Koenig's discipline

AMF clamping technology pulverizes production times at the world's oldest printing press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer in Würzburg
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AMF clamping technology pulverizes production times at the world's oldest printing press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer in Würzburg

Endress+Hauser exceeded its own expectations in the 2021 financial year. The specialist for measurement and automation technology achieved new records in terms of incoming orders, sales, profit and employment.

After a slight decline in turnover due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the ifm group of companies closed the past year with a new turnover record. An increase in personnel of a good 10% and plans for a new company headquarters reflect this development.

Jungheinrich has presented its business figures for 2021. Despite the coronavirus pandemic and strained supply chains, the Group posted record results for incoming orders, sales and profit.

Annual investment in energy technology systems will more than double in the future, from EUR 762 billion globally in 2020 to EUR 1,808 billion in 2040.

Incoming orders, turnover and the number of employees are growing rapidly. The company is also optimistic for the current year.
The seventh axis not only makes robots in many production plants more agile, but also increases their reach. To prevent accidents from ruining this increase in productivity, Expert-Tünkers has been working with ACE shock absorber components for years to protect the end positions.

After strong growth in 2021, Kuka plans to invest 800 million euros in research and development by 2025. The new iiQKA robot operating system is already being used by the first companies.

Fully automatic mixed palletizing
The challenge of mixed palletizing: In the warehouse of the Pepsi branch in Jordan, a Kuka robot stacks soft drinks of different shapes and sizes onto the same pallet. Until 2016, the task was still performed manually by numerous employees.
Flexibility in production also brings with it ever new tasks for people. Various types of exoskeletons are being developed and tested at the University of Innsbruck to support employees in physical activities.