The good thing about challenging times is the return to old virtues. Many a company is rediscovering its old inventive spirit, which was born out of a lack of economic opportunities and has been lost over the years. A new machine is not always the optimal solution. A retrofit often makes more sense.

Packaging, filling or palletizing food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products - safety technology is required at every step of the packaging process to reliably protect people, machines and processes from hazards and malfunctions.

The requirements in automotive manufacturing in terms of product quality, precision and durability are high. Design engineers at voestalpine Camtec GmbH have therefore opted for structural dampers from ACE to protect compact slides.

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A new study by Trend Micro reveals that 54 percent of companies worldwide are dissatisfied with the maturity of their cyber risk assessment capabilities.

Claroty's new cloud-based cybersecurity platform xDome gives companies added resilience in the operational and cyber areas.

Wibu-Systems, provider of the software protection and licensing technology CodeMeter, supplies manufacturers of standard software as well as companies from the automation and electronics industries.

On September 28 and 29, 2022, it will once again be all about automation at Messe Chemnitz.

Tox Pressotechnik is presenting the new electric manual workstation Tox-FlexPress Compact at Motek. At the trade fair, the experts will also be showing what servo press systems have to do with smart production.

Nord Drivesystems has developed its Nordac ON decentralized frequency inverter series for smaller power ranges up to 2.2 kW. The inverters are characterized by an integrated Ethernet interface, complete pluggability and an extremely compact design.

Hecht Kugellager offers a wide range of bearing technology for use in the automotive industry, commercial vehicles and mobile machinery.

Within three years, Coca-Cola has invested around 50 million euros in one of its largest plants in Mannheim, Germany. KHS is contributing a returnable glass line that also handles highly complex sorting tasks.

Jungheinrich can look back on what it describes as a decent first half of the 2022 financial year. The intralogistics group was able to increase incoming orders and sales.

TeamViewer and RealWear, provider of wearable assisted reality solutions in the industry, are intensifying their collaboration. The TeamViewer remote access software will be integrated into the new RealWear cloud as standard.

To make machines and systems for the food industry even safer, igus is launching a new standard as a spherical cap material for the igubal Food Contact joint system with the high-performance plastic iglidur A181.

Supply bottlenecks have been a major problem for the economy since the start of the pandemic. The war in Ukraine and the resulting energy crisis have further exacerbated the situation. However, there are ways and means of preparing for difficulties with the supply chain. A networked supply chain that can be tracked in real time is considered particularly promising.

The acquisition of Covestro's additive manufacturing materials business is expected to enable Stratasys to offer customers more comprehensive solutions and accelerate the development of next-generation materials for manufacturing with partners.

The global market for goods in the electrical and digital industry amounted to a nominal 4,967 billion euros in 2021. "The resulting growth of ten percent compared to the previous year reflects the strong recovery of the global electrical market after the first year of the pandemic," said ZVEI expert Jürgen Polzin.

With the new PGL-plus-P, Schunk presents a flexible and robust gripper with certified safe gripping force retention.

Customer requirements are constantly changing and the growing shortage of skilled workers poses a major challenge. To counteract this, industrial companies are increasingly looking for ways to make their intralogistics processes more flexible and efficient. Omron provides support with extended functions of its Fleet Operations Workspace (Flow) core software for the product portfolio of autonomous mobile robots (AMR).

Phoenix Contact offers a wide range of hand tools. New to the range since 2022 is the Crimpfox Duo 16S crimping tool, which is now also available on the Conrad Sourcing Platform. The highlight is the rotating die, which can be used to pick up wire end ferrules from the side as well as from the front.