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With the second generation of the KMP 600-S diffDrive, KUKA is expanding its portfolio in the field of mobile platforms and opening up new avenues for intralogistics.
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With the second generation of the KMP 600-S diffDrive, KUKA is expanding its portfolio in the field of mobile platforms and opening up new avenues for intralogistics.

At the world's leading trade fair for industry, around 4,000 companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical and digital industries as well as the energy sector will be showcasing solutions for the production and energy supply of the future.
Based on the current requirements in modern production companies, lean production is today's standard. In order to generate real competitiveness even in small and medium-sized companies, in addition to resource planning combined with deadline commitments, it is important to manage all required operating resources and tools digitally.

Special show "Additive manufacturing"
The special show and expert forum "Additive Manufacturing - Evolution of a Modern Technology" will present current applications and promising ideas from March 7 to 10, 2023 as part of the international trade fair network Intec, Z and GrindTec at Leipziger Messe.

Intec, Z and GrindTec trade fair alliance
The international trade fair alliance Intec, Z and GrindTec offers the key industrial technology of sensor technology its own platform: The special show and specialist forum "Sensor Technology - Application and Perspectives in Production" will showcase the use, effects and development perspectives of sensor technology in production at the Leipzig trade fair from March 7 to 10, 2023.

Double piston pump and proportional valve
Thanks to their sustainability, cardboard packaging is increasingly replacing plastic packaging. An important production step in the manufacture of folding boxes is the high-precision gluing of the cardboard blanks.
From March 7 to 10, 2023, the Intec, Z and GrindTec industrial trade fairs will be inviting visitors to the industry meeting point for production technology in the metalworking, supplier and tool industries.
Augmented reality technology has the potential to redesign manufacturing processes and thus increase efficiency. As the technology is also becoming increasingly accessible, the area of application will continue to expand in 2023.
Hannover Messe 2023 will be held under the motto "Industrial Transformation - Making the Difference". As part of a joint roundtable with the VDMA, Dr. Jochen Köckler, Managing Director of Deutsche Messe, presented this year's focus topics at the end of January.

In an interview with Andreas Mühlbauer, Thomas Rettig, Senior Management Control System and Communication Architecture at Beckhoff Automation, cites reliability, speed and compatibility as decisive factors for industrial communication.