Mechanical and plant engineering 2020
Double-digit decline in exports
The global coronavirus crisis has also led to significant export losses for machine and plant manufacturers.
read more...read more...Production of tomorrow - an interview with Professor Martin Dix
Martin Dix will be speaking at Intec/Z connect 2021 on the topic of "Tomorrow's production - sustainable, flexible and error-free". We interviewed him in advance.
read more...Leipzig trade fair network 2021 purely digital
The centerpiece of the event is a top-class online congress on current topics in the industry.
read more...Rotary indexing table for lightweight components
Peiseler's largest multi-axis combination to date increases the productivity of lightweight components.
read more...Combined deburring and handling solution
Kadia's portfolio includes a wide variety of deburring machines, most of which are designed for fully automatic operation, for example with the aid of a robot.
read more...Automatic and individually adjustable lubrication
Schaeffler has added further automatic lubricators to its Concept series. Concept1 and Concept4 ensure automatic and individually adjustable lubrication and thus reduce maintenance costs.
read more...Trumpf and Jungheinrich: Partnership for intralogistics
Trumpf and automation expert Jungheinrich will be working together in future on intralogistics solutions for networked sheet metal production.
read more...Accelerate assembly and dismantling work in mechanical engineering
Connecting each cable individually is time-consuming and error-prone. Igus has therefore developed an alternative for machine manufacturers. Module Connect is an interface that makes it easy to connect energy chains and the cables they contain.
read more...Model-based control
A research group at the Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW) at the University of Stuttgart is working on models that also take object dynamics into account when calculating robot control sequences and trajectories.
read more...VDW revises production forecast
Sharp drop in incoming orders
In the third quarter of this year, incoming orders in the German machine tool industry fell by 29% compared to the same period last year.
read more...