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Resilience is the human ability to deal with critical situations. The #Spaicer project by WZL, DFKI and TIM aims to clarify how this concept from psychology can be transferred to production using AI.

Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle achieved noticeable growth in 2018. Order intake increased by almost 10% to 475.9 million euros, while consolidated sales and operating profit were up by around 13%.

The bplogic pump controller expands the range of cooling lubricant pumps from Brinkmann. The device is connected between machine tools, pumps, filter systems and other components and adapts to the system environment independently of the frequency inverters used.
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Machine tools have to meet high expectations: Precision, productivity, availability. Cycle rates and working speeds are increasing, tolerances are decreasing.

Industry 4.0 applications require complex networking and enable intelligent data analysis for greater efficiency. Schaeffler has fully integrated these requirements and possibilities into the new generation of its multi-channel condition monitoring system.

Nexen has introduced the MRS (Motor Ready Sealed) series of precision rotary indexing tables. This series is sealed to protection class IP65 and prepared for connection to a motor-gearbox combination.

Haimer increased its turnover by 18% in 2018. The new production plant in Motzenhofen provides an important basis for further growth.

Despite a slight decline in turnover in 2018, the Heller Group set a record for the past financial year: Incoming orders rose by 13.4 percent to 695.2 million euros.