
Plagiarius 2024 negative prize
On January 26, 2024, the Plagiarius campaign awarded its dreaded "Plagiarius" negative prize for the 48th time to manufacturers and retailers of particularly brazen counterfeits and fakes.

Ivalua honors winners of the Generative AI...
Ivalua, provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, announced the winners and innovations of the first Generative AI Innovation Cup. The competition took place in December 2023. It was open to all Ivalua partners and employees - more than 100 participants from 25 teams took part, four of which were awarded prizes.

Safety technology in mechanical engineering
Euchner's product highlights at EMO 2023 include the communication-capable solenoid interlocks.

Together with partners from industry and research, Voith is developing a project for the optimization of energy and material flows in paper production. The aim of the research project is to develop a digital framework that enables effective process optimization and predictive benefit assessment.
The requirements for occupational safety measures and safety technology are also constantly increasing in welding technology. The Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances (TRGS) stipulate that welding fumes and harmful substances must be extracted at the point of origin in order to comply with the occupational exposure limits (OEL) for hazardous substances.

Whether 3D-printed components for machines and systems, prototypes or aids for design: additive manufacturing is almost indispensable for modern companies in mechanical and plant engineering and automation if they want to play in the premier league.
Many transport tasks can be realized with the help of linear technology. Pre-configured solutions are available to simplify the interaction between the linear unit, motor, gearbox and controller. This minimizes the effort required for research and design.

Robot assistant in the doctor's surgery
Making a virtue out of necessity: This is the philosophy of Italian dentist and entrepreneur Giorgio Castagno. A Kuka robot cleans dental instruments in his practice - saving time and money and reducing the workload of the entire practice team.

To ensure smooth work processes, tools for processing enclosures and housings must function flawlessly and reliably. Häwa rounds off its punching range with the Multi-Press 500.
Classification of component poses
The Institute of Assembly Technology at Leibniz Universität Hannover is developing a machine learning framework for classifying component poses in an aerodynamic feeding system.

Together with AI technology, IIoT networking makes it possible to better control machine parameters and optimize quality with predictive quality. Downtimes and set-up times can also be further minimized. Cloud platforms also make these technologies more accessible for SMEs.