonoLine Z80 linear axis in a corrosion-resistant design.

There will be plenty of new products on the Teamtec stand at AMB, for example the powerful Axile G6 high-speed machining center, which is celebrating its premiere in Germany. In addition, the new BMX45 turning center from Biglia for the complete machining of complex bar parts with 45 mm bar capacity.

Competition is part and parcel of a trade fair like AMB: exhibitors come to the fair with the latest innovations and brand-new products in order to stay ahead in the race to win over customers.

At AMB, Schunk will be demonstrating how metalworking processes can be made more efficient, flexible and sustainable. With the new KRP3 centric clamp, the stationary Tandem3 modular system now has a further component for flexible workpiece clamping.

AMB will once again take place in Stuttgart from September 13 to 17, 2022. INDUSTRIAL Production editor-in-chief Daniel Schilling spoke to trade fair director Gunnar Mey about the innovations, highlights and trends at the trade fair for machine tools and precision tools.

Okuma Germany announces new products for its first trade fair appearance in direct sales for Germany: In addition to the LU3000EX, Okuma will be showing the LB3000 lathe, which offers a high degree of automation in conjunction with the Armroid articulated arm robot.

Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme presents milling tools that are optimized for industry-specific and material-specific requirements.

The quality of a company's data is the direct basis for productivity, reliable decisions and customer satisfaction.

The control valves for ultrapure water are an important supply medium in semiconductor production. While specialists used to check these valves personally on site, an IoT solution now checks the critical components.

The additive manufacturing department at TU Munich is working on concepts for the powder-based melting of plastics and the combination of materials in material extrusion (MEX). ZwickRoell's Mflow extrusion plastometer is used to analyze the process-related and design-related influences on multi-material components.

Images

Baumüller has implemented the areas of data access, security and methods within the standardized OPC UA interface and provides an OPC UA server for its controllers with the ProDataX software tool.

The Hoffmann Group is presenting new tools for machining as well as solutions for digitalization and automation at AMB. The Garant-Master Inox TPC milling cutter is made from a carbide substrate and is extremely resistant to bending.

Tables have a long tradition in work planning. In the search for empirical values, work planners spend valuable time on values that are inaccurate and not very reliable in production practice.

Images

Symate's Detact software system for industrial IoT, big data and AI is now also being used at Gerhardi Kunststofftechnik. The surface specialist will use the scalable AI infrastructure in its production to create process transparency from injection moulding to electroplating and to analyze and reduce waste across the board.

On September 28, Judith Kötsch and Ralf Schneider from Rittal will speak about the potential of enclosure climate control as part of the digital networking days Sustainability.

MicroStep Europe offers press brakes that are characterized in particular by numerous sensor-controlled assistance systems. These reduce the demands on the operator's specialist knowledge and also ensure the highest quality bending results in a reliable process.

Best Handling Technology will be exhibiting at Motek in Stuttgart from October 04-07, 2022.

In order to digitalize a company holistically, it is fundamental to network the office level, the top floor, with the production level, the store floor. The challenge lies in linking the individual systems, both horizontally and vertically.