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Endress+Hauser: Financial year 2019

Good development in incoming orders, sales, profit and employment

Endress+Hauser reports good development in all business areas, sectors and regions for the 2019 financial year.

Smart maintenance of linear systems

Igus has developed an intelligent solution for the predictive maintenance of its drylin W linear systems. With the new linear slide, the maintenance technician receives information about maintenance requirements at the touch of a button according to the traffic light principle.

Semi-automated handling system

With the wizard for door removal

What happens when Swabian inventiveness and Baden pioneering spirit meet? The result is a top-class handling project for the automotive industry.

Interroll survey

Germany has some catching up to do when it comes to automated material flow

According to an Interroll survey, there is potential for increasing productivity in German SMEs: not even one in five production companies achieves a degree of automation of over 75 percent in their internal material flow.

Load guidance

Chain hoist with balancer function

With the DCBS chain hoist, Demag is presenting a compact hoist that makes assembly and joining processes easier and safer with its intelligent control system.

Band saws from Kasto

Ready for any sawing task

From titanium and superalloys to aluminum: a wide range of cutting performance is part of the business model for the sawing service provider Metal Cutting Service (MCS). With the universal Kastowin band saw series, MCS has been able to increase productivity and cutting quality and reduce the amount of offcuts.

Health protection

Mobile hygiene for businesses and construction sites

In order to protect employees in companies, schools, authorities and construction sites, Bedrunka+Hirth has created product solutions in the area of health protection: Hygiene stands, mobile and stationary workbenches or trolleys equipped with disinfectant and towel dispensers.

Mechanical engineering severely affected by pandemic

The mechanical engineering sector is now feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic across the board. According to the results of the latest VDMA flash survey, 90% of companies see themselves as affected by the economic consequences of the pandemic.

Product piracy study 2020

Product piracy damages mechanical engineering to the tune of billions

According to the "Product Piracy 2020" study commissioned by the VDMA, counterfeit products cause annual damage of 7.6 billion euros. Many counterfeits also pose a risk to the operation of machines and systems.