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Increased demand for control and drive...
Sieb & Meyer AG is expanding its production space in Lüneburg by 1,800 m² in response to continued high demand in the wake of strong sales growth in the 2025 financial year and increasing investment in AI infrastructure.
read more...Topics such as digitalization and sustainable production will shape Hannover Messe 2026, and a number of prizes will also be awarded during the trade fair.
read more...On the occasion of the strike announced by ver.di on the first two days of Hannover Messe 2026 (20 and 21 April), which will paralyze public transport in Hanover, the organizer, Deutsche Messe, is expressing clear criticism and great concern about the impact on the trade fair and business location.
read more...New connectors and an app solution for the IIoT framework from PLCnext Technology make it easier to collect data from controllers, sensors and field devices - especially in existing systems.
read more...Beckhoff at the Light + Building 2026
At Light + Building from March 8 to 13, Beckhoff will be demonstrating PC-based control as a universal lever for sustainable building automation. Visitors can experience on site how the integration of all systems on an open platform can lower engineering costs and reduce energy requirements. Scalable control concepts with TwinCAT 3 Building Automation and EtherCAT-based networking offer transparency and future-proofing.
read more...Flexible and dynamic production environments place high demands on automation technology in terms of functional safety. At SPS, Phoenix Contact will be presenting approaches for functional safety in dynamic production areas - including systems for flexible protective fields and human-robot collaboration.
read more...Modularization increases flexibility and efficiency in mechanical engineering, but places new demands on drive technology. The article compares centralized, decentralized and cabinet-less architectures and shows how flexible drive systems support modular machine concepts economically.
read more...Leo Feinwerktechnik relies on synchronously movable lifting columns for its height-adjustable joining table for spiral screen production, controlled via the RKX software from RK Rose+Krieger. The solution enables real-time monitoring, simple configuration and worldwide remote maintenance.
read more...Flexible in the cloud standard
From the cloud, SAP's MES offers numerous advantages and can be a driver for innovation. The fit-to-standard approach - and an experienced partner - help to make implementation in the standardized cloud environment as straightforward as possible.
read more...The new Sigma-X high-end servo system from Yaskawa meets the technical requirements of modern semiconductor production with smart features such as automatic load adjustment, vibration suppression and synchronized axis control.
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