Products of the year 2025: the competition starts again
The INDUSTRIAL Production Products of the Year are entering a new round. This year, our readers can vote in eight categories. We are also awarding a special prize.
read more...read more...Touch-based HMI series is presented
As an exhibitor at the VDI Congress Automation, ACD Elektronik also presented the HMIs of the M2Smart HMI series.
read more...Deutsche Messe announces Robotics Award
On the occasion of Hannover Messe 2025, Deutsche Messe is once again presenting the Robotics Award after a break of several years. Prizes will be awarded for robot-supported automation and logistics solutions. Companies and institutions from Germany and abroad can apply, regardless of whether they are exhibitors at Hannover Messe or not.
read more...Efficient retooling of robot systems
Retooling processes on robot systems are necessary in order to be able to react to changing workpiece and production variants. However, each of these set-up processes causes unproductive times, harbors the potential for errors and requires additional knowledge and training. Concepts for minimizing set-up times are therefore economically necessary in order to have as little impact on productivity as possible.
read more...Robots for 3D printing of complex metal components
In order to meet the challenges of modern production in the metal industry, HS Automation has developed a modular automation cell for a new type of 3D metal printing. The laser welding process with a Kuka robot enables the economical and material-friendly production of complex metal parts - without any support structures.
read more...Connecting aircraft structures
Laser technology for easier flying
The Fraunhofer IWS has made progress towards new ecological aircraft construction concepts. As part of the EU's Clean Sky 2 program, a team of researchers from Dresden demonstrated the chipless joining of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic component structures in the Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) project.
read more...First quarter of 2024: Hermle feels investment restraint
Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG felt the effects of the expected investment restraint in the industry in the first quarter of 2024: The order intake of the Swabian machine tool and automation specialist fell by 11.9% to 127.0 million euros across the Group in this period compared to the same period of the previous year.
read more...SPS returns to original date in 2025
Next year's SPS will take place in Nuremberg from November 25 - 27, 2025, thus returning to the period that has been familiar to the automation industry for many years. The dates up to 2027 have also already been published by the organizer Mesago Messe Frankfurt and are also at the end of November.
read more...United Grinding showcases new automation solution at GrindingHub
The United Grinding Group presented a new automation solution in the field of tool processing at GrindingHub. The trade fair presentation focused on connectivity solutions.
read more...Efficient drive concepts for the plastics industry
Baumüller will be presenting drive and automation technology for various areas of the plastics industry at NPE 2024. Leading companies from the fields of film production, injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming, blow molding and recycling rely on solutions from Baumüller.
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